Southpointe (Cecil, Pennsylvania)
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Southpointe is a suburban business park located in Cecil Township
near Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
, south of Pittsburgh
. It is home to many corporations, including Fortune 500
members CONSOL Energy
and Mylan.
Since the development of the Marcellus Shale in the Appalachian region, Southpointe has also become home to many natural gas producers, including Range Resources
, and other service companies related to the industry.
Southpointe is also home to the IceoPlex at Southpointe
, which is the main practice and training facility for the Pittsburgh Penguins
. Since 2010 it's golf course has hosted the PGA Tour event Mylan Classic
.
It was developed by Millcraft Industries
Cecil Township, Pennsylvania
Cecil Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Pittsburgh in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 11,271 at the 2010 census.The township contains the Southpointe suburban business park...
near Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Canonsburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, southwest of Pittsburgh. Canonsburg was laid out by Colonel John Canon in 1789 and incorporated in 1802....
, south of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. It is home to many corporations, including Fortune 500
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
members CONSOL Energy
Consol Energy
Consol Energy is an energy company headquartered in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, suburb of Cecil Township, in the Southpointe complex. It is one of the US's largest coal mining companies, along with Peabody Energy and Arch Coal...
and Mylan.
Since the development of the Marcellus Shale in the Appalachian region, Southpointe has also become home to many natural gas producers, including Range Resources
Range Resources
Range Resources is a Texas-based natural gas company mainly engaged in the fracking and well drilling of shale gas contained in the Marcellus Formation in the Eastern United States. The company was first to devise techniques for extracting gas from the Marcellus Shale, through the use of test...
, and other service companies related to the industry.
Southpointe is also home to the IceoPlex at Southpointe
IceoPlex at Southpointe
IceoPlex is a multi-purpose arena in Southpointe in Cecil Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. It is the practice facility for the Pittsburgh Penguins...
, which is the main practice and training facility for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
. Since 2010 it's golf course has hosted the PGA Tour event Mylan Classic
Mylan Classic
The Mylan Classic presented by CONSOL Energy is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It was played for the first time in September 2010 at Southpointe Golf Club in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh...
.
It was developed by Millcraft Industries
Millcraft Industries
Millcraft Industries, Inc. is a Cecil Township, Pennsylvania-based real estate and development company.Millcraft began as a steel production company before expanding into real estate...