Tyler Preast, a new member of PEDA in 2020, is Norfolk Southern’s industrial development manager for counties west of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania as well as New York. Tyler is new to PA, arriving in February of this year, and is looking to make an impact on the local economy by working closely with economic development organizations to market prime sites to incoming firms as well as identify areas for expansion in current rail business. Tyler’s past professional experiences include operations roles with the railroad as well as a career as an army engineer officer, and he is looking forward to gaining an in-depth understanding of the situations encountered by local economic forces and situations at play in PA through close collaboration with the PEDA organization as a whole.
Tyler can be reached at tyler.preast@nscorp.com or 404-801-5090.
