Amy Pack: Experience it all in Butler County
Summary: Amy Pack, president of Experience Butler County, talks about Butler County’s growth and how tourism fuels it.
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Butler County continues to grow every year. With that growth comes exposure, and people discover we have vibrant and desirable communities. People and companies relocate and build their lives in such communities.
Although growth has its challenges, it does offer stability and increased opportunity for our business community.
Part of why people come to Butler County are the amenities we offer. Companies move to Butler County for the low taxes, able workforce and the exceptional schools and housing. In addition to that, we offer outstanding business and recreational amenities.
At Experience Butler County, we know that those who live, work and visit our county benefit from those amenities.
Our busier areas of the county boast the hotels, stores, restaurants and attractions that travelers and residents rely on.
Scattered throughout the county, we offer one of a kind restaurants, breweries, wineries and distilleries, quaint boutiques and B&Bs, award-winning campgrounds, exceptional golf and sporting venues and charming roadside attractions.
Our biggest gatherings provide many opportunities to stroll through lively fairs, festivals, family entertainment facilities and of course, our many scenic parks, offering endless recreational amenities all year long.
Our small towns and Main Streets are bustling with local and independent businesses that offer special and unexpected experiences, enhanced by arts, culture and rich history. Surrounding our charming small towns, you can reconnect with the natural beauty of Western Pennsylvania.
One of our more fortunate attributes is this diverse make up.
We have international corporate headquarters and all the infrastructure that goes with it. Yet minutes away are rolling hills, lush landscapes and the small picturesque towns framed by exceptional housing and working farms.
We truly offer it all.
As our team travels throughout the country to look for new opportunities to support our business and tourism ecosystem, we learned quickly what recreational and business travelers need. As we build and continue to grow, we look forward to being able to meet the needs for new business with the facilities they desire.
Our unique geographic positioning continues to be a major asset for the new business.
We sit at the crossroads of many major highways, with outstanding access to Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh International Airport and the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport.
Desired attendance to all sized events from neighboring cities and states is exceptional and achievable when offering the right venues and amenities, making Butler County a premier destination for all aspects of travel.
We continue to support the development of mixed use conference and large gathering spaces, as well as additional sporting venues to meet those needs and keep all our businesses thriving.
I truly believe growth can be positive and productive to all when done with all the needs of the whole community being considered.
Amy Pack, president of Experience Butler County, received a bachelor’s degree in hotel, restaurant and institutional management from Mercyhurst University in Erie. After over 25 years in the hotel business, she joined the team at Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau, as the director of tourism development, a position she has held for the last 12 years. Pack became bureau president in 2024 and rebranded the organization as Experience Butler County Pennsylvania. A name she feels best encapsulates the reason people come to Butler County, the experiences they make here and why they return.
