THE REGIONAL GROWTH FUND WAS INCORPORATED IN 1985 TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN AREAS SUCH AS COMPUTER SCIENCE, ROBOTICS, MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION, AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND FINANCING TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE PRINCIPAL PROJECT OF THE REGIONAL GROWTH FUND IS THE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2,800,000 SQUARE FOOT FORMER VOLKSWAGEN PLANT/SONY FACTORY LOCATED IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.