Blair Business Mirror to Be Published Tomorrow
Chamber to Be Well-Represented at “Chamber Day” at the Capitol
Thursday’s “Breakfast Club” Presentation to Focus on Re-Purposing
Leadership Blair County to Graduate Twenty-Four
Chamber’s Business Excellence Dinner Next Monday at The Casino
ACE Award Nominations Can Now Be Submitted
Farm-City Committee To Hold “Dairy Day” Celebration
Chamber’s “Five Rivers” Cruise to Include Prague, Paris
Business Hall of Fame Nominations Deadline is Next Week
Congratulations . . .
Blue Card Discounts
Blair Business Mirror to Be Published Tomorrow
The June issue of the Blair Business Mirror will hit the newsstands tomorrow. The cover feature of this issue will focus on HomeWaters, a fly fishing facility located in Spruce Creek that is becoming a destination for business conferences and retreats. The Q&A feature is on local audiologist Karen Lemme. Other inside features include Maurices, Altoona Pipe & Steel and L.R. Webber Associates. If you aren’t able to secure a copy of the Blair Business Mirror, be patient. We mail all of our member businesses a copy that you should receive by the end of the week.
Chamber to Be Well-Represented at “Chamber Day” at the Capitol
On Tuesday of this week, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry and the Pennsylvania Association of Chamber Professionals will co-sponsor the Annual “Chamber Day at the Capitol” in Harrisburg. The event includes sessions on a variety of key issues affecting business in the Commonwealth. State Senator John Eichelberger will be a panelist in one of the sessions. Among the members of the Blair County Chamber’s Legislative Action Committee who will attend Chamber Day are: Chamber President Joe Hurd, Richard Fiore, Jr., Cory Gehret, Patrick Miles, Tim Balconi, Lois Kaneshiki, and Josh Barnhart.
Thursday’s “Breakfast Club” Presentation to Focus on Re-Purposing
The future of Blair County’s business and cultural districts will be better served by re-purposing older structures rather than knocking them down and building new ones. The next Chamber “Breakfast Club,” set for this Thursday, June 11th at 7:45 a.m. at The Casino at Lakemont Park, will feature two local developers who ascribe to re-purposing and are currently involved with a project in Downtown Altoona that will preserve the former Winter’s Music Store. John Horell, president of KIZ Resources and Randy Green, part-owner of Solarshield, will provide a look at how the re-purposing process works, what federal and state tax credits are available and what plans are in the works to preserve other local structures. The cost to attend Breakfast Club is $18 for Chamber Members and $30 for non-members. To register, contact The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Leadership Blair County to Graduate Twenty-Four
On Thursday night, twenty-four more servant leaders will officially become graduates of the Blair County Chamber’s Leadership Blair County program. Graduation ceremonies will take place beginning at 5:00 p.m. at The Casino at Lakemont Park. For more information on Leadership Blair County, contact Judy Juda at 943-8151 or email her at jjuda@blairchamber.com.
Chamber’s Business Excellence Dinner Next Monday at The Casino
Judge D. Brooks Smith, who has been a federal judge for more than 25-years, will be the keynote speaker at the Blair County Chamber’s Business Excellence Dinner, set for June 15th at The Casino at Lakemont Park. The highlight of the dinner will be the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Excellence. Tim Sissler of Reliance Bank will be the recipient of that award. Dr. Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry, Chancellor at Penn State Altoona, will be the MC for the Business Excellence Dinner. Among those making brief comments about the honoree will be Allan Hancock, President of The Hancock Group; Duncan Campbell, President/CEO of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association, Jen Hoyer, Tim Sissler’s daughter; and Brittany Boslet, a local athlete. Sissler will be the 14th recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Previous recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award are: Ernie Wissinger (2002), G. William Ward (2003), Stephen Sheetz (2004), Donald Devorris (2005), Willard Campbell (2006), John Wolf (2007), Lee Hite (2008), Donald Detwiler (2009), Michael McLanahan (2010), Barry Smith (2011), Fred Imler (2012), Ben Stapelfeld (2013) and William Thompson, Jr. (2014). Reservations are being accepted for the Business Excellence Dinner. Call The Chamber at 943-8151 to make those reservations or register online.
ACE Award Nominations Can Now Be Submitted
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the Agricultural Community Excellence (ACE) Award. This award will be presented at the annual Farm-City Dinner held in the fall. Simply click here for a Nomination Form. Deadline for nominations is July 1, 2015.
Farm-City Committee To Hold “Dairy Day” Celebration
The Chamber's Farm-City Committee is celebrating June as Dairy Month with Free Ice Cream Sundaes on June 19th in front of the Blair County Courthouse. Sundaes will be given out beginning at Noon until the ice cream is gone. Mark your calendar to stop by and support the Dairy Industry!
Chamber’s “Five Rivers” Cruise to Include Prague, Paris
The Blair County Chamber is heading to Europe in late Fall for its first-ever river cruise. The cruise is being done in cooperation with Heritage Travel. The special wine-themed “5-River European Cruise” will depart from the Chamber Office in the Devorris Center for Business Development on November 3rd, will fly from Dulles International Airport for an overnight flight to Prague and will return on November 13th from Paris. The trip will include one-night sightseeing stays at 5-star hotels in both Prague and Paris with the river cruise in-between. The Chamber trip will feature excursions on the Vistava, Main, Rhine, Moselle and Seine rivers via Avalon Waterways “Visionary,” considered the finest river vessel in Europe. The Visionary accommodates just 128 guests. Brochures on the 5-River European Cruise are available at the Chamber Office and at Heritage Travel. Call (814) 946-1600 for more information.
Business Hall of Fame Nominations Deadline is Next Week
Nominations are currently being accepted for the Business Hall of Fame and General Awards of Distinction. Completed applications are due back to The Chamber no later than June 16th at noon. Click here for the applications. For more information, contact Judy Juda at 943-8151 or email her.
Congratulations . . .
. . . to Shannon Lang of Tyrone Hospital who was recently named the hospital’s Spirit of Nursing Award winner for 2015.
. . . to James Garver of Martinsburg, an attorney in the law firm of Edgar Snyder & Associates, who has been named a 2015 Super Lawyer.
Blue Card Discounts
To see a complete listing of the Blue Card discounts available, please click here. To have an offer listed, contact The Chamber at 943-8151. There is no fee to offer and have a discount listed.
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Breakfast Club
Thursday, June 11
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Business Excellence Dinner
Monday, June 15
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Dinner 6:45 p.m.
The Casino at Lakemont Park
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Dairy Day
Friday, June 19
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Thursday, June 25
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Altoona Mirror
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Business After Hours
Thursday, July 16
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Wednesday, July 29
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Home Helpers
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Home & Garden Show Committee
Tuesday, June 9, 8:30 a.m.
The Chamber
Young Professionals Steering Committee
Wednesday, June 10, 8:00 a.m.
ABCD Conference Room
Attractions/Hotel Roundtable
Wednesday, June 10, 8:15 a.m.
Lakemont Park
Young Entrepreneurs Academy
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