Chamber Office Closed for Veterans Day
Blair Business Mirror to Be Published Tomorrow
Chamber Recognizes “All-Stars” for October
Senator Eichelberger to speak at Thursday’s “Breakfast Club”
Corporate Wellness Challenge Registration is Tomorrow
Wake-Up to Wellness is November 15th
Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence to Host Business After Hours
Lung Disease Foundation to Host “Business Before Hours”
Privilege Pages: A Great Way to Market a Product or Event
Discount Extended for “Canyons and Casinos” Trip
Informational Meeting Set on Chamber Trip to Spain
Congratulations . . .
Chamber Office Closed for Veterans Day
The Blair County Chamber Office will be closed on Friday in recognition of Veterans Day. The office will re-open on Monday at 8:30 a.m. To access Chamber information or to register for a program or event, visit the Chamber Website at www.blairchamber.com.
Blair Business Mirror to Be Published Tomorrow
The November issue of the Blair Business Mirror will be published tomorrow as a supplement to the Altoona Mirror. A copy will be mailed to all Chamber-member businesses by the end of the week. The cover feature of tomorrow’s issue focuses on the Chamber businesses that can accommodate groups and conventions that come to Blair County and the efforts that those businesses make to recruit such events. The Blair Business Mirror also includes features on the efforts of the Blair County Special Olympics and on Attorney Wayne Hippo, a graduate of the Chamber’s first Leadership Blair County Class in 1995.
Chamber Recognizes “All-Stars” for October
The Blair County Chamber’s ability to offer quality programming, events, recognition and advocacy efforts depends largely on the willingness of sponsors to step up to help underwrite the costs associated those efforts. So at the end of each month, we publish a list of businesses or individuals who sponsored anything Chamber-related during the month. They have helped us to make a difference in the business community. All-Stars for October are: 1ST SUMMIT BANK, AgChoice Farm Credit, Altoona-Blair County Development Corp., Altoona Mirror, American Eagle Paper Mills, Blair Companies, CBT Bank, DelGrosso Foods, Inc., ECM Insurance Group, FirstEnergy Corporation, First Commonwealth Bank, First National Bank, Girls Night Out Altoona, The Hancock Group, Inc., Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Holiday Inn Express, Holland Brothers, Keller Engineers, Inc., Laurel BMW, Leonard S. Fiore, Inc., M&T Bank, The Meadows, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., New Pig Corporation, Penn State Altoona, Reliance Bank, Ritchey’s Dairy, Inc., Roaring Spring Water, S&T Bank, Saint Francis University, Seltzer Financial Strategies, Sheetz, Inc., Stuckey Ford & Stuckey Subaru, Travelers Insurance & Keystone, UPMC Altoona, Value Drug Company, White Deer Run Treatment Network and Young, Oakes, Brown & Co.
Senator Eichelberger to speak at Thursday’s “Breakfast Club”
State Senator John Eichelberger will be the Chamber’s guest speaker at the next Breakfast Club, set for this Thursday at 7:45 a.m. at The Casino at Lakemont Park. In keeping with tradition regarding the appearances by elected officials at Breakfast Club, the format will be a Q&A moderated by Richard Fiore, Jr., chair of the Chamber’s Public Policy Committee. Questions will be determined through submissions from members of the Blair County Chamber. The cost to attend Breakfast Club is $18 for Chamber members and $30 for non-members. A full buffet breakfast is included in the cost. To register, call the Chamber at (814) 943-8151 or register online. Corporate sponsor of the November Breakfast Club is Leonard S. Fiore, Inc..
Corporate Wellness Challenge Registration is Tomorrow
If your business intends to participate in the 2017 Blair County Corporate Wellness Challenge and you haven’t confirmed that participation, you have a little more than a 24-hours to sign-up. The Orientation Meeting for all businesses that plan to be part of the Challenge is set for tomorrow, November 9th from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. at Stuckey Ford in Hollidaysburg. The Orientation will include a description of the competition, a review of the guidelines and an opportunity to ask questions. To register, contact the Chamber at 943-8151 or just show up.
Wake-Up to Wellness is November 15th
The Blair County Chamber’s Workplace Wellness Committee and the Healthy Blair County Coalition are partnering on the next “Wake-Up to Wellness” program on November 15th from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. at Altoona Grand Hotel. This program, entitled “Are You Providing a Safe and Healthy Workplace?” will focus on how businesses can look at a variety of measures that help make employees more aware of the benefits of good health as well as the consequences of making poor health decisions. “Much of this program will be geared toward helping businesses become tobacco-free workplaces,” explained Coleen Heim, who heads the Healthy Blair County Coalition but also serves on the Workplace Wellness Committee. “Many businesses aren’t aware of the outstanding resources that exist and how those resources have already impacted the lives of many people in our community.” The cost to attend Wake-Up to Wellness is just $10/person and includes a continental breakfast. Registration is required. To register, call the Chamber at (814) 943-8151 or register online. Healthy Blair County Coalition is the facility sponsor for this event.
Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence to Host Business After Hours
The next Blair County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours will be held Thursday, November 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, 1309 Eleventh Ave., Downtown Altoona. Business After Hours is a networking event featuring food and door prizes. Cost to attend the After Hours is $6 per Chamber Member and $12 per Non-Member pre-registered. For more information or to make reservations call 943-8151 or register online.
Lung Disease Foundation to Host “Business Before Hours”
The next Chamber “Business Before Hours” will be held on Friday, November 18th from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Lung Disease Foundation of Central Pennsylvania, located at the Lung Disease Center of Central Pennsylvania, 800 Chestnut Avenue in Altoona. The Foundation is celebrating National Lung Cancer Awareness Month with a major announcement of the Lung Disease Foundation’s recent designation by the American Lung Association as the Tobacco Control Provider for Blair and Bedford Counties. Guests are invited to enjoy breakfast and learn more about the Foundation and the significant impact this new designation will have on our region. There is no cost to Chamber members to attend. Non-member cost is $10. To register, call the Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Privilege Pages: A Great Way to Market a Product or Event
As the Holiday Season approaches, one effective and inexpensive way to get the word out about an event, program or product associated with your business or organization is to reserve a Privilege Page. What are Privilege Pages? They are the flyers that are inserted into the mailed copies of the Blair Business Mirror each month. They reach the 1,100 business that are on the Chamber’s mailing list. If you are looking to get the word out to the business community, this is an ideal way. And the cost is just $125 (plus you provide the 1,100 copies of your flyer). The deadlines to provide the flyers for the next three insertions are: November 4th, December 9th and January 6th. To reserve a space or for more information, call Jessie Covert at 943-8151 or email her at jcovert@blairchamber.com.
Discount Extended for “Canyons and Casinos” Trip
The Blair County Chamber’s first trip of 2017 will be “Canyons and Casinos” and until November 15th anyone paying a deposit will receive a discount of $313.00. The trip will depart on June 16th and return on the 24th. That 8-night trip will begin with a flight to Phoenix, will include a number of guided motor coach tours and will conclude with two days in Las Vegas prior to flying home. The trip is the Chamber’s way to recognize the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Heritage Travel and Globus Family of Brands are partners with the Chamber on the Canyons and Casinos Trip. For more information or to book a reservation, call Heritage Travel at (814) 946-1600.
Informational Meeting Set on Chamber Trip to Spain
The Blair County Chamber, in cooperation with Epic Journeys, is heading to Spain from September 15-24, 2017. The trip includes visits to Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Valencia and Barcelona. The tour price is $2,087 (plus air) for double occupancy. An informational meeting on the Spain Trip will be held on November 29th at 6:00 p.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. Registration is recommended but not required and there is no cost or obligation associated with attending the meeting. To register call Epic Journeys at (814) 266-5070 or call the Chamber at (814) 943-8151.
Congratulations . . .
. . . to Joe Keller of Keller Engineers, who was named a Penn State Alumni Fellow at a special dinner held last month in State College. Only 1/10th of 1% of PSU graduates become Fellows.
. . . to the following members of the Blair County Chamber who were recently named to the 2016 “Foremost Under 40” list by Pennsylvania Business Central magazine: David Gaines of Miller, Kistler & Campbell; Brandon Carson of Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission, Jessica Fisher of McQuaide Blasko, Inc; Dave Manter of Balfurd Linen Service; Christina Pryor of American Eagle Paper Mills; Amanda McClellan of Doing Better Business, Inc; Brian Endler and Joshua Chestney of Stiffler, McGraw & Associates; Nick Damin of Damin Printing Company; Tae Ayers of S&T Bank; and Vince Iapalucci of Blair Companies.
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