Nomination Period Underway for Chamber’s ACE Award
P. Joseph Lehman to Host “Business After Hours”
Chamber Offering Digital Advertising Opportunities
Leadership Alumni Holding Basket of Hope Drive
Chamber Schedules Informational Meeting on China Trip
Young Entrepreneurs Academy Recruiting Second Class of Students
Chamber Members Can Get Additional Online Directory Listings
Committee Participation? Great Opportunities Exist at the Chamber
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Nomination Period Underway for Chamber’s ACE Award
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. To nominate, visit the Chamber Website at www.blairchamber.com or call Stacy Hoover at (814) 943-8151. Deadline for nominations is Friday, September 1, 2017.
P. Joseph Lehman to Host “Business After Hours”
Join the Blair County Chamber at Business After Hours to be held on August 24th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. The event is being hosted by P. Joseph Lehman, Inc., Consulting Engineers located at 117 Olde Farm Office Road, Duncansville. Enjoy an evening on the lawn networking. Cost to attend is $10 for Chamber Members and $20 for non-members. To make a reservation, call the Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Chamber Offering Digital Advertising Opportunities
As more and more people (both members and non-members) read the Business Bulletin and visit the Chamber Website, the opportunity to advertise on those two information sources has become available. And at a very reasonable cost! To have a banner advertisement on the Business Bulletin is just $200 for four weeks. A Website banner ad for four weeks is just $125. If you’re interested, contact Jessie Covert at the Chamber at (814) 943-8151 or email her at jcovert@blairchamber.com.
Leadership Alumni Holding Basket of Hope Drive
Leadership Blair County Alumni will once again be hosting the Basket of Hope Drive through August 31st. LBC Alumni will be accepting donations or gift cards to retailers, grocery stores, Sheetz gas cards, and Amtran bus passes. Donations will enable Family Services staff to purchase items that are desperately needed for families. Bring or send donations to: Blair County Chamber of Commerce, 3900 Industrial Park Drive, Altoona, PA, 16602.
Chamber Schedules Informational Meeting on China Trip
Michael McLanahan, who traveled on the Blair County Chamber’s first-ever trip to China in 2011, will be the speaker at the informational meeting for the next China Trip. That meeting will be held on September 13th at 6:00 p.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. The trip, April 20-28, 2018, features stays in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou – all in 4 and 5 star hotels. It includes three meals a day, deluxe bus tours, fluent English-speaking tour guides and entrance fees for all attractions. The price of $2,299/person includes bus transportation to and from Dulles Airport, roundtrip flight on either Air China or China Eastern Airlines, all accommodations and all meals. Anyone interested in acquiring information or registering for the trip should contact the Chamber at (814) 943-8151.
Young Entrepreneurs Academy Recruiting Second Class of Students
Applications continue to be accepted for the second class of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) program. The program will begin in late October and run until next April (25 weeks). YEA! is seeking Blair County school students in grades 6-12 who are interested in starting an actual business. To apply, visit the Chamber Website at www.blairchamber.com.
Chamber Members Can Get Additional Online Directory Listings
The Blair County Chamber’s Online Membership Directory is a popular destination for people inside and outside the county to access information on Chamber members. One change to that directory will take place in January. All Chamber members will receive a free listing in whatever business category that they feel is most advantageous to them. If they’d like to purchase additional listings, they can do so for $25/year. Adding those listings, however, must take place before November 1st. To add a listing(s), contact Cindy Cessna at the Chamber (814-943-8151) or email her at ccessna@blairchamber.com. Remember, this is for the Online Directory only. The printed directory also has additional listing opportunities. Those, however, must be done through Barash Media at (814) 238-5051.
Committee Participation? Great Opportunities Exist at the Chamber
The Blair County Chamber currently has twenty-eight committees, subcommittees and roundtable groups. All of them target issues of importance to the business community. Anyone interested in participating on a committee, subcommittee or roundtable group should contact Joe Hurd at 943-8151 or email him at jhurd@blairchamber.com. Don’t know what committees are available? Click here to view the list.
Congratulations . . .
. . . to Mihalko’s General Contracting which received two Restoration Industry awards at the 2017 Contractor Connection Conference & Expo in St. Louis. Mihalko’s Contracting & Restoration was presented the Golden Hammer Award, given to the highest performing network contractors. The Mihalko team also received the Contractor Connection Performance Excellence Award, presented to the top Fire and Water Restoration companies in each North American district.
. . . to Michael Grimm, President/CEO at American Eagle Paper Mills, who was named to the RISI Top 50 Power List of executives who hold considerable influence in the global pulp and paper industry. Grimm, who is chair-elect of the Blair County Chamber Board, received the RISI designation for the second consecutive year.
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Upcoming Events
Business After Hours
Thursday, August 24
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
P. Jospeh Lehman, Inc.
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Breakfast Club
Thursday, September 14
7:45 - 9:00 a.m.
The Casino at Lakemont Park
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Business BEFORE Hours
Friday, September 15
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Presbyterian Village
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Business After Hours
Thursday, September 21
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
The Casino at Lakemont Park
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WE-LEaD Networking
Monday, September 25
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Park Hills Country Club
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Upcoming Committee Meetings Week of 8/14/17
BASICS Steering Committee
Monday, August 14, 8:00 a.m.
GACTC
Buy Here. Live Here/Blair County Task Force
Tuesday, August 15, 8:00 a.m.
The Chamber
LBC Youth Committee
Wednesday, August 16, 3:30 p.m.
Devorris Center
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