Executive Committee, BHLH Committee to Meet With UPMC
Chamber Board of Directors Meets Thursday
WPS to Host “Business After Hours”
Golf Classic Winners Announced
Judge Smith to Keynote Business Excellence Dinner
Registrations Continue for Chamber’s “Five Rivers” Cruise
Next “Role Models” Program Scheduled for May 28th
Nominated Anyone for the Business Hall of Fame Awards?
Congratulations . . .
Blue Card Discounts
Executive Committee, BHLH Committee to Meet With UPMC
Members of The Chamber’s Executive Committee, Executive Committee members of the Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation and members of the Buy Here. Live Here. Committee will meet today with representatives from UPMC to discuss purchasing practices at UPMC Altoona. The Chamber had expressed concern with UPMC’s decisions to discontinue purchasing contracts with local businesses in favor of providers from outside the area. “We appreciate the opportunity to sit down with UPMC administrators to discuss ways to keep more of their buying taking place within Blair County,” explained Chamber President Joe Hurd. “As a facility interested in being a significant part of our community, these kinds of discussions are important to how they establish that reputation.”
Chamber Board of Directors Meets Thursday
The Board of Directors of the Blair County Chamber will meet this Thursday beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. Among the agenda items will be consideration of the establishment of a Young Entrepreneurs Academy program and a recap of Monday’s meeting on purchasing with representatives of UPMC. To address the Board, contact Joe Hurd by no later than noon on Tuesday at 943-8151.
WPS to Host “Business After Hours”
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce’s next Business After Hours will be held on Thurs., May 21, 5 - 7 p.m. The event will be hosted by WPS, Inc., located at 1549 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona. In their 41st year in business, WPS, Inc., has grown from a traditional word processor and copier dealership to a business process outsourcing provider. Using a world-class service model, developed by founders and Altoona natives, Vincent and Ann Boslet-Dellaposta, WPS has built a consistent, high level service. WPS, Inc. is the first in the area to provide 3D printing services. Demonstrations will be available during Business After Hours. Business After Hours is a laid-back networking event. Cost to attend is $6 per Chamber Member and $12 per non-member, pre-registered; or $7 Chamber Member and $15 non-member, at the door. For more information or to make reservations visit The Chamber online or call 943-8151.
Golf Classic Winners Announced
The First Stop Shop team of Jeff Adams, Al Weyandt, Dustin Border and Ryan Strickler won the “A” division of the Highmark/Chamber Golf Classic with a score of 110. Bill Ritenour, John Beyer, Charlie Taylor and John Biesinger of C&G Savings Bank won the “B” division with a score of 109.
Judge Smith to Keynote Business Excellence Dinner
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.
Registrations Continue for Chamber’s “Five Rivers” Cruise
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.
Next “Role Models” Program Scheduled for May 28th
The Blair County Chamber’s “Role Models” program is back and two area business leaders will have an opportunity to share their business expertise with others in the business community. Michael Fiore, Executive Vice-President of Leonard S. Fiore, Inc. of Altoona, and Joe Meadows, a partner in J.V. Meadows & Sons, Inc. of Duncansville will be the Role Models on Thursday, May 28th from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Blair County Convention Center. The cost to attend Role Models is $25 for Chamber members and $35 for non-members. Lunch is included. To register for Role Models, call The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Nominated Anyone for the Business Hall of Fame Awards?
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 Your Building Center which has been named a Silver ESOP Award winner by the ESOP Association. The Silver ESOP Awards recognize companies for their work in sustaining their employee stock ownership plan for 25 years or more.
. . . to Drs. Michael Vipond, Eddy Luke and Errol Silva of Health First of Blair County, who have been certified in the use of NASA-based technology that allows them to evaluate how stress is affecting a patient’s health.
. . . to the Chamber-member businesses that were finalists for the Governor’s Impact Awards. They are: Makdad Industrial Supply, Reliance Bank, New Pig Corporation, DelGrosso Foods, Small Tube Products, American Eagle Paper Mills, Gardner Denver, and NPC.
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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