Chamber Office Closed on Labor Day
Chamber Recognizes “All-Stars” for August
Cheung to Speak at Thursday’s “Breakfast Club”
Best Practices Forum to Focus on Non-Profit Rules and Regulations
Hampton Inn to Host Next “Business Before Hours”
Safety Program to Focus on Responsibility
Chamber Accepting Resumes for Fall Interns
Young Professionals Seeking Businesses to Help With Outreach Program
Chamber Schedules Trips for 2017
Business Hall of Fame Sponsorships Available
Congratulations . . .
Chamber Office Closed on Labor Day
The Blair County Chamber Office will be closed on Monday in recognition of Labor Day. The office will re-open on Tuesday 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.
Chamber Recognizes “All-Stars” for August
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 August are: Amber Terrace, Amtran, Beard Legal Group, BluAcres, LLC, Catered Affairs, Comfort Suites, Courtyard by Marriott, Express Employment, Investment Savings Bank, J&P Auto Mart, JJAN Financial Group, Klesius & Sheedy, McCartney’s Business Products, Michanowicz Endodontics, Mount Aloysius College, Pacifico Bakery, Press Box Printing, Reilly, Creppage & Company, Retirement Plan Solutions, Steve “That DJ Guy,” Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, The UPS Store, Top Hat Chimney Sweeps, Verizon Wireless Zone, Yellow Cab & Transfer Company.
Cheung to Speak at Thursday’s “Breakfast Club”
How has the relationship between the Blair County business community and the county’s arts community impacted the region’s quality of life? That will be the topic of the next Chamber “Breakfast Club,” set for this Thursday, September 8th, beginning at 7:45 a.m. at The Casino at Lakemont Park. Teresa Cheung, Music Director of the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, will present “The Art of Community Building” in which she will reflect on how the business and arts partnership has profited the community and how future economic development will require even greater interaction. The cost to attend Breakfast Club is $18 for Chamber Members and $30 for non-members. To register, call the Chamber at (814) 943-8151 or register online. Corporate sponsor of the September Breakfast Club is the Altoona Mirror.
Best Practices Forum to Focus on Non-Profit Rules and Regulations
The next “Best Practices Forum for the Chamber’s Committee of Non-Profit Businesses will be held on September 9th from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. The title of the presentation is “Rules and Regulations of Non-Profits.” The format will be a panel discussion involving Attorney Nathan Karn of Evey Black Attorneys, Randy Tarpey, CPA of Sickler Tarpey & Associates, Robert Haberstroh from the Blair County Treasurer’s Office and Chris Burns from the Pennsylvania State Police. There is no cost for Chamber Members to attend and non-members can attend at $10 each. Registration is required. Call the Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Hampton Inn to Host Next “Business Before Hours”
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Business Before Hours on Friday, September 16, from 7:30-9:00 a.m., at Hampton Inn Altoona, located at 180 Charlotte Drive. Business Before Hours is an event to enable networking before you head to the office. There is no cost to attend for Chamber Members. Non-members may attend at $10 per person. Breakfast is included. To make reservations, call the Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Safety Program to Focus on Responsibility
The Blair County Chamber’s next Safety Program will feature a presentation that will focus on employee’s personal responsibility for safety and how front-line managers and supervisors must set a standard for a safe work environment. The program will be held on September 28th from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Hoss’s Steak & Sea House in Duncansville. Keynote speaker Tony Samento will present, “Taking Responsibility for Safety.” Samento is president of Samento Industrial Training Systems in Mechanicsburg. He has provided training to more than 180,000 employees across the United States. The cost to attend the program is $20 for Chamber Members and $30 for non-members. A breakfast buffet is included. To register, call the Chamber at (814) 943-8151 or register online.
Chamber Accepting Resumes for Fall Interns
As the next semester for local colleges appears on the horizon, the Blair County Chamber will begin accepting resumes from students looking for internships who have majors in business, marketing or communications. The internships can be for credit or non-credit. Send resumes to Linda Stotler at lstotler@blairchamber.com.
Young Professionals Seeking Businesses to Help With Outreach Program
The Chamber’s Young Professionals of Blair County is holding a food drive for the Mountain Lion Backpack Program during the month of October and is seeking businesses willing to host a drop box for people to drop-off contributions. The boxes will be delivered to each host site on September 30th and will be picked-up on October 31st. Items being collected are granola bars, ramen noodles, oatmeal packs and cereal. Interested businesses should contact Richard Cox at (814) 577-6196 or email to richard@overflow.org. Deadline to respond is September 16th.
Chamber Schedules Trips for 2017
The Blair County Chamber will continue its travel program with two exciting trips in 2017. The first trip will be a “Canyons and Casinos” which 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. An informational meeting on this trip will be held on September 21st at 6:00 p.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. Anyone wishing to attend should contact the Chamber at 943-8151. This trip is being done in partnership with Heritage Travel and Globus. The second Chamber trip, set for September 15-24, 2017 will be “The Best of Spain.” The trip will include six cities, including Madrid and Barcelona. The Chamber is partnering with Epic Journeys on this trip. An informational meeting will be held later in the fall to provide information on this trip.
Business Hall of Fame Sponsorships Available
Sponsorships are now available for the Chamber’s Business Hall of Fame Dinner to be held on October 24 at the Blair County Convention Center. To secure a sponsorship or for more information, contact Jessie Covert at the Chamber, 943-8151 or email her at jcovert@blairchamber.com.
Congratulations . . .
. . . to Juniata College, which has been included as one of 202 institutions rated in Sierra Magazine’s Cool Schools 2016 national rankings, which uses sustainability and “greenness” as benchmarks for its national poll.
. . . to John and Evelyn Shields who were the winners of the iPad Mini, courtesy of Stuckey Ford and Stuckey Subaru, for completing the recent Chamber Member Survey.
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LBC Alumni Breakfast
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