Blair Business Mirror to Be Published Tomorrow
Informational Meeting on Chamber’s Ireland Trip Set for Tuesday
Chamber Board Meets Thursday
WE-LEaD Networking Event is March 19th
Young Professionals “Activity Fair “Scheduled for March 20th
Safety Program to Focus on Culture, Best Practices
Altoona Community Theatre to Host “Business After Hours”
Check-Out the Chamber Job Board!
“Buy Here Bucks” a Win-Win for Buyers, Sellers
Congratulations . . .
Blair Business Mirror to Be Published Tomorrow
The March issue of the Blair Business Mirror will be published tomorrow as a supplement to the Altoona Mirror. The cover feature will focus on several Chamber businesses in which husbands and wives work closely together – and actually enjoy it. Inside features in this issue include a Q&A with Dr. Andy Michanowicz and an update on the Empower3 Center for Health program that may be good news for small businesses. If you don’t get the Altoona Mirror, don’t dismay. A copy of the Blair Business Mirror is mailed to every Chamber-member business.
Informational Meeting on Chamber’s Ireland Trip Set for Tuesday
If you’re looking for great trip for the Fall, the Chamber’s trip to Ireland might just be what you’re looking for. “Celtic Adventure” departs on October 4th and returns on October 13th. It features Belfast, Galway, Killarney and Dublin with many attractions including Titanic Museum, Giant’s Causeway (with Shuttle Bus), Guinness Storehouse, Trinity College, Cliffs of Moher, Connemara Marble and Galway Crystal. There are city tours of both Belfast and Dublin. The Ireland Trip, offered through Classic Travel, is $2,939/per person including airfare, hotels, full Irish breakfast daily and five hotel dinners. An informational meeting on the trip will be held this Tuesday, March 13th beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Excellence. If you’d like to attend that meeting, contact the Chamber at (814) 943-8151. There is no cost or obligation.
Chamber Board Meets Thursday
The Blair County Chamber’s Board of Directors will meet on Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. Among the agenda items will be a report from Royce Boyd, Program Manager of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, who will update the Board on the progress of the current YEA! class. Anyone who would like to address the Board should contact Joe Hurd by noon on Tuesday at (814) 943-8151 or email him at jhurd@blairchamber.com.
WE-LEaD Networking Event is March 19th
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce WE-LEaD (Women Encouraging – Leadership, Education and Development) program will host a networking event on Monday, March 19, from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Altoona Grand Hotel. The networking event, sponsored by Blair Companies, will feature hot hors d’oeuvres and cold beverages. WE-LEaD is an innovative program of the Blair County Chamber of Commerce that provides networking and educational programs throughout the year. WE-LEaD focuses on issues that women in business typically face on a daily basis. The cost to attend is $20 for Chamber Members and $40 for non-members and includes two complimentary beverage tickets. To register, contact The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Young Professionals “Activity Fair “Scheduled for March 20th
The Chamber's Young Professionals of Blair County will be holding a “Get Rooted” Activity Fair on March 20th. Come learn about ways you can get involved in our community! The event is open to all ages and is free to attend. If your club or organization would like to have a booth at the event, contact Tori Liebal at 943-8151.
Safety Program to Focus on Culture, Best Practices
At its next educational program, the Blair County Chamber’s Safety Committee will feature a local business that has successfully built a safety culture and then follow-up the presentation with a “best practices” session, led by a safety practitioner. Entitled, “The Road to Safety Excellence,” the Chamber program will be held on March 21st from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Hoss’s Steak & Sea House in Duncansville. The first part of the program will be led by Ned Oliphant, Vice-President & COO of Small Tube Products in Duncansville, who will detail his company’s change in culture, engineering solutions to ergonomic issues, employee involvement as well as other efforts that have resulted in dramatic safety improvements. Bryan Goodlin, Manager of Safety Services for East Coast Risk Management, will oversee the best practices portion of the program. Goodlin and his team work with more than 200 companies in many different industries to provide specialized risk management services. The cost to attend the safety program is $20 for Chamber Members and $30 for non-members. A full breakfast buffet is included. To register, contact the Chamber at (814) 943-8151 or register online. Corporate sponsor of the program is Leonard S. Fiore, Inc.
Altoona Community Theatre to Host “Business After Hours”
The next Blair County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours will be held on Thursday, March 22, from 5 -7 p.m., at Altoona Community Theatre, located at 1213 12th Street. Door prizes, food and beverages will be provided. Cost to attend is $10 for Chamber Members and $20 for non-members. Reservations can be made by calling the Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Check-Out the Chamber Job Board!
The Blair County Chamber Website at www.blairchamber.com features a Job Board where member businesses can place up to three positions at no cost. The Job Board concept came about as the result of a meeting held at the Chamber in which local retailers and employment agencies discussed the trials and tribulations of finding interested and qualified employees. The decision to limit businesses to posting only three positions at one time was a recommendation by the Chamber’s Board of Directors who was concerned that larger businesses with multiple openings would make the task of overseeing the Job Board rather labor intensive. Tori Liebal, the Chamber’s Vice-President of Website Development and Social Media, is the staff member assigned to maintain the Job Board. Jobs will remain on the Board for one month unless the employer asks that they be removed or extended. At the present time, Job Board postings are limited to Chamber Members only. (For more information on the Job Board, contact Tori Liebal at 814-943-8151 or email her at tliebal@blairchamber.com.)
“Buy Here Bucks” a Win-Win for Buyers, Sellers
The Blair County Chamber’s new gift certificate program, known as “Buy Here Bucks,” is a way for local businesses to gain new customers and an even better way for people to give gift certificates with more than just a few places to redeem them. The larger the list of participating businesses, the greater the value of the certificates. For a business to register to be on that list (it costs Chamber Members nothing), contact Tori Liebal at (814) 943-8151 or email her at tliebal@blairchamber.com. To purchase Buy Here Bucks, visit the Chamber Website at www.blairchamber.com. You can also get them at the Chamber Office, located in the Devorris Center for Business Development.
Congratulations . . .
. . . to the Chamber members that were recently included in Pennsylvania Business Central’s “Top 100 Organizations for 2017.” They are: 1st Summit Bank, American Eagle Paper Mills, AmeriServ Bank, Baker Tilly, Benzel’s Pretzel Bakery, CNB Bank, Concurrent Technologies, Doing Better Business, First Commonwealth Bank, First National Bank, Imler’s Poultry, Keystone Payroll, Leonard S. Fiore, Inc., M&T Bank, Mount Aloysius College, PSECU, S&T Bank, Saint Francis University, The Grier School, Tyrone Regional Health Network and UPMC Altoona.
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March 12, 2018
Upcoming Events
YP "Get Rooted" Activity Fair
Tuesday, March 20
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Hollidaysburg Area YMCA
Safety Program
Wednesday, March 21
7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Hoss's Steak & Sea House Duncansville
Register Here
Business After Hours
Thursday, March 22
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Altoona Community Theatre
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YEA! Investor Panel
Tuesday, April 3
5:00 p.m.
Devorris Downtown Center
Business BEFORE Hours
Thursday, April 5
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries
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Breakfast Club
Thursday, April 12
7:45 - 9:00 a.m.
The Casino at Lakemont Park
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Business After Hours
Thursday, April 19
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Seltzer Financial Strategies
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Upcoming Committee Meetings Week of 3/12/18
BASICS Steering Committee
Monday, March 12, 8:00 a.m.
GACTC
Regional BASICS
Monday, March 12, 11:00 a.m.
Marzoni's, Duncansville
BASICS/Rotary Career Fair (Rotaries Only)Monday, March 12, 1:30 p.m.
The Chamber
YP Committee
Wednesday, March 14, 8:00 a.m.
Keller Engineers
Small Business Partners
Wednesday, March 14, 3:30 p.m.
The Chamber
Chamber Board of Directors
Thursday, March 15, 7:30 a.m.
Devorris Center
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