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Leadership Central Penn Class Celebrates Graduation
The 18th Leadership Central Penn class celebrated its graduation last Thursday at Frosty Valley Country Club. The keynote speaker was Dr. Holly Morrison, CEO of the Central Susquehanna Community Foundation, and the elected class speaker was Randy Hartranft of PPL Electric Utilities. The class community service projects this year benefitedThe Women’s…
Read MoreMember News – May 24, 2017
Member News Wild for Salmon to Host Spring Cookout Wild for Salmon will host its spring cookout, customer appreciation and fisherman farewell event this Saturday, May 27 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at its retail store at 521 Montour Blvd. (Rt. 11), Bloomsburg. Join the owners and staff at Wild for Salmon for this free event…
Read MorePipeline Project Expected to Boost Local Economy
The Atlantic Sunrise gas pipeline project is expected to begin construction late this summer and be completed by mid-2018. Williams anticipates that the project will support over 1,000 jobs in Columbia County and create an economic impact of $85.5 million. The company seeks to promote local businesses to those who will be in the area…
Read MoreMembers Enjoy Evening at Columbia County Christian School
Chamber members enjoyed an evening of networking, outstanding food and drinks and learning more about the Columbia County Christian School last Wednesday evening at the first of two Business After Hours events in May. Attendees took a tour of the school and learned about all of its offerings for children in grades K-12, as well as…
Read MoreBashar Hanna Named Bloomsburg University’s 19th President
The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education unanimously selected Dr. Bashar W. Hanna to be the next president of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania on Monday, effective July 1. Hanna is a professor of biology and former vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown.…
Read MoreDanville Business Alliance Plans to Request New Round of Facade Grant Funding
In a seven-year period beginning in 2009, the Danville Business Alliance awarded $111,000 in facade grants through its Main Street Program to assist 30 commercial building restoration project in the downtown Main Street District. Overwhelming demand had consumed almost all of the funding when the program expired on June 30, 2016. The program’s success was…
Read MoreAn Update on the Recent Global Malware Attack
From MePush What’s going on with this recent global malware attack? Are you safe? What they’ve been talking about on the news is a variant of the cryptovirus; a program that encrypts your files and then asks you to pay a ransom to get your files back. This type of malware has been around for…
Read MoreMember News – May 17, 2017
Member News First Columbia Hosts Chris Herren First Columbia Bank will host speaker Chris Herren at Bloomsburg University tonight at 7 p.m. at Gross Auditorium in Carver Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. and this event is open to the public. The founder of the Herren Project, Herren is a former college basketball and NBA player…
Read MoreMember News – May 10, 2017
Member News Local Realtor Achieves National Recognition Stacy Snyder of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hodrick Realty was recently awarded the Accredited Buyer’s Representation (ABR®) designation by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC) of the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Stacy joins over 30,000 real estate professionals in North American who have earned this designation…
Read MorePPL Electric Utilities Expands Reliability Upgrades
PPL Electric Utilities continues to add smart grid automation on its system to increase reliability. Smart grid improvements have been a major factor in allowing the utility to reduce the number of outages by 30 percent since 2007. The next five years are expected to bring another 15 percent improvement. The company reports about 4,600…
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