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House Passes Workers’ Comp Drug Formulary Bill

On Monday, April 16, the PA House passed legislation that will direct the Department of Labor and Industry to adopt a drug formulary for workers’ compensation. The intent of Senate Bill 936 is to reduce the overprescribing of opioids in dealing with the nationwide crisis. The Chamber joined with the PA Chamber of Business and…

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Wolf Administration’s Cabinet in Your Community Event Slated for Williamsport

Last month, five members of Governor Tom Wolf’s cabinet came to Bloomsburg to participate in one of the Governor’s “Cabinet in Your Community” events, a series of meetings with local community members and leaders and various members of Gov. Wolf’s cabinet.  Another Cabinet in Your Community event is scheduled for later this month nearby, on…

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Chamber Helps Kick Off Rock God Brewing’s First Anniversary Celebration

The Columbia Montour Chamber had a chance to stop by its newest member, Rock God Brewing, on Thursday, April 12, to help kick off Rock God’s first anniversary celebration. While there, Chamber staff was able to get a first look at Rock God’s first ever bottled beer, the limited edition Blackened, which was served at…

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Governor Wolf Renews Opioid Disaster Declaration

From PA Chamber of Business & Industry Last week, Gov. Tom Wolf held a press conference where he announced the renewal of a 90-day heroin and opioid disaster declaration that he originally issued in January. The use of this declaration has allowed for an “all-hands-on-deck” approach to opioid abuse, with the elimination of red tape…

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Pennsylvania American Water Celebrates 200 Years in Berwick

On Thursday, April 12, Pennsylvania American Water held a celebration to commemorate its 200th anniversary of being in operation in the Berwick area. Several local elected officials were on hand to participate in the celebration and recognize the company and its employees for their efforts in providing water service to the Berwick community and surrounding…

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Pretty Petals & Gifts by Susan Holds Ribbon Cutting at New Bloomsburg Store

In a year in which spring has been slow to arrive here in Columbia and Montour counties, walking into Pretty Petals & Gifts by Susan in Bloomsburg immediately brings thoughts of spring with the colorful floral arrangements and pleasant smelling scents of various flowers. That pleasant sensory experience, as well as numerous other gift options…

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Member News – April 11, 2018

Member News DRIVE recently announced that USG has received a $250,000 grant from PennDOT’s Rail Freight Assistance Program to improve its operations in the region. The funding will be used to add 2,000 feet of track to its facility in Washingtonville to accommodate longer trains and increase efficiency to unload railcars. This marked one of…

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Mini Casino Survey Results

Last month, we asked our members to respond to a brief, three-question survey regarding a possible casino in our area, which followed the Bloomsburg Town Council passing a resolution that would allow a “mini casino” to locate within the town. Several other municipalities in Columbia and Montour counties have also indicated they are open to…

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Leadership Central Penn Learns Why Nothing is as Black and White as We Think

The Leadership Central Penn’s morning for its March class date started out at Press Enterprise, where not even the business model is about black and white print anymore.  Press Enterprise has evolved over the years from a newspaper to a commercial printing operation that produces a daily newspaper. Thanks to forward thinking and a little…

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Chamber Board Welcomes New Members

With the start of the Chamber’s 2018-19 fiscal year on April 1, six new board members have officially taken their seats on and have been welcomed to the Chamber Board of Directors. Incoming board members are: Donna Coombs, GordnerCoombs Insurance Renee Gerringer, Ronald McDonald House of Danville Sam Haulman, Service Electric Vic Klein, Columbia Alliance…

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