We are excited to have recently welcomed Marcus Edwards as the newest member of ABCD’s economic development team. Marcus will be leading our First Frontier 504 Program and be your go-to contact for all things 504 and we hope to get Marcus out to visit all of our...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Doug Wolf and his daughter Jocelyn Wolf have a long family history here in Blair County, The First Frontier. For generations their family furniture business was a staple of the community and grew to neighboring states. Now the family...
Recently First National Bank, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB), contributed to the First Frontier Blair County Micro-Loan Program managed by the Altoona Blair County Development (ABCD) Corporation. The Micro-Loan Program was created with the...
When we bid adieu to 2020, we will really mean it. How can I capture succinctly what this year has wrought? There were some good things; lessons learned, innovations and potentially new directions that could make our global community stronger in the end. But most of...
On Dec. 15, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that 224 emerging businesses in the Commonwealth were approved for just under $15 million in Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) tax credits. Five Blair County businesses and nine Centre County businesses were among those receiving tax...
