[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By now you know that we here in the First Frontier enjoy the outdoors, music, hanging out with old friends and making new ones, eating, drinking and well….just enjoying life…..so we decided to organize a Free Admission...
During our annual meeting on May 24, we were honored to present the Alexander A. Notopolous Award to Blair Candy Company, recognizing them as the Business Firm of the Year. ABCD Corp. has had a long history of working in partnership with Blair Candy, including their...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Wow, what an annual meeting we just had. If you were one of the 250+ in the room, you heard about some very positive market trends, big projects and just how many of our newer places and spaces are transforming our community for the...
The Altoona Blair County Development (ABCD) Corporation Board of Directors announced the appointment of senior ABCD team member Tom Seasoltz to Chief Financial Officer. Seasoltz had been serving as Director of Corporate Finance since 2016. He joined ABCD Corporation...
Agriculture is big business here in the First Frontier Blair County. It remains our largest industry sector and represents the largest share of our local GDP. That’s stands true for PA as well. A study released this spring by the Team PA Foundation reported that...
There have been so many great buildings unique to the First Frontier Blair County lost due to neglect, disinvestment, change in consumer taste and sometimes, yes, bad planning. Fortunately, several anchor buildings in downtown Altoona have remained and today, almost...
