[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](Reprint from technical.ly posted on July 7, 2017 by Tony Abraham. Original post is here.) Blair County is embracing its roots. The county, which has largely come to be known as the home of Sheetz headquarters and Penn State Altoona,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The cling of coffee cups and people chatter fill the space at the Clay Cup Coffee shop on 11th Ave. in Altoona. The place is packed with a mix of folks from all backgrounds and ages. I am there to talk marketing strategy with a young...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]More than 60 entrepreneurs, investors and resource providers converged late last month at Railroad City Brewing in Downtown Altoona to share product ideas, network and launch our entrepreneurial initiatives for Blair County –...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are a community of entrepreneurs. Just look around at the numerous family names that adorn our regional businesses. Forty-one Blair County born businesses employ more than 9,000 local residents. Since 2006, more than $450 million...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]People who love the place they live will make that place better in all ways. That was the simple message that Melody Warnick, author of the book This is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live, delivered...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you haven’t made it to Downtown Altoona lately you are missing out on a revitalized mountain main street that is reminiscent of the “days of old” with a pioneering spirit fueled by entrepreneurs and business...
