The Altoona-Blair County Development Corp. is administering the USDA Rural Development’s Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP) to help new and existing rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprises (10 or less employees). These funds are available through...
The IMC’s most recent Industry Spotlight is focused on Altoona Pipe & Steel Supply Co. of Altoona, PA. Altoona Pipe & Steel began in 1891 as a scrap facility with one horse and one cart. After five generations of leadership, Altoona Pipe & Steel and Cumber...
ABCD Corp. was honored to be awarded a grant through the Citizens Bank Foundation’s Charitable Grant Program. The award amount of $5,000 will be used to assist ABCD in actively marketing its programs and the region for business growth. “We are fortunate to have a...
ABCD Corp. has successfully initiated two industry partnerships; The Blair County Manufacturers Council and the Blair County Healthcare Industry Partnership, and both groups are looking for new members to join in the quarterly meetings. Both groups meet once a quarter...
Original insights on topics for Blair County: From September 2017 Newsletter: Meet ABCD’s New Staff Members – welcome Rich and Renae Your Big Idea Could be Worth $25k – will the next big idea start here in the First Frontier Get Your Interest Rate...
