DCED Lowers Interest Rates

On December 3, 2012, the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announced that they will be lowering interest rates for the Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund (MELF), Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA), the Small Business First...

Congressman Shuster Announces Federal Transportation Bill Funding

Congressman Bill Shuster was on hand today at New Enterprise Stone & Lime in Roaring Spring, Blair County, PA to announce details of the Federal Transportation Bill Funding entitled MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century). Shuster and U.S. Chamber...

USDA Rural Development Awards $400k to ABCD Corp.

Deputy Under Secretary Doug O’Brien from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office was in Altoona, PA today to announce the award of a $400,000 Intermediary Relending Program loan to the Altoona-Blair County Development Corp....

Roaring Spring Blank Book Celebrates 125 Years

In 1887 Daniel M. Bare founded the Roaring Spring Blank Book Company to produce ledgers, journals, etc., hence the name ‘Blank Book’. Today the company has grown from a 20 person operation in a small two story brick building to over 250 employees in 400,000 square...

Value Distribution Center Breaks Ground on New Building

On Thursday, June 7, 2012, Value Drug Company (VDC), a cooperatively owned wholesaler servicing 525 independent community pharmacies and long term care accounts in Pennsylvania and six surrounding states, held a groundbreaking event for a new 195,000 square foot...

STEM Program being Piloted in the Bellwood-Antis School District

For the 2012-2013 academic year, STEM Connections for Kids will be providing and coordinating curricular resources to bring STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) opportunities to the K-6 students of the Bellwood-Antis School District. STEM Connections...
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