Martin J. Marasco, President/CEO of ABCD Corp., was recently honored by the Kiwanis Club of Altoona with their Distinguished Citizen Award. Dave Scott from the Altoona Kiwanis presented Marasco with the award that recognizes the recipient’s service and commitment to...
The I-99 Corridor Alliance comprised of Blair, Bedford and Centre counties recently announced the launch of a new economic development publication for the region. The publication will focus on the positive aspects of our region including industry, education, workforce...
The August issue of the publication Small Market Meetings focused in on the “Big Opportunities for Small Meetings” and the Altoona area was one of the features along with Mark Ickes, Executive Director of Explore Altoona. With many business, groups and associations...
For the first time in its history, the Altoona, PA MSA is at the top of Site Selection Magazine’s list for MSA’s with a population of 200,000 and under for the entire country. Altoona shares the top ranking for 2013 with Sioux City and Dubuque Iowa, all three...
Recently the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announced changes to two of its long-term flagship financing programs. These changes could be very beneficial to your company and we wanted to bring this information to your attention....
Governor Tom Corbett recently announced that Core Label, LLC, a leading manufacturer of beverage labels, will expand at its current facility in Blair County, adding at least 43 new jobs. “My administration continues to work with our local partners to bring new jobs to...
