When we bid adieu to 2020, we will really mean...
ABCD Corporation Enters in Sales Agreement to Acquire Gable’s Building
(January 20, 2026: Altoona, PA) After more than a decade of planning with external ownership groups, the Altoona...
News & Notes / ABCD Corp.
Blair County leaders discuss growth at Blair County Chamber of Commerce meeting – Altoona Mirror Article
Story below as published in the Altoona Mirror by Conner Goetz on June 12, 2025 Government leaders and...
Penn Central Building Redevelopment Underway
Jeff Long Construction announced this week that the highly anticipated redevelopment of the former Penn Central Building, an...
Blair-Based Business Expands in Former Lumax Building
Yerty Auto Service, Inc., through the Altoona-Blair County Development (ABCD) Corporation, was approved for a 15-year, $1,850,000 PA...
Altoona – Blair County Among the Recipients of Shapiro Administration’s $70 Million Investment in Community Revitalization Projects Statewide
December 16, 2025 – Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced this week the...
“Discover Blair County” Hires New Operations and Marketing Director
December 10, 2025: Discover Blair County (DBC), the official destination marketing organization for Blair County and affiliate of...
Chamber Hosts Roundtable to Address CNA Workforce Shortages
The Chamber recently hosted a roundtable discussion with area long-term care facilities and The Training and Education Fund,...
ABCD Corporation Announces Major Land Sale and Business Expansion
A. Duie Pyle (Pyle), a 101-year-old, family-owned and operated provider of asset and non-asset-based supply chain solutions announced...
Chamber/ABCD Celebrate Public Policy Milestone and Major Expansion
The Chamber and Altoona Blair County Development Corporation leadership joined with Governor Shapiro, members of his Administration, local...
Blair County Talks Current Agricultural Legislation
This month, Chamber members and staff joined with local elected officials and the farming community to discuss current...
News & Notes / Discover Blair County
So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen….2020!!
I-99 KIZ Companies Benefit from over $720,000 in Tax Credits
On Dec. 15, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that 224...
$950,000 in Tax Credits Awarded to Three Blair County Development Projects
(December 14, 2020 – Altoona, PA): The Altoona...
First Frontier Blair County Welcomes Levity Brewing Company
When some fun-loving and talented brewers get...
Blair County’s Slinky Featured in Keystone Edge
Below is a reprint from Keystone Edge. Original...
Grants Available to Help Farmers and Small Businesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2020...
City of Altoona Economic Recovery Grant Program Now Open
Applications are now being accepted and process...
Blair County Creates CARES Grant Program
From Blair County Commissioner Bruce Erb: At a...
Tom Seasoltz Featured in First Frontier Forward Interview
As published at FirstFrontierForward.com First...
Summer 2020 Guideposts Newsletter
Remembering 2019 – Thoughts Going Forward
I do not do global pandemics very well. I...
Tyrone Borough & ABCD Corp. Create Micro-Loan Program
Our First Frontier Mountain Main streets are...
Iconic Blair County Slinky Factory Reopened Under New Ownership
We would like to welcome Just Play, Inc. to the...
Human Resource App Firm Ramps-up Development in Altoona HQ
Central PA native Lisa Leath wants to change how...
How Did Altoona Get Its Name?
When you live in the mountains, you tend to be a...
The Baskets Are Hung from the Light Posts with Care
For over 10 years the Altoona Blair County...
First Frontier Entrepreneur a Winner at Big Idea Contest
On June 18, 2020 six finalists in the Southern...
Norfolk Southern Contributes $50,000 to First Frontier Blair County Micro-Loan Program
(June 17, 2020 – Altoona, PA) In December of...
City of Altoona Recommends Creation of Recovery Loan/Grant Program – Partnership with ABCD Corporation
On June 1, 2020 the City of Altoona approved the...
Voices from the First Frontier – Sam Thurau
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sam Thurau is...
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!….Craft Beer is Deemed Essential…
We here in the First Frontier have known this to...
Looking Beyond the Crisis: Tyrone Business Displays Mountain Town Hospitality and Response
This is the first entry in a series "Looking...
Blair County Forms COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2020 – Altoona,...
Clock Ticks for Small Businesses: Balancing Our Life, Lives and Livelihoods
What Day Is It? Our hair is growing longer - and...
What Businesses Need to Apply for Funding…the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Wednesday,...
An Open Letter to the First Frontier – Blair County
No one could have guessed that during an...
COVID-19: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Guidance
As part of ABCD's efforts to provide up-to-date...
Emergency Small Business Financial Assistance Now Available for Blair County Businesses
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]3/18/20 - FOR...
Voices from the First Frontier – Becki Hollen & Chris Bencivenga
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Becki Hollen...
Wanted: The Next Big Idea – $50,000 Award
Calling all First Frontier...
Flex and Co-Working Spaces are Changing Thoughts on Office Space
Note: This if the first in a series on the...
Fox Named ABCD Corporation Director of Business Expansion
The Altoona Blair County Development (ABCD)...
ABCD Corporation Launches First Frontier Micro-Loan Program
Altoona Blair County Development Corporation...
$6.6 Million in PAsmart Apprentice Grants Announced
In the Fall of 2017 the Governor's Middle-Class...
A Demise Greatly Exaggerated
Tis the season for many things – shopping being...
Blair County Projects Receive over $900k in Tax-Credit Funding
Four Blair County projects were awarded a total...
First Frontier-Blair County Tech Firm Link Computer Corporation Expanding
While some legacy markets have faced tough times...
Heeeyyyy You Guuuyyyysssss! And Girls…
Recruiting talented people and the investment...
Voices from the First Frontier – Michael DelGrosso
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A pinch of...
Tom Seasoltz Presented 2019 PEDA Young Professional to Watch Award
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We are very...
Voices from the First Frontier – Jen & John Hrivnak
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sometimes, a...
ABCD Corporation Takes on Blight Before State Senate Committee
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ABCD...
Investing in Education here in the First Frontier
It’s the unofficial end-of-summer…no not Labor...
Voices from the First Frontier – Julie & Kevin Ferner
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What does...
ABCD Corporation Joins State Leaders on National Manufacturing Initiative
Pennsylvania is among ten states selected as...
Voices from the First Frontier – Niki & Neil Gioiosa
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Small scale,...
EMG Brands Celebrates New Corporate Headquarters Renovation and Expansion
We can’t say enough about the impact EMG Brands...
Interest Rates as Low as 2%
Now is the time to contact Rich Lasek or Tom...
New Angel Fund Aims to Help Region’s Startup Companies
A little more than a year ago, The Altoona Blair...
Union Square Townhome Development Announced
A few years back, we began shouting from our...
Lakemont Park Celebrates Ribbon Cutting
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Saturday....In...
SBA504 Rates at Historic Low – 3.983% Fixed!!!
According to the National Association of...
Ritchey’s Dairy Expansion Moo-ving Forward – Funding Approved
On June 5, 2019, Governor Tom Wolf announced new...
ABCD’s Fourth Annual Ag Career Days
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Old McDonald...
More Than Rhetoric – Quantifying the Demand for the Skilled Trades
“I need skilled welders, electricians, metal...
High Country Toast & Jam – July 20 at Lakemont Park Altoona, PA
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By now you...
Blair Candy Honored as Business Firm of the Year
During our annual meeting on May 24, we were...
ABCD First Frontier Annual Meeting Recap: $31 Million Invested – 300+ Jobs
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Wow, what an...
Tom Seasoltz Named ABCD’s Chief Financial Officer
The Altoona Blair County Development (ABCD)...
ABCD Corp.’s 4th Annual Ag Career Days Another Success
Agriculture is big business here in the First...
ABCD Corporation Receives Blair County Historical Society 2018 Preservation Award
There have been so many great buildings unique...
ABCD Provides Financing for New Urological Surgical Center in Blair County
ABCD Corporation announces that East Freedom...
Creating an Entrepreneurial Spirit in the Workplace
June 5, 2019 - 8:30 am-4:00 pm Blair County...
Bank on Community: Altoona First Savings Bank
ABCD’s 4th Annual Ag Career Days
SAVE THE DATE: 2019 ABCD Annual Meeting Date and Speaker Announced
Ever wonder why you go back to a certain place...
DelGrosso Foods Buys Cenveo Building
Recently DelGrosso Foods purchased the former...
Downtown Altoona Gearing Up for Summer ’19
Everyone knows those of us in the First Frontier...
ABCD Corporation’s Economic Growth Fund Receives $5,000 Contribution
WIN Capital, LLC, a venture investment network...
New Ownership and Investment for Two Key Buildings in Downtown Altoona
Two key buildings in Altoona’s Central Business...
ABCD Talent Recruitment Initiative Awarded First Energy Grant
In 2018 the Altoona Blair County Development...
Another Very Strong Year for Blair County
Every year we are proud to be a part of the...
New Mixed-Use Building in Downtown Altoona
New mixed-use urban housing options are a key...
I-99 KIZ Companies Benefit from over $560,000 in Tax Credits
On Dec. 18, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that 255...
Voices from the First Frontier – Lakemont Park
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tis the...
Voices from the First Frontier – Altoona First Frontier Festival 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The winter...
Cooper Building Restored to Former Glory in Downtown Altoona
On a brisk December afternoon First Frontier...
Gov. Wolf Announces Expansion of Tram Bar Co-Packing in Blair County
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf announced...
First Frontier’s “Welcome Back” Wednesday Happy Hour at Zach’s
Coming home to Blair County for Thanksgiving?...
Sheetz Impactz on the First Frontier
Can you imagine a world without Sheetz? Posing...
We Have an App for That
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ABCD Corporation Recognized Statewide for First Frontier Outreach
The Altoona Blair County Development (ABCD)...
Rails to Trails to Economic Growth
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Before we...
First Frontier Blair County Pioneer & Building Project Earn Statewide Recognition
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Preservation...
Build It and They Will Come….Be Ready
I’m sure you have heard the line from the 1989...
Voices from the First Frontier – Tina Skelley-Kuntsbeck
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each year,...
Opportunity Zones Designated in the First Frontier Blair County
For any investor there comes a time to decide...
3 Reasons Why Your Business Should Use ABCD’s Financing Programs
There are very few things people dislike more...
Cre814 Launches in the First Frontier – New Maker Micro Loan Fund Established
I can read dozens of old strategic plans that...
Agriculture Front and Center for ABCD and Blair County
Third Annual Blair County Ag Career Days On May...
ABCD Assists Urban Air Adventure Park Come to Altoona
ABCD Corp. is proud to have assisted in the site...
PA Secretary of Community and Economic Development Visits Blair County
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Effective...
Voices from the First Frontier – Mark Ritchey, Curry Rail Services
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this...
Altoona First Frontier Festival – July 28, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]John Muir...
$2.5 Million State Grant to Daylight Gable’s Building
Today Governor Tom Wolf announced the latest...
Future Graduates of New Altoona High School Breaking Ground
Yesterday was a monumental day for the Altoona...
Voices from the First Frontier – Randy Green, Green Avenue Properties
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this...
Next Gen Talent Coach Warren Wright Keynotes ABCD Annual Meeting
In the end, the goal for all communities and...
ABCD 2017 Annual Meeting: $35 million Capital Investment + 700 Jobs
This month more than 300 Blair County change...
Our Mountain High Arts Scene
Ahhh…the first 70-degree day in the First...
