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Member News – July 26, 2017
Member News Danville Child Development Center Has Opportunities for Volunteers to Get Involved The Danville Child Development Center’s 43 years of success in the community, including its recent re-accreditation by the NAEYC, is directly related to its friends, families and neighbors. With that in mind, DCDC has several ways for interested community volunteers to get involved.…
Read MoreFor Fourth Straight Year, Pennsylvania is Second in Nation in Natural Gas Production
According to statistics released last week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania ranked second in the nation in natural gas production in 2016, marking the fourth straight year that Pennsylvania has held this spot. Overall, the state is third in energy production and 27th in energy consumption. Pennsylvania was also the third-largest coal producing…
Read MoreBloomsburg Center for Healthy Aging to Hold Conference For Individuals That Work With Older Adults
The Center for Healthy Aging (CHA) at Bloomsburg University was founded in 2014 and created for the benefit of older adults in Columbia and surrounding counties. It is rooted in an inter-professional approach to address the needs of older adults and the professionals that care for them. The goals of the center include the development…
Read MoreBerkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hodrick Realty Cuts Ribbon on New Danville Office Building
The Chamber was on hand Friday morning, July 21, to help welcome Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hodrick Realty to its new offices at 1520 Bloom Rd., Danville, with a ribbon cutting. The group of realtors recently moved from their previous location on Mill St. in downtown Danville to the property previously occupied by the Coldwell…
Read MoreHow dangerous is your medicine cabinet?
From Geisinger Health Almost everyone has unused or expired prescriptions taking up space in our medicine cabinets. Unfortunately, they not only clutter our shelves, they can also be dangerous. All too often, unused and expired prescriptions end up in the hands of young children and even teenagers. But flushing them down the toilet or throwing…
Read MoreMember News – July 19, 2017
Member News PPL Electric Utilities Takes Top Honor From J.D. Power PPL Electric Utilities was recently recognized by J.D. Power as the top large electric utility for residential customer satisfaction in the eastern U.S. region. It marks the sixth straight year the PPL has earned this honor and the 14th time in the last…
Read MoreMember Spotlight: McBride Memorial Library
“The biggest benefit that the library has seen from our membership in the Chamber is our ability to network and promote through Chamber events. For example, I am able to publish this spotlight and talk about the library through a medium that many individuals who may not visit the library will read about. It also…
Read MorePASSHE Board Presented With Findings of Strategic Review
On July 12, the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) were presented with a much-awaited set of recommendations by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS), a consultant group that the PASSHE board hired earlier this year to conduct a strategic review of the state-owned university system. PASSHE,…
Read MoreMember News – July 12, 2017
Member News Hamilton Dental Care Hosts Open House Tomorrow at New Location Hamilton Dental Care, which cut the ribbon on its new office building last week, will celebrate the recent opening of its new location at 2 Audubon Court, Bloomsburg, with an Open House tomorrow, July 13, from 4:30-8 p.m. The public is invited to bring…
Read MoreMedication take-back box now available for use at Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital
Geisinger Health recently expanded its medication take-back program to Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital. A medication take-back box, located in the main lobby, is now available for use by patients, visitors and employees, to safely return unused or expired prescriptions. The goal of Geisinger’s medication take-back program is twofold: to decrease the abuse and unintentional overdose of…
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