Member News
Danville Business Alliance Plans to Request New Round of Facade Grant Funding
In a seven-year period beginning in 2009, the Danville Business Alliance awarded $111,000 in facade grants through its Main Street Program to assist 30 commercial building restoration project in the downtown Main Street District. Overwhelming demand had consumed almost all of the funding when the program expired on June 30, 2016. The program’s success was…
Read MoreAn Update on the Recent Global Malware Attack
From MePush What’s going on with this recent global malware attack? Are you safe? What they’ve been talking about on the news is a variant of the cryptovirus; a program that encrypts your files and then asks you to pay a ransom to get your files back. This type of malware has been around for…
Read MoreMember News – May 17, 2017
Member News First Columbia Hosts Chris Herren First Columbia Bank will host speaker Chris Herren at Bloomsburg University tonight at 7 p.m. at Gross Auditorium in Carver Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. and this event is open to the public. The founder of the Herren Project, Herren is a former college basketball and NBA player…
Read MoreMember News – May 10, 2017
Member News Local Realtor Achieves National Recognition Stacy Snyder of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hodrick Realty was recently awarded the Accredited Buyer’s Representation (ABR®) designation by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC) of the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Stacy joins over 30,000 real estate professionals in North American who have earned this designation…
Read MorePPL Electric Utilities Expands Reliability Upgrades
PPL Electric Utilities continues to add smart grid automation on its system to increase reliability. Smart grid improvements have been a major factor in allowing the utility to reduce the number of outages by 30 percent since 2007. The next five years are expected to bring another 15 percent improvement. The company reports about 4,600…
Read MoreMember News – May 3, 2017
Member News Planet Fitness Hosts Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Tonight Planet Fitness, holds a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. tonight, May 3, followed by a public grand opening event that will run until 7 p.m. at their new location in the Columbia Mall in Bloomsburg. There will be giveaways and raffle prizes. Danni…
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Child Care Information Services of Columbia, Montour & Northumberland Counties
“Membership in the Columbia Montour Chamber has allowed us to network with area businesses and agencies to present ourselves and our services as a resource for employees to maintain employment and for clients involved with other human service agencies.” – Joanne Blass, Director, CCIS of Columbia, Montour & Northumberland Counties. The Child Care Information Services…
Read MoreBucknell SBDC Launches InnovateHER Business Challenge
State Representative Lynda Schlegel Culver and the Bucknell University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) announce the launch of the 2017 InnovateHER Business Challenge, a prize competition designed to unearth innovative products and services that help, impact and empower the lives of women and families. Through InnovateHER, the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) is seeking products…
Read MoreWelcome Cerridwen’s Garden
More than 550 businesses and organizations belong to the Chamber to receive benefits and support efforts to strengthen their businesses and our region. Increased membership allows us to offer additional programs and benefits, have a stronger voice in advocacy and be involved in more activities and initiatives in our communities. The Chamber welcomes its newest…
Read MoreWorkPlace Health Offers Full Range of Employer Health Services
Chamber members learned about the services offered by WorkPlace Health last Wednesday evening at April’s Business After Hours. WorkPlace Health, a division of Phoenix Rehabilitation and Health Services, offers a full range of services for area employers including drug and alcohol screening, OSHA testing, physical and health exams, and rehabilitation for workplace injuries. For more…
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