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A Children’s Activity Tour, Atypical School Lunch Featured at Business After Hours at Danville Child Development Center
Edible play-dough, indoor snow made from a mix of baking soda and other ingredients, and catching fish you couldn’t see in the pond were among the several children’s activities that Danville Child Development Center’s children do each day and were also experienced by attendees at a Business After Hours hosted by DCDC on Wednesday, Jan.…
Read MoreStrategy and Analysis: How Alternate Funding and Tools Can Help Control Small Group Health Plans
From ChamberChoice and Smart Business Pittsburgh Today’s health care environment is riddled with complex plan designs and rigorous government regulations, leaving many employers to feel as though their hands are tied when it comes to finding unique, innovative and cost-saving solutions. But a new concept is emerging that will enable small employers to identify current and future…
Read MorePA Chamber Applauds Wolf Administration For Working to Reduce Regulatory Red Tape
From PA Chamber of Business & Industry On Friday, Jan. 26, Gov. Tom Wolf held a press conference to announce that his administration was working toward making several positive changes to the state’s existing and cumbersome regulatory and permitting process – reducing permit backlogs, modernizing permitting processes and better utilizing technology to improve regulatory oversight…
Read MoreColumbia Alliance For Economic Growth Presents Board Candidates & By-Law Changes
The Columbia Alliance for Economic Growth is scheduled to hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 4:30 p.m. at The Inn at Turkey Hill. In addition to electing members to the Board of Directors, several changes to the by-laws have been proposed. Members of the Chamber are automatically members of the Alliance and invited…
Read MoreMember News – January 31, 2018
Member News The Bloomsburg Municipal Airport, which is operated by the Bloomsburg Municipal Authority, will hold a free six-week Ground School course beginning tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 1, from 6-9 p.m. and running each of the next five Thursdays at the same time at the airport terminal building, 301 Airport Rd., Bloomsburg. This course is intended to teach prospective pilots…
Read MoreStopgap Funding Bill Makes Notable Changes to Affordable Care Act Deadlines
From PA Chamber of Business & Industry After a brief government shutdown, a stopgap funding measure was signed on Jan. 22 that also contains a few provisions that makes changes to the federal Affordable Care Act and will have a direct impact on certain employer plans. Among the notable changes are: A two-year delay of…
Read MorePlanning for Spring Festivals Underway
Coordination of the spring festivals that bring people into our communities is well underway. Following Renaissance Jamboree in Bloomsburg on April 28 and Spring Fling in Danville on May 5, Celebrate Berwick will be returning to Market Street in the Borough. A planning meeting for Celebrate Berwick is scheduled for this Thursday, Feb. 1, at 5:30 p.m.…
Read MoreERISA Penalty Adjustments Announced
From ChamberChoice The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is the enforcement arm for the Department of Labor (DOL) as it relates to employee benefit plans. The EBSA enforces ERISA’s fiduciary, reporting and disclosure provisions. Civil monetary penalties can be assessed for compliance failures of any of these requirements. Penalties however, become less effective when they have not been…
Read MoreLeadership Central Penn Goes Nuclear
When one thinks about nuclear power it doesn’t usually conjure the most positive images. Whether those images are from movies like Godzilla, or stark reality, like Three Mile Island, Fukishima and Chernobyl, it just never seems to go well. Leadership Central Penn was lucky enough to be hosted by Talen Energy at the Susquehanna Nuclear…
Read MoreState Grant Application Period Now Open For Popular Recreation Program
From State Sen. John Gordner The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) will begin accepting applications for the latest round of grants for community conservation and recreational projects on January 22, 2018, according to state Senator John R. Gordner. “This is a special year, as it marks the 25th anniversary of the Keystone Recreation,…
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