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The Foundation of the Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce has received a $4,100 grant from the PPL Foundation. These funds will be used to support Classroom in the Workplace programming, and will directly help us to provide real-world experiences to area high school students.  This grant will provide funds for two of the Foundation’s Keystone…

Downtown Bloomsburg, Inc. (DBI), invites everyone interested in the Main Street business district to meet the design team of the Miller Avenue Improvement Project. DBI has undertaken the redevelopment of a block of Miller Avenue into a multi-use, pedestrian friendly asset for the downtown; this block connects Fog & Flame coffee shop on the Main…

Program summary Penn National Insurance will return almost $900,000 in dividends for the seventh program year of the ChamberChoice Business Insurance program. Members of the ChamberChoice Business Insurance Program, who placed their insurance coverage with Penn National Insurance during the 2016/2017 program year and remained chamber members and policyholders through the end of the program…

From ChamberChoice The Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes a fee on health insurance issuers and plan sponsors of self-insured health plans to help fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. The fee, called the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee, is calculated based on the average number of lives covered under the policy or plan. PCORI…

From MePush Late in 2018, we sent out a notice similar to this one discussing the end of life for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008R2, which is scheduled to occur on January 14, 2020. Given that the end of life date is now less than six months away, we wanted to take one final…

From PA Chamber of Business & Industry The Commonwealth collected $1 billion more in tax revenue than ancitipated to close out the 2018-19 Fiscal Year.  This allowed lawmakers to put $318 million into the state’s nearly depleted Rainy Day Fund, as well as help to fund numerous state-run programs, including public and higher education, without…

Chamber members are reminded to provide updates to organizational contact information as soon as possible. The 2019-20 Membership Directory will be going to print soon and we want to ensure that we’re representing members as accurately as possible. Any updates to addresses, contact information, website addresses, etc. should be sent to Brenda via email. Also,…

The Central Susquehanna Community Foundation is pleased to announce scholarship awards for local students through the Berwick Health and Wellness Fund (BHWF). Applications for a variety of health-related career choices were accepted from students at Berwick, Benton, Northwest and Central Columbia school districts. The fund awarded $10,000 in scholarships to 12 graduating seniors and non-traditional students.…

The 35th edition of the Benton Rodeo, voted one of the best of over 65 rodeos held east of the Mississippi River by the American Professional Rodeo Association, gets underway tonight and runs through Sunday, July 21 at the Benton Rodeo Grounds. The Rodeo brochure has all pertinent information, including ticket, schedule, vendors, sponsors and more. All shows…

More than 400 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…