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The Chamber stopped by the Berwick Hospital Center campus for a ribbon cutting on Thursday afternoon, July 11, to help welcome three providers to their new practice location on the hospital campus. All three previously practiced at different Commonwealth Health locations before recently relocating to physician office buildings on the East 16th St. campus in…

The Chamber was on hand Thursday, July 11 to help welcome Traditional Home Health Care to Berwick with a ribbon cutting. Traditional, which opened a home care office on West Front St. in downtown Berwick last year, recently opened a second office for its home health services on East 3rd St., just a short walk…

A bill passed by the State Legislature in late June and signed into law by Governor Wolf brings fairness to sales at Pennsylvania brewpubs. In July, 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (DOR) put out a tax bulletin requiring Pennsylvania breweries to collect a six percent sales tax for every dollar of beer sold directly…

From PA Chamber of Business & Industry For the second year in a row, the Commonwealth is starting the new fiscal year with a budget in place. Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget address in February set a bipartisan tone with a focus of working together to find common ground. With the exception of a few minor…

Focus Central Pennsylvania is pleased to announce it has received an $8,500 dollar grant from the PPL Foundation. These funds will support the Smart Capacity initiative to invest in a comprehensive business attraction partnership to provide significant increased capacity that will leverage existing resources and efforts to effectively promote new corporate investment, career creating location…

The YES! Math and Literacy Center recently launched and the Chamber helped mark the beginning of this new business with a ribbon cutting on Monday, July 8 prior to an open house held at the Berwick Teen Center, which is operated by fellow Chamber member and 2019 Small Business of the Year honoree, For The…

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…

Bloomsburg Town Council is considering an ordinance that would require a key lock box on commercial and multi-family apartment buildings in the Town. The boxes would allow the Fire Department quick access to buildings during an alarm without the need to force entry and potentially damage property. Following concerns expressed by the Chamber at the…

From rabbittransit Planning a group trip to a farmers market, dinner theater, or concert? Let rabbittransit take you. Group trips are available seven days a week, including evenings. Qualified agencies like senior centers can schedule a trip at least three days in advance by emailing with the list of riders, date and pickup and drop-off…

From Penn State World Campus Note: Employees of all Columbia Montour Chamber members, their spouses and dependents are eligible for a 5% discount on tuition through the PSU World Campus.  A new graduate business certificate offers students and professionals in any field the opportunity to earn a Penn State credential in core business management skills. The graduate…