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Business Hall of Fame Dinner tonight at the Convention Center
Second Legislative Breakfast set for Wednesday
Chamber Board of Directors to face heavy agenda
Marketing to Customers topic of Thursday's Lunch 'n' Learn
Regional Expo registration deadline this week
WE-LEaD Networking targets business women
Chamber Farm-City Dinner expecting large turnout
Chamber Members asked to help with Plank Road survey
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Business Hall of Fame Dinner tonight at the Convention Center
The Chamber’s Business Hall of Fame Dinner will begin with a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception at 5:30 p.m. this evening followed by dinner at 6:45 p.m. and an awards ceremony immediately thereafter. Once again this year, the event will be held at the
Blair
County
Convention Center
. The 2010 Hall of Fame class will consist of Boyer Candy, Digital Solutions/Inmate Telephone, Inc.,
Spring
Cove
School District
and U.S Foodservice – Western PA Group. The Logan House enters the Hall in the Heritage category. The General Awards of Distinction also feature some familiar names. In the Excellence in Small Business Category, Allegheny Supply and Maintenance Company and Beatty’s Carpet Cleaners will be honored. Young Emerging Business honorees
will be art4 . . . inc. and Freedom Excursions by Scully, LLC. AMTRAN and PC Works Plus will receive Technology awards and the Committee Choice Award will go to The Miracle League. Nearly 400 are expected to attend the dinner. There will be no reservations taken at the door. 
Second Legislative Breakfast set for Wednesday
The second of four breakfast meetings being held by The Chamber’s Legislative Action Committee will take place this Wednesday beginning at 8 a.m. at the
Devorris
Center
. The meetings, which will discuss ways that The Chamber can assist local municipalities in dealing with economic challenges, will involve six municipalities at a time. Wednesday’s participants will be from Catharine Township, Frankstown Township, Hollidaysburg Borough, Newry Borough, North Woodbury Township and Snyder Township. Penelec
is the gold sponsor for the breakfasts. Silver sponsors are: Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation, M&T Bank, Reliance Bank, Sheetz, Inc., and WPS Your Copier Company.
Chamber Board of Directors to face heavy agenda
Transportation resolutions, budgets, audits and prospective affinity programs are among the key agenda items facing The Chamber’s Board of Directors when it meets Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. at the
Devorris
Center
. The Board will finally vote on an item tabled last month that would put the organization’s seal on a Transportation Committee resolution to endorse a funding strategy for the state’s transportation system. The 2011 Chamber Budget and the 2009 Chamber Audit Report also will require action by the Board as will the status of a proposed affinity program designed to save Chamber members money on data breaches. “There
will be some key decisions to make that will impact the direction of The Chamber as well as its advocacy focus,” remarked Chamber Board Chair Bob Bilger. For more information on the Board, contact Joe Hurd at 943-8151.
Marketing to customers topic of Thursday's Lunch 'n' Learn
Marketing is not just about finding ways to bring-in new customers. It’s
also about hanging-on to the ones you have. How do you effectively accomplish customer retention? That question, and many more, will be the basis of The Chamber’s October Lunch ’n’ Learn program, set for this Thursday, Oct. 21 from noon to 1:15 p.m. at Park Hills Country Club. Mike Cox, President of Nittany Business Coaching in
State College
, will present: “How to Market Effectively to Your Existing Customers.” The cost to attend the Lunch ’n’ Learn is $22 for Chamber Members and $30 for non-members. Lunch and materials are included in the cost. To register, call The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.
Regional Expo registration deadline this week
The Central Pennsylvania Regional Business & Industry Expo will be held on Nov. 4 from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the
Bryce
Jordan
Center
in
State College
. The event is a collaborative effort by 14 area chambers including the Blair County Chamber which currently has the second largest number of exhibitor registrants (behind only the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County). Booth costs are just $400 each and $200 for non-profits. Deadline to reserve a booth is this Thursday, Oct. 21. To
secure a booth, contact Stacy Hoover at 943-8151.
WE-LEaD Networking targets business women
Business women who understand and appreciate the value of effective networking are invited
to attend the next WE-LEaD networking event on Oct. 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Marzoni’s in Duncansville. Great hot hors d’oeuvres, excellent cold beverages and a terrific forum for interactive networking are all part of this night. The cost is just $12 for Chamber Members and $20 for non-members. Corporate host is Evolution Physical Therapy
& Wellness Studio. To register, call The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online. WE-LEaD is an acronym for Women Encouraging – Leadership, Education and Development. It is a program of the Blair County Chamber of Commerce.
Chamber Farm-City Dinner expecting large turnout
Mike
Pechart,
Pennsylvania
’s Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, will be the keynote speaker at The Chamber’s Annual Farm-City Dinner, set for Oct. 26 at The Park at Morrisons Cove. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. with a Milk-Punch Reception followed by dinner at 7 p.m. A major focus of the Farm-City Dinner is the presentation of the Agricultural Community Excellence (ACE) Award which this year goes to David and Janet Hileman of Hilecrest Farm in
Sinking
Valley
. The Hileman’s have been instrumental in helping young people throughout
Blair
County
to better understand the importance of agriculture on the local economy. What has changed about the 2010 dinner is that for the first time, the event has been moved from the banquet hall to the gym at The Park at Morrisons Cove to better accommodate the crowd. What hasn’t changed is that the dinner itself will once again be turkey and all the fixings served family-style. And
for only $15 a person. To register, contact The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online. 
Chamber Members asked to help with Plank Road survey
The
Plank Road Pedestrian Access Study is being undertaken by PennDOT District 9 to evaluate the need for improved pedestrian access along the
Plank Road
/ Pleasant Valley Boulevard corridor. The request for a study was initiated by The Chamber’s Transportation Committee. PennDOT is requesting that Chamber Members complete a survey as part of the data collection phase to provide business input. To access the survey, click
here.
Know
a Chamber Member not receiving the Business Bulletin?
The Business Bulletin is published each Monday morning and is emailed to more than 3,000 subscribers to help them keep apprised to what’s happening at The Chamber. There is no cost to receive it, so if you know of someone who’s not getting it, send us their email and we’ll add them to the list. Email addresses can be sent to Mike
McMullen.
Congratulations
. . .
. . . to P. Joseph Lehman, Inc. of Hollidaysburg who was the consulting engineer on a covered bridge project in Juniata County that was awarded the Ralph Modjeski Award for Excellence in Transportation Design, Historic Presentation & Archaeology by Preservation Pennsylvania. Lehman’s has been involved in seventeen covered bridge rehabilitation projects in
Pennsylvania
.
. . . to Blair County Commissioner Donna Gority who will receive the 2010 John Riley Human Relations Service Award on Nov. 4 at the Ramada Inn Altoona from the Blair County Advisory Council to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
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Upcoming Events
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Lunch 'n' Learn
Oct. 21, noon to 1:15 p.m.
Park Hills Country Club
Marketing Effectively to Your Existing Customers
presented by:
Mike Cox
President of Nittany Business Coaching in State College
Register here
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WE-LEaD Networking
Oct. 25, 5 to 7 p.m..
at Marzoni's
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Farm-City Dinner
Oct. 26, 6:30 Milk-Punch Reception, 7 p.m. Dinner
The Park at Morrisons Cove
Featuring Keynote Speaker
Mike Pechart,
Pennsylvania Deputy
Secretary of Agriculture
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Upcoming Committee Meetings
Week of 10/18/10
Restaurant Roundtable
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 8:15 a.m.
The Chamber
Attractions Roundtable
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2 p.m.
Devorris Center
LBC Youth Committee
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 3:30 p.m.
The Chamber
Board of Directors
Thursday, Oct. 21, 7:30 a.m.
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