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Today's TPI Feature:
SCORE
"Counselors to America's Small Business" is America's
premier source of free and confidential small business advice for
entrepreneurs. SCORE has 389 chapters in locations throughout the
United States and its territories, with 10,500 volunteers nationwide.
Both working and retired executives and business owners donate time and
expertise as business counselors.
Wishing you a Festive Fall.
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 Tribune-Democrat/GJKIZ
Upstarts and Innovators Series Continues: Guy Berkebile, of Guy
Chemical, will be the featured entrepreneur for November. GJKIZ
Schools and area
high schools are invited to send interested faculty
and
students to meet with Guy
at 11 AM at Allegany College of
Maryland, Somerset Campus, on November 7. He will discuss his
story of founding his chemical plant, located in Berlin, PA.
Background information is available at www.guychemical.com.
For more information on Upstarts and Innovators, contact Amy Noon at anoon@jari.com
or 814.535.8675
Tribune-Democrat/GJKIZ
Upstarts and Innovators Series, part deux.
Entrepreneur
Salvatore "Sam" Valenty, President and CEO of Valenty Bottled
Water, addressed a
packed classroom of business students at Saint Francis University
on October 22. He spoke of his
experiences as an entrepreneur
in many business ventures over the years with words of encouragement to
the students in attendance. Mr. Valenty was a speaker through
GJKIZ's continuing Upstarts and Innovators Series. To read
Shawn Piatek's entire story in the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, click
here .
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"Sam" Valenty |
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and Innovators Series, October 22, 2007 |
Association
for Information Technology Professionals (AITP) meeting. The
next AITP meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 13, at the
Boulevard Grill from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The featured speaker will be
Brian Conboy, President of Advanticom,
who will deliver a presentation on Network
Security. For
more information on this presentation, or to join the Johnstown AITP,
visit their website at www.aitpjohnstown.com.
Torchbearers
Series: The second installment of the Torchbearers
Series was held on Thursday, November 1, at 7:00 pm in the Frank
J. Pasquerilla Conference Center, downtown Johnstown. The featured
speakers were Dan Perkins and Dr. Donato Zucco who
provided an
overview of The
Challenge Program. To obtain more information or to purchase
tickets to the next Torchbearer Lecture, check online at the Greater
Johnstown/Cambria County Chamber of Commerce.
Say Goodbye to Stream Pollution. A recent article reported by
Randy Griffith in the Johnstown Tribune Democrat provides
hope to area residents that our streams may some day be free from acid
mine drainage. There is a pilot project now being undertaken in St.
Michael. This innovative acid-mine-drainage treatment system
has the potential to transform streams into treatment plants that clean
up our water. For more information and the entire story, click
here.
Congratulations
to Kuchera Defense Systems. A second award totaling $600,000
was made by Kathleen McGinty, State Secretary of Environmental
Protection, to further develop Kuchera's
Center For Excellence for Advanced Energy Systems Manufacturing.
The original grant in 2006 resulted in the creation of 50 new
jobs. More information in the Johnstown Tribune Democrat;
story by Shawn Piatek can be found here.
Congratulations
to Johnstown Redevelopment Authority (JRA). JRA received
$727,000 in awards through the Department of Community and Economic
Development's (DCED) Housing and Redevelopment Assistance Program
slated for project's in Johnstown's Eighth Ward and West Taylor
Township. The project funds are intended to assist with
community and economic development as part of Governor Edward Rendell's Economic
Stimulus Package. To read more information on
these awards featured on the DCED website, please click
here.
Green
is the new color of Autumn in Johnstown. As reported in the Johnstown
Tribune Democrat by Shawn Piatek, The Pasquerilla Conference Center
was awash in "green" last week with the American Institute of
Architect's Middle Pennsylvania Chapter's yearly symposium featuring
the
main topic of "Investing in Green." Information
was presented in workshops and by speakers to promote and support
green-building techniques. More information can be found in
Shawn's article.
Greater
Johnstown KIZ in the spotlight. A recent article in Our
Town provided details on our local Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)
program. To read the entire article, click
here.
For more information on the KIZ program, go to the GJKIZ website at www.gjkiz.com,
or email your questions to Amy Noon at anoon@jari.com.
This program is made possible through the Department of Community and
Economic Development.
Our
KIZ partners. Friday, November 1, begins the York Regional
Entrepreneurship Week hosted by the York Keystone Innovation Zone
(York KIZ). Workshops being offered include Finance
101, Ready
for Investors,
The Basics: How to Start a Business
in PA, and
Does Your Idea Have Commercial Potential. Also being held
is the 2nd Annual York Entrepreneurship Symposium, an all-day
event, and finally the entire event will culminate with the evening Entrepreneurship
Bash. For exact dates and times or for registration
information for any of these events, please visit the York KIZ website
at www.yorkkiz.org.
Hospital
Hi-Tech. In a move toward progressive innovation, Conemaugh
Hospital now has free Internet access for patients and
visitors. Hotspots at the Main Campus (Franklin St.) are in the
Clinical Pavilion Atrium, CrossRoads Cafe, patient/family waiting
rooms, and inpatient rooms. At the Lee Campus (downtown), the
hotspots are in the lobby and waiting areas. You can find
more information on www.conemaugh.org.
Internet2
MORE THAN (2x) twice as fast. Completed in August of 2007, the new
Internet2 network now is ten times faster, a 100 Gbps
capacity. This network, run by Level
3 Communications, Inc., parallels the regular Internet to allow
universities, corporations, and researchers to share large amounts of
information in real time. It is expected that this network could
increase capacity another four times to 400 Gbps.
For full article information: MSNBC.com
More
than just Wind! The Renewable
Energy Center at Saint Francis, founded in
2005, has a mission to provide education on cost-effective and
environmentally
sound energy alternatives. Under the direction of Eric Foley,
REC is becoming more well-recognized in our area. They recently published
the October 2007 Newsletter
and the link makes it available for you to view. To receive copies
of future editions of this newsletter, contact Chrysa Wyland at cwyland@francis.edu
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Saint
Francis Small Business Development Center Workshops. Basics
of Selling on eBay will
be held on Wednesday, November 14. Cost is $30 a person.
Tax Issues
for Small Businesses will be held on
Thursday, November 15. Cost is $10 a person. Technology
in the Workplace will be held on
Wednesday, December 5. Cost is $10 a person.
Beyond the Basics of Selling on eBay: Techniques for the Serious Seller
will be held on Tuesday, December 18. Cost is $65 a person.
All workshops will be held at the Saint Francis Small Business
Development Center in Loretto.
Included with most registrations is a one-year subscription to Inc.
Magazine ™ ($10
value). Check the online registration forms to see if this offer
is available in the seminar in which you are interested: St.
Francis University Small Business Center under "Calendar
of Events."
Ben
Franklin VIF Hosting Workshop. December 5 from 9:00 am to
12:00 noon at the Educational Activities Building at the Penn
State Campus in Harrisburg. Financing Fast Growth Business
Workshop will be presented by Patrick Foley and Walt Chiquoine of Innovation
Ventures, a regional venture capital investment firm. Topics
include: Introduction to Equity
Investing, What
Investors are Looking For
in Companies, Key
Issues in Venture Financing. Cost
is $50.0 per person. Completed registration
form should be faxed to 717-948-6223. Call Jill Edward, Ben
Franklin Venture Investment Forum, at 717-948-6225 with any
questions.
Central
PA and Southern Alleghenies Entrepreneur's Day. November 7 at Toftrees
Resort and Conference Center. Event begins at 2:00 pm and lasts
until 5:00 pm. The theme of this year's event is We're
Still Learning and will be topic at
the educational forum of round-table discussions for entrepreneurial
business owners and managers. Hosted by Ben Franklin
Transformation Group. For more information call Roger Dagen at
814-865-2040 or click
here.
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Laurel Technologies: Hand Soldering Technician, PCBA Operator,
Circuit Card Assemblers, Sr. Manufacturing Engineer--Circuit Cards, CCA
Test Technician, Senior Test Technician, CCA Production Lead, Quality
Inspectors, Electro-Mechanical Assemblers, Electrical Design Engineer,
Billing Specialist, Configuration Analyst, Manufacturing Molding
Engineer, Senior Accountant. Visit www.drs.com
(Careers-Johnstown) or fax resumes to 814.534.8731.
In-Shore
Technologies: PC Installer, General Laborer, Web Developer,
Network Consultant. Email resumes to jobs@inshoretech.com.
Horizon
Information Systems: Software Implementation Specialist.
Email resume to pleppley@horizon-is.com.
Adecco:
Electronic Assemblers. Call 814-266-0414 for more information.
Total
Image Electronics: Experienced Electronic
Technician. Apply in person at 1530 Scalp Ave., Richland.
Basic
PSA: Product Engineer. Mail resume to PO Box 252,
Windber, PA 15963 or email to wlouder@basicpsa.com.
Spherion:
Temp-to-hire Quality Assurance Inspector. Call 1-888-266-5141.
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