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Vision2025 Golf Tournament

If you are looking to play the most iconic golf course in the Laurel Highlands along with supporting your community, the opportunity is here!

Vision2025 is hosting the 1st Annual Golf Tournament at Sunnehanna Country Club on June 5, 2017 to support Youth Development. The entrance fee of $125.00 per golfer includes lunch, greens fees, cart, dinner and various prize opportunities. There are many sponsorship opportunities available at a variety of levels.

For information regarding sponsorship and participation please contact Tara Carr at 814-255-4121 or .

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Pumpkin Chunkin Competition

JARI and Faranda’s Farm is pleased to announce our new partnership to host a Pumpkin Chunkin Competition for local high school students. The competition will be held at Faranda’s Farm located in Hollsopple, PA., on November 4, 2017.

Seven local school districts are registered to participate in the competition in which students form teams and build their own prototype of a trebuchet to launch pumpkins the longest distance. The students will use the S.T.E.M concepts to solve the challenges presented by force and gravity.

We are currently searching for mentors and judges to help at the event and in-kind sponsors for building materials.  Mentors will assist the teams through the designing, building and testing process. Judges will review the judging criteria and participate in scoring the teams the day of the competition.

If you are interested in helping with this event, contact Debi Balog, Director, Workforce Development, at (814) 262-8366 or via email at .

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Arotin’s Hummingbird Estate Holds Grand Opening Ceremony

Michele Clapper
VP, Economic Development

Left to right: Linda Thomson, JARI; Cambria County Commissioner Tom Chernisky, Jim Vasilko, Johnstown Construction; Carolyn Arotin, Arotin’s Hummingbird Estate; Donna Dunegan, Patton Borough Secretary; Representative Frank Burns; Dave Pompa, Patton Borough Councilman; Annette Chunko, St. Francis SBDC

Arotin’s Hummingbird Estate held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Friday, March 10. The event drew approximately 65 people, including elected officials who spoke of the new facility and offered their best wishes to Carolyn in her business venture.

Carolyn Arotin, Owner/Administrator of Arotin’s Hummingbird Estate, has always dreamed of owning her own Personal Care Home. She has worked for almost 20 years in this industry. “It took a long time, we didn’t give up and here we are…It’s a very safe, beautiful, loving place and I don’t want anyone to be afraid to bring their loved ones here”, says Carolyn.

If you would like assistance in starting your own business please contact Michele Clapper, VP of Economic Development, at (814) 262-8368 or via e-mail at .

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Alleghenies Ahead Public Survey

Ryan Kieta
Vision 2025 Consultant
 

As part of the regional comprehensive plan update, Alleghenies Ahead is circulating a survey to get feedback from the public on how they identify and prioritize the most critical needs in their respective communities.

To learn more about the project, visit the Alleghenies Ahead website, but more importantly, click here to complete the survey.

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Importance of Cyber Security and User Training

Michele Clapper
VP, Economic Development

Michael Stohon, In-Shore Technologies, will be presenting “The Importance of Cyber Security and User Training” at JARI’s March 30th Lunch & Learn event.

Attendees will learn how serious cyber risk is and what can be done to prevent it. In this interactive session, Stohon will also provide information on what types of scams and hacks are most common today and the best way to prevent prevent them.

The cost for this event is $5 and registration is required. Please send registration forms to Lauren Brewer by mail or via e-mail at .

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Showcase for Commerce 2017

Linda Thomson
President
 

Registration is open for Showcase for Commerce 2017 which will be held May 30- June 1.

Showcase brings local, regional, national and international businesses together to expand business opportunities.  Join us to learn the latest news from acquisition and legislative leadership.  Network with other businesses or explore possibilities to grow into new markets or build your supply chain.

Click here for a list of past speakers.  Also, look for upcoming announcements about this year’s special guests and speakers.

For more information or to register, please visit www.showcaseforcommerce.com.

/ By Lauren Thompson / Cambria County • Event • Financing & incentives • News • Somerset County/ 0 Comments

Prime Design Solutions Presenting at Upcoming Lunch & Learn Events!

Brian Law and Shelley Johansson from Prime Design Solutions will be presenting at two of JARI’s upcoming Lunch & Learn events.

Tuesday, March 21, Shelley will be presenting information on the topic “How (and When) to Write a Press Release.” Those who attend this Lunch & Learn will learn what goes into writing a good press release, as well as, publishable topics and the difference between promotion versus PR copy.

Brian will be presenting Thursday, April 6, with the topic of “Content Marketing.” Attendees at this Lunch & Learn will learn what content marketing is and what it can do for their business while also setting expectations for predictable results.

The cost for each event is $5 and registration is required. Please send registration forms to Lauren Brewer by mail or via e-mail at .

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Business & Education Consortium Tours Forest Hills High School

Debi Balog
Director, Workforce Development
Members of the JARI Business and Education Consortium had the opportunity to tour the new Forest Hills Senior High on Friday, March 3rd. Attendees also heard from guest speaker, Marlene Singer, RN, Community Health Coordinator from Memorial Medical Center. She spoke of the 2015 PA Youth Survey (PAYS) results; This is (NOT) about Drugs Program; and The Johnstown Walk of Hope.

To learn more about the JARI Workforce Consortia, please contact Debi Balog at (814) 262-8366 or via e-mail at .

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DCMA Pittsburgh Announces Contractor Town Hall

Lenora Leasure
PTAC Program Manager

Defense contractors under Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Pittsburgh oversight are invited to attend the next Defense Contractor Town Hall on Wednesday, March 22, 2017.  The DCMA Pittsburgh Commander is holding the town hall to improve relationships and contract performance through a better understanding of the government contract administration process.  The DCMA hopes to collect contractor feedback useful to the DCMA and local partner agencies to help improve services.

The event will be held at the 316th ESC Army Reserve Center in Coraopolis, PA, from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM.  Registration is on a first come, first serve basis and is required.  Click here to learn more, view the agenda and RSVP.

Please contact the JARI PTAC for any of your government contracting assistance needs at (814) 254-4022 via email at .

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Executive Director of CCDC Addresses Local Businesses

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(Photo courtesy of The Tribune Democrat)

Ronna Yablonski, Exective Director of the Cambria County Drug Coalition (CCDC), spoke with members of the JARI Healthcare and Safety Consortia on January 24th.  The meeting was planned to help members join the fight against drug abuse in an effort to create a capable workforce for our local businesses.

Yablonski mentioned that the CCDC was formed to bring together existing programs and develop new resources to battle the epidemic across the area. Area businesses can take part by supporting the coalition as a whole or supporting specific coalition components.

A full article can be found on the The Tribune Democrat  website.