Increase Your Personal Cash Flow; PTAC Defense Industry Training; Capture Johnstown's Future Together

Week of: February 1, 2016

Our Mission

JARI will be the collaborative force that enhances all aspects of our region to grow a diverse economy and build vibrant communities.

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Lunch & Learn:

How to Increase Your Personal Cash Flow

Michele Clapper

Vice President of Economic Development

JARI continues its Lunch & Learn Program on Thursday, Feb. 11 with "How to Increase Your Personal Cash Flow," presented by Douglas P. Puchko (CLTC, LUTCF, RICP) and Kayla Puchko Stephenson (RICP) of Puchko Financial Associates, Inc. The session will commence at noon at the JARI Center for Business Development located in Richland Township and conclude at 1:15 p.m.

Puchko and Stephenson will discuss the appropriate steps one needs to take in order to secure his or her financial future. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the following important questions:

How much should I be saving?
What rate of return do I have to earn on my money?
How long will I have to work?
If I change nothing now, how much will I have to reduce my standard of living in retirement?

"At Puchko Financial Associates, our goal is helping our clients to be as efficient with their money as possible by teaching them to recognize and avoid unnecessary wealth transfers," said Stephenson. "We work to educate our clients as to how money works. If what you thought to be true about your finances turned out not to be, when would you want to know?"

The cost to register is $5 per person, and lunch will be provided. To register please visit www.jari.com and click on the calendar to access the registration forms or contact Suzanne Grove at [email protected]. Please register by Wednesday, Feb. 10. No shows on the day of the event will be billed.

Click here to register now!

Defense Industry Adjustment Initiative Training Programs

Lenora Leasure

JARI PTAC

Program Manager

JARI--w ith support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and in partnership with the Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission (SAP&DC) and other regional development partners--has received a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) grant to assist defense contractors' transition into new markets.

Our team is offering training to eligible area defense contractors at no cost if a company representative successfully completes the training. To qualify for the training, companies must be located within Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, or Somerset counties. Companies must have been or still be a registered DoD contractor.

Pre-registration is required. All training will be conducted in the Johnstown area, and opportunities include:

Advanced ITAR Training (2 day) - February 17 & 18, 2016
Foreign Military Sales - April 26, 2016
US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Fundamentals: Export Control of Dual-Use Equipment, Technology and Services - June 15, 2016
International Emerging Markets - August 9, 2016
Advanced Sales - July 20, 2016
Marketing & Communications Training (2.5 days) - August 3, August 22, and September 12, 2016

For questions, please feel free to contact Lenora Leasure, JARI PTAC Program Manager, at (814) 254-4022 or [email protected].

Vision 2025:
Let's Capture Johnstown's Future Together

Wally speaks at a Life-Sustaining Landscapes Circle Meeting last week.

By Wally Burlack

Note: This editorial appeared in the Jan. 31 edition of the Tribune-Democrat.

Vision 2025 is underway. As you may have read, our three circle groups have met. The conversations were great. People talked about ideas and hopes and worries for our community.

They spoke in a group setting and they spoke to each other. Altogether, more than 250 people came together over the course of three meetings.

Here is what we have learned so far: People genuinely, earnestly want a better Johnstown. They want neighborhoods that are safe and friendly. They want an energetic, vibrant downtown and region. They want a cleaner Johnstown. They want people to stop fighting and work together.

None of this is surprising.

We hoped for, and expected, these kinds of conversations...Continue reading the full article here.