Leadership Class Kick-off Reception, Labor Force Data, Awards Gala & More!

September 1, 2023

Huntingdon County Leadership Class of 2024 holds Kick-off Event

On Thursday, August 24, 2023, the newest members of the Huntingdon County Leadership class started their nine months of Leadership training with the Kick-off event. This year Huntingdon County Leadership welcomes 14 new class members.

Barbara Covert, Huntingdon County Leadership committee chair welcomed the Class of 2024 and guests in attendance. The class will meet monthly beginning in September. Monthly training topics will include diversity, grant writing, local government, healthcare, economic development, education, conflict resolution, and team building.

The evening ended with recognition and thank you to the area businesses that sponsored and contributed to the success of the event. Business sponsors included: Team Chevrolet, Buick, BMC; PA CareerLink Huntingdon; and Penn Highlands Community College. A special thank you and recognition to the Huntingdon County Commissioners for the use of the Bailey Ballroom to host the reception.

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Understanding the Security Features Within Microsoft 365

Learn valuable lessons on how to safely navigate, collaborate, and utilize AI within the Microsoft 365 Suite in this FREE information technology webinar!

Join us virtually as we partner with Intrada Technologies to present this valuable webinar. Intrada Technologies’ Senior Project Coordinator James Haywood will deliver a one-hour presentation where he’ll cover:

· The full features within the Microsoft 365 Suite

· How to secure collaboration within your team; and

· Best practices for achieving security, compliance, and AI within 365.

You won’t want to miss this excellent, free, online opportunity to master one of the nation’s most popular workplace systems!

Following the speakers’ presentations, he will engage in a moderated Q&A session.

Sporting Clay Tournament

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Wednesday, September 20. 2023

(Storm date)

Shenecoy Sportsman

Annual Awards Gala

Thursday, October 5, 2023

5:30 reception; 6:00 dinner

Trophy Mountain Lodge

Breakfast and Briefing with Congressman Joyce

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

8:00 to 9:00 a.m.

Huntingdon Country Club

Comfort Inn

Business After Hours

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Comfort Inn

Administrative Professionals

Day Luncheon

(Come celebrate your employees

and co-workers)

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Noon to 1:00 p.m.

Huntingdon Country Club

America Works Data

A national crisis by the numbers

Right now, there are too many jobs without people to fill them. As a result, businesses can’t grow, compete, and thrive. The U.S. Chamber and Chamber Foundation's America Works initiative is mobilizing business and government to swiftly address the crisis.

This page captures the trends on job openings, labor force participation, quit rates, and more, for a quick understanding of the state of the workforce. Take a look behind the numbers at what is causing the worker shortage and learn which states and industries have been impacted the most.

The U.S. has lost millions of workers.

Learn more here.

Expanding Mental Health Benefits

In the past couple of years, many employers have expanded their company’s mental health benefits as a show of support for potential job seekers, employees, and their families. The intention is to help promote employee wellbeing through better access and improved benefit levels for those feeling stressed about personal or work-life matters.

Workers seem to appreciate the efforts and are taking advantage of the services. Some of the changes business owners are making include:

· Increasing access to mental health services through methods like telehealth

· An expansion of access to in-network mental health providers

· Reduced cost sharing for mental healthcare visits

· The addition or expansion of employee assistance programs for mental health services

· Access to yoga, meditation, and mindfulness sessions at the workplace or home

· Providing apps that support wellness, focusing on fitness, sleep and relaxation

By addressing issues like stress and anxiety in a more proactive fashion, employers can reduce or even eliminate costly treatment for conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and cardiac problems. The small financial investment the employer makes now can often save substantial costs in the future.

The Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce offers its members access to My Benefit Advisor as a solution for employee benefits, including voluntary offerings. For more information about My Benefit Advisor, visit our website at hccc.mybenefitadvisor.com or contact Craig Pritts at (800) 377-3539.

MEMBERS ONLY: Download our logo to use on your website. Click the logo for more information. Feel free to link the image on your website to our website, huntingdonchamber.com.

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If you are hiring, please send position information to [email protected] or login to the member section of our website to post your jobs.

UC Fraud and UC-1099G Tax Forms

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-treatment-of-unemployment-compensation

Victim of unemployment fraud?

Criminals using stolen identities filed claims for unemployment compensation in other people's names. Because unemployment compensation is taxable, state unemployment agencies submit Forms 1099-G to individuals in whose names and Social Security numbers the unemployment compensation was paid and to the IRS. Victims of fraud who receive Forms 1099-G with inaccurate amounts of unemployment compensation in Box 1 should notify the state agencies of the inaccuracies and request corrected Forms 1099-G. The Department of Labor details www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/UIIDtheft.

Taxpayers should only report income they actually received on their tax returns. Do not report income you did not receive. The IRS offers tax guidance to victims at https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/identity-theft-and-unemployment-benefits.

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Did you know........

Small businesses represent the largest segment by number of most local chamber membership rolls. Results in the research study by The Shapiro Group, Inc. and Market Street indicate the impact of local chamber membership on small businesses is very powerful. If a consumer knows a small business is a member of its local chamber, the business enjoys a 44 percent increase in its consumer favorability rating, a 51 percent increase in consumer awareness, a 57 percent increase in its local reputation and a 63 percent increase in the likelihood that consumers will patronize the business in the future.

Research indicates that chamber membership stimulates business-to-business commerce in the local community. Other businesses in town are more likely to do business with you and your company if you are a member of the local chamber. Because a major part of a small business typically comes from business-to-business services, it is essential to maintain a positive standing within the local business community.

MEMBERS may download our logo to use on your website. Click the logo for more information.

Paid Leave Tax Credit Resources and Guidance

Click here to view the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Fact Sheet to learn more about the Paid Leave Tax Credit, how it works, and who is qualified to receive it.

Click here to view the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)’s Fact Sheet to learn more about how to claim the tax credit during quarterly filings and additional resources for employers about the program.