Agricultural Rebate Program
DEP is offering rebates to Pennsylvania agricultural producers for energy efficiency projects. Rebates are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
If your business is growing crops or raising livestock and poultry, your energy profile looks a lot different than a manufacturer or commercial building owner. You might need to move air, liquids or food around large areas. You may need to refrigerate fruit, milk or eggs. Your barn or greenhouse may need heating in winter, or you need specialized lighting for your plants or animals. There's increasing consumer interest in local food, native plants, organic and related certifications, and embodied energy – for example the energy used to get from seed to table. There's also climate change: The Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan 2018 shows the impacts that climate change will likely have on agriculture, including altered growing seasons for crops, increased heat stress for livestock, and intensified stormwater runoff and flooding issues. Ag best practices, including energy conservation and renewable energy generation, can help offset some of these negative impacts. For all of these reasons, it's vital that you know your operation's energy profile and manage it to conserve and save energy, thus saving money.
Applications due: June 30, 2023, or whenever funding is exhausted.
Click HERE for more information.
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No matter what you are looking for to assist with your business, the Chamber is here to help. If we don't know the answer we will do our best to find it or connect you with an expert that can assist you. |
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Platinum
Fulton County Medical Center
Shafer Equipment Co.
Gold
Stern Insurance Agency
Silver
Mutual Benefit Group
Bronze
Bumgardner & Flasher Oil, Inc.
Community State Bank
Grier School
Orbisonia Hardware, Inc.
Royal
Bange's Masonary
MiCamp Solutions LLC
Culbertson Commercial Cleaning Service
FirstEnergy Corporation
Juniata College
Keller Engineers
Lincoln Caverns, Inc. and Whisper Rocks
McDonald's
Stiffler, McGraw and Associates, Inc.
Dirtbusters Cleaning Services
MCS Bank
Interested in learning about becoming a Partner in Excellence?
Packages range from $125 to $1,000.
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2022 Huntingdon County Planning Commission Annual Report
Chamber staff joined members of the Huntingdon County Planning Commission and others at the March 9th Annual Planning Commission Dinner. Along with the presentation of the Community Improvement Awards, their was a guest speaker and the presentation of the Planning Commission's Annual Report. Click here to view the report.
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The Chamber's Education & BASICS Committee is interested in learning what educational needs you have. Please use the button to complete the survey so that we may assist you with meeting those needs.
Interested in joining the committee to help plan educational events and our Youth Leadership series. Contact Yvonne at [email protected].
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Nonprofit Security Grant Program
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released its Notice of Funding Opportunity (PDF) for the 2023 grant program. Use this page to find application resources and important information.
Deadline: 5 p.m. Friday, April 28, 2023.
For more information, click HERE
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Inclusion & Workforce Summit
Commerce (PA), and Somerset County Chamber of Commerce) at an Inclusive Leadership Summit. We engaged in thoughtful conversations and networking with the goal of supporting an inclusive culture to recruit and retain talent. Thank you to our keynote speaker, Dr. Casey Cover, our panelists who shared best practices from Omni Bedford Springs Resort, REI, Conemaugh Medical Center, Sheetz, and St. Francis University, and to all who attended. We look forward to continuing this conversation in support of cultivating workforce, building and connecting our region.
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Interested in advertising in our enews?
The cost is $25.00; $10.00 for 501(3) organizations. Yearly rates are available.
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Elected Officials Reception
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Administrative Professionals Luncheon
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
noon - 1:00 p.m.
2023 Golf Tournament
July 26, 2023
Huntingdon County Night at the Curve
Saturday, August 26, 2023
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Sporting Clay Tournament
September 13, 2023
September 20. 2023 (Storm date)
Annual Awards Gala
Thursday, October 5, 2023
We are planning our 2023 events. If you are interested in hosting a Business Afer Hours or ribbon cutting please let Yvonne know. ymartin@untingdonchamber,com
We are also in the process of planning our seminars. Please let us know if you have specific educational needs.
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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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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Unveils New Behavioral Health Unit and Hahne Cancer and Outpatient Infusion Center |
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We are pleased to share with you hereunder a link to business offers and requests of Israeli companies, members of the Federation of the Israeli Chambers of Commerce (FICC).
Companies who find these initiatives relevant, may contact them directly through the contact information stated in the offers.
Huntingdon County Chamber members are invited to send them business offers to be circulated throughout their business opportunity digital platform.
Click here for the business offers:
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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.
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UC Fraud and UC-1099G Tax Forms
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.
More Information
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The Chamber's Membership & Marketing Committee is looking for some people to join the committee and help develop more ways we can support our members. If you would like to learn more about the committee, please contact me at [email protected].
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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.
Download our logo to use on your website. Click the logo for more information.
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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.
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Looking for more ways to promote your business?
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Resources from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber continues to create, update, and evolve its various guides and resources.
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Quick Connect Coaching Sessions
Weekly, Tuesdays at 8:30 am
Looking for a quick answer to a question related to disaster recovery, reopening, stabilizing, or projecting for growth? Then attend a "Quick Connect" session to get your questions answered. Each week a consultant will address answers related to a specific topic.
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Contact Us
Yvonne Martin
President/ CEO
Lorena LaGroue
Program Director
Phone: 814-643-1110
Fax: 814-643-1115
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Looking to start an endowment or to support community efforts? Click the logo above to learn more about the Huntingdon County Foundation. |
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