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Tuesday, May 26, 2020
June 2020 Polling Places
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Thursday, May 07, 2020Self-employed and Others Can Now File for Backdated Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Benefits
Self-employed and Others Can Now File for Backdated Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Benefits Approved claimants should get lump sum payments within 1 week of filing Weekly certifications MUST be filed every week to continue receiving payments Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak today announced eligible self-employed, independent contractors, gig workers and others not normally eligible for regular unemployment compensation (UC) can begin
Friday, April 17, 2020SCORE is offering to assist with a strategy to resume operations
The Central PA Chapter of SCORE is offering to assist any company or non-profit organization in its service area to develop a strategy for resuming operations after being curtailed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The chapter’s service area consists of Centre, Mifflin, Clearfield, Clinton and Huntingdon Counties. According to Ken Manno, the chapter’s immediate past chair and a SCORE Certified Business Mentor, teams consisting of three to four members each have been created to provide assistance to
Wednesday, April 15, 2020U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Launches Fund to Support Small Business Recovery
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, with founding partner Vistaprint, has launched the Save Small Business Fund, a grant program to provide assistance to small businesses owners impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Funded by contributions from corporate and philanthropic partners, the Foundation will distribute $5,000 grants to small employers in economically vulnerable communities in the United States and its territories. “Small business owners are facing unprecedented challenges. The needs are
Wednesday, April 01, 2020Gov. Wolf, Sec. of Health: Pennsylvania on Statewide Stay-at-Home Order Beginning at 8 PM Tonight, “Most Prudent Option to Stop the Spread”
Gov. Wolf, Sec. of Health: Pennsylvania on Statewide Stay-at-Home Order Beginning at 8 PM Tonight, “Most Prudent Option to Stop the Spread”Governor Wolf’s OrderSecretary of Health’s OrderStay at Home Guidance Industry Operation Guidance Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today announced all 67 Pennsylvania counties will be under stay-at-home orders effective tonight, Wednesday, April 1, at 8 p.m. “This is the most prudent option to stop the spread of COVID-19
Thursday, March 19, 2020Kdan Mobile Offers FREE Tools to help you work remotely
We hope that you're all staying safe and healthy! We're Kdan Mobile, an international SaaS (software as a service) company with an office in Huntingdon County, and we wanted to share our software with everyone at no cost to help make remote working/social distancing as productive as possible. This link will take you to a signup page we put together that will let you create an account and access the following services:DottedSign - our electronic signature tool that lets you create and send contracts online
Wednesday, March 04, 2020NEW STUDY REVEALS PA LOSES BILLIONS IN REVENUE DUE TO INADEQUATE CHILDCARE
NEW STUDY REVEALS PA LOSES BILLIONS IN REVENUE DUE TO INADEQUATE CHILDCARE March 2, 2020 A study by the U.S. Chamber Foundation, which was unveiled last week at an Early Education Summit at the U.S. Chamber, shows that Pennsylvania loses an estimated $3.47 billion annually for the state’s economy due to childcare issues that include a lack of access to quality childcare. This number includes an estimated $591 million annual loss in tax revenue as well as an estimated annual loss to Pennsylvania employers
Monday, January 20, 2020PA CHAMBER LAUNCHES CAREER CALCULATOR TO HELP PA STUDENTS MAXIMIZE CAREER OPTIONS
PA CHAMBER LAUNCHES CAREER CALCULATOR TO HELP PA STUDENTS MAXIMIZE CAREER OPTIONS January 17, 2020 Last week, the PA Chamber Educational Foundation launched "Your Career Starts HERE" – an online career calculator aimed at helping Pennsylvania students make informed post-secondary education decisions. As the next phase of the PA Chamber’s wide-ranging workforce initiative aimed at addressing the jobs skills gap, Start the Conversation HERE, the calculator pulls key Pennsylvania specific information –
Tuesday, January 14, 2020Improved Tax Withholding Estimator helps workers target the refund they want; shows how to fill out
Improved Tax Withholding Estimator helps workers target the refund they want; shows how to fill out new 2020 W-4IRS YouTube Videos:IRS Tax Withholding Estimator – English | SpanishThe Internal Revenue Service has launched a new and improved Tax Withholding Estimator, designed to help workers target the refund they want by having the right amount of federal income tax taken out of their pay.The Tax Withholding Estimator, now available on IRS.gov, incorporates the changes from the redesigned Form W-4,
Monday, December 09, 20194 Ways to Pull Great Stories Out of Your Customers
4 Ways to Pull Great Stories Out of Your Customers Storytelling makes for amazing marketing because people don't realize they're being marketed to. They're pulled into the story. They develop an emotional attachment to your business and they stick around for the resolution. Good storytelling casts your customers as the heroes of their stories. You want their successes and triumphs to be told because you want potential customers to hear the stories and think that they can do those things too. When
Tuesday, August 09, 2016Social Media and Electronic Communications Policy
SOCIAL MEDIA AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS POLICY POLICY STATEMENTAdopted June 6, 2016 The Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce fully acknowledges and recognizes the emergence and influence of Social Media and Electronic Communications in the modern world, as well as the rights of individuals to actively participate in the undertaking of such activities. The goal of electronic communication from our organization is to cultivate an environment wherein the usage of electronic media contributes to the
