HOLLIDAYSBURG At the Blair County Courthouse on Wednesday, some ninth graders from the Hollidaysburg Area School District got to sit in a courtroom jury box while their classmates filled the gallery. From both locations, the students were in the same seats used by county residents on a jury selection day but the students […]
Sixteen local students representing 14 self-made businesses graduated from the Blair County Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!). Throughout the 25-week program, students received the necessary tools to launch their very own IRS-registered business. Sessions included mentoring from industry experts, field trips and an investor panel event in which students pitched their business plans […]
When first responders and other emergency personnel can talk to each other more quickly in the field, they can respond better to the crisis they’re confronting at the time. That’s why they’ve welcomed a software system Hollidaysburg native Stephanie Foster helped create that improves communication in crisis situations. In 2011, Foster joined MIT Lincoln Laboratory […]
When first responders and other emergency personnel can talk to each other more quickly in the field, they can respond better to the crisis they’re confronting at the time. That’s why they’ve welcomed a software system Hollidaysburg native Stephanie Foster helped create that improves communication in crisis situations. In 2011, Foster joined MIT Lincoln Laboratory […]
Benjamin Smith, 17, of Hollidaysburg, runs part of his daily two-mile run around Hollidaysburg Area High School on Monday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski