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Corey Stouffer, owner of Stouffer s Mobile Mower Repair, 119 Fairfield Ave., Johnstown, stands in his garage area on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.
By Todd Berkey
tberkey@tribdem.com
Stouffer s Mobile Mower Repair owner Corey Stouffer cuts a ribbon with his son Dylan, 8, and his wife Nicole, during a Cambria Regional Chamber ribbon-cutting event to formally welcome the business on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.
By Todd Berkey
tberkey@tribdem.com
Stoufferâs Mobile Mower Repair now has a shop for mower drop offs at 119 Fairfield Avenue in the West End section of Johnstown.
An American flag on the front of the building waved in the breeze as business owner Corey Stouffer and his family cut a ribbon at the new facility Wednesday.
wfrank@altoonamirror.com
The Organic Snack Co., which makes Kate’s Real Food protein bars, opened its 20,000-square-foot production facility last summer. Former Altoona dentist, developer Bruce Thaler, is co-owner of Kate’s Real Food.
Courtesy photo / Photo illustration by Nick Anna
By Walt Frank
Economic development in the region was another victim of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
Starting in March, the staff and board members of the Altoona Blair County Development Corp. could only react to the crisis, managing emergency grant programs, forgiving loans, deferring rents and referring unemployment claims, said President and CEO Stephen McKnight.
Nevertheless, in 2020, ABCD Corp. facilitated 52 business financing projects that represented nearly $17 million in total capital investment and nearly $6.3 million in program funding. These projects led to the creation of 25 new jobs and retention of 210, McKnight said.
Johnstown Area Regional Industries is accepting applications for a new scholarship program aimed at providing people ages 16 to 30 with new career opportunities through short-term training programs.