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Originally posted on Altoona Blair County Development Commission website, June 20, 2017 by Steve McKnight — We are a community of entrepreneurs. Just look around at the numerous family [...]

Originally published in Tribune Democrat, June 21, 2017 by Mark Pesto — ALTOONA – Many of the people who will be key to the economic survival of southwestern Pennsylvania and the [...]

Originally posted in the Altoona Mirror, William Kibler, June 21, 2017. — As a 16-year-old student at Altoona Area High School, Michael DePiro began designing websites for businesses, [...]

(Published by WJAC TV, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Katie O’Toole, Reporter) http://wjactv.com/news/local/a-new-project-aims-to-help-entrepreneurs —- New project aims to help [...]

Originally appeared in the Tribune-Democrat, June 21, 2017 by Mark Pesto — ALTOONA – In an effort to encourage regional entrepreneurs to get involved in the new Startup Alleghenies [...]

Originally published in Somerset Daily American on June 20th, 2017 by Michelle Ganassi The Somerset County Economic Development Council has an entrepreneur and innovation coach as part of a [...]

Born in Mexico City and raised in sunny San Diego, California, I had a wonderful childhood. Growing up in a diverse community that offered many opportunities at a young age allowed for me to [...]

Greetings from the Alleghenies! My name is Daniel J. Parisi and I am a lifelong resident of Somerset County, I am thrilled to join Startup Alleghenies and the Somerset County Economic Development [...]

I am the Manager of Loan Servicing and Entrepreneurial Development at the Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation.  With more than 13 years of commercial banking and economic development [...]

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $1,213,868 grant on April 1, 2017 to the Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAP&DC) on behalf of a partnership of [...]