Please help us welcome our newest member, Port Pizza, LLC! 

WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service today released Notice 1036, which updates the income-tax withholding tables for 2018 reflecting changes made by the tax reform legislation enacted last month. This is the first in a series of steps that IRS will take to help improve the accuracy of withholding following major changes made by the new tax law. 

The updated withholding information, posted today on IRS.gov, shows the new rates for employers to use during 2018. Employers should begin using the 2018 withholding tables as soon as possible, but not later than Feb. 15, 2018. They should continue to use the 2017 withholding tables until implementing the 2018 withholding tables. 

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SPE Celebrates 40 Years in Business with 40 Ways of Giving Back

As SPE Federal Credit Union celebrates four decades in business, the organization is embarking on a special program of volunteering and charitable giving. Called the 40 for 40 Campaign, SPE is working on forty initiatives that contribute to the Centre and Huntingdon County communities in a meaningful way - one for each year that the SPE has been in business. Over the course of 2018, SPE will work with 40 different non-profit organizations offering services, raising money, collecting donations in their offices, and volunteering time. 

To continue reading about this campaign, please click here. 

Family Hospice and Palliative Care, Part of UPMC Home Nursing Agency (HNA), is offering a free Grief Support Group on Sunday afternoons for six weeks beginning Feb. 11. The group will meet from 5-6 p.m. at Home Nursing Agency's office, 9492 William Penn Hwy., Huntingdon. 

To read the full press release, please click here. 

All Forms 8809, Application for Extension of Time to File Information Returns, filed on paper are now processed by the Internal Revenue Service Center in Ogden, Utah. These paper forms must be mailed. Faxes will not be accepted. 

The mailing address is: 

Department of Treasury

Internal Revenue Service Center

Ogden, UT 84201-0209

The IRS will only grant extensions for very specific reasons. For example, records were lost in a disaster or someone responsible for filing the company's returns has an unavoidable absence. You can get details on these and other exceptions on Form 8809.

HUNTINGDON, PA, JANUARY 15, 2018 - Create, enjoy, interact, listen and taste the arts during Art Walk Huntingdon. 

Art Walk Huntingdon will take place on the third Thursday of every month with the next on on January 18, 2018 during the hours of 5:00-8:00 PM.

The event is an open house format with no defined start or end point. Each participating venue will host an art related special event, performance, or activity. Don't worry if you can't make it everywhere...there is always next month!

The January 18th Art Walk includes:

Juniata College Museum of Art: Pablo Picasso Art Exhibition

Mud Junkies Ceramics Club (Juniata College Ceramics Studio)

Standing Stone Coffee Co.: Make and take Suncatcher

Stone Town Gallery Cafe: Crepe Make and Eat

American Legion Post 24: Painting activity led by Mae DeArmitt and chicken noodle soup and hoagies

Huntingdon County Arts Council: Acrylic Painting with Artist Kelly Kozora

Gage Mansion Bed & Breakfast: Victorian Valentine Card Making

A.C. Darby Studio

Don't forget to search for the official Art Walk Huntingdon mascot, Artie Walker. If you find him at one of the participating businesses, take a selfie with him and post it publicly on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using the hashtags #IFoundArtie and #ArtWalkHdon for a chance to win a prize from Artie's Prize Basket. 

To learn more about Art Walk Huntingdon, please click here. 

Social Media & Cyber Safety Seminar

Please join us on Wednesday, January 17 from 9-11 a.m. at the Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center for our Social Media & Cyber Safety Seminar. 

Social Media Safety will be presented by Leonard Chernisky, Health and Training Specialist, PA Department of Labor and Industry. 

The purpose of this training is to provide online users with an understanding of what the dangers of using social media are as well as ways to protect yourself from those dangers. Upon completion of this program, you will be able to define what social media is, understand the dangers of social media use, understand some of the popular social media terminology, understand ways to protect yourself when using the internet and social media sites and understand personal and professional implication of social media. 

Cyber safety will be presented by Tom McClain from the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11. 

This portion will provide an overview of the common attacks and preventative measures. Several tool/tool kits will be presented to help with staff training and best practices. 

To register, please email [email protected]. 

Winter Blues Tickets

Join us on Sunday, March 4, 2018 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Huntingdon Country Club as we Shake Off the Winter Blues. Popular Blair County band Flight 19 will once again entertain guests. Former radio personality from Rocky 104.9, Jay Randyll will emcee the event. 

Non-profits will have tables to showcase their cause. Purchase raffle tickets from them for an iPad. Tickets are $1.00 each and proceeds benefit the non-profits. 

Join us at the "Taste of Huntingdon County" and vote for your favorite taste. A cash bar will be available. Tickets are $25 each and are available at the Chamber office at 500 Allegheny Street, Huntingdon. 

Sponsors confirmed at the time are:

Valley Rural Electric - Event Sponsor

Juniata College - Prize Sponsor

Huntingdon County Career & Technology Center - Patron Sponsor

Mutual Benefit Group - Marketing Sponsor

Register now to participate 

If you are interested in participating in the "Taste of Huntingdon County" please click here for the link. Non-profits interested in promoting themselves and earning a little - or a lot - of money should click here for more information and the form. You must be a member of the Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce to participate. 

China Adventure 2019

For more information on this trip, please click here! We will be holding an orientation on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the J.C. Blair Health System, Education Center. Please contact Yvonne for details or to RSVP at (814) 643-1110 or [email protected]. 

Penn National Dividend Program

Special Announcement! Facebook Virtual Tour for Business

On The Job Training Program

• Cuts the cost of wages for employers by a minimum of 50% during the training time.
• Reduces the employer's costs for advertising and recruitment.
• Allows employers to make all hiring and firing decisions.
• Guarantees a quick referral process.
• Requires minimal paperwork.
• May involve a single placement, a number of people for one type of job, or a variety of jobs. 

• Post the job on the CareerLink system.
• A search is then conducted of the eligible applicant pool for people who match the characteristics set by the employer. The employer is then provided the information about potential candidates in the manner in which they have requested. 
• The employer decides whom they want to hire and a possible start date. The Business Services staff is notified about the circumstances of the hire. 
• The employer and the Business Services Representative negotiate a contract, which includes a training plan, length of training and costs to be reimbursed to the employer for providing the training. It is important to note that this contract MUST be in place BEFORE an eligible client begins working or the opportunity to secure funding will be lost. 

The Chamber is now offering use of our Bulk Mail Permit for FREE to our members. Bulk Mail Permits cost $250.00 per year. If you are interested in using the Bulk Mailing Stamp, we will walk you through the process to make it easy for you. You will still have to pay postage. 

If you are interested in saving money on your electric bill, please contact [email protected] or 814-643-1110 to get connected with the program endorsed by 120 chambers of commerce in PA and 80 Harrisburg based associations. OnDemand Energy manages 6 billion kWh in PA. There is no cost or obligation involved with seeing how much money your business or organization can save. In many cases it has been quite a significant savings. OnDemand Energy can also review your gas savings options with you. 

You are now able to be the exclusive sponsor of our weekly e-newsletter. The cost is $200 a quarter and includes your name in the email heading as the sponsor and an ad (2 in. wide and 3 in. tall) at the top of the left column of the newsletter. 

If you only want to have an ad (2 in. wide and 2 1/2 in. tall) in the left column, the cost is $100 per quarter or $300 per year. Please continue to share your events and special news and we will include that information for free. Contact [email protected] if you would like to include your ad in our e-newsletter or be the exclusive sponsor. 

Many of you have been asking about more opportunities to send email blasts to our database of nearly 1,000. Currently individual blasts are $50 for for-profit businesses and $25 for non-profits. You can now purchase one blast a week for a quarter for $200 or one blast a week for a year for $500. Non-profits pay $100 for the quarter or $250 for the year. Contact [email protected] if you are interested in taking advantage of this special opportunity. 

This group is being brought to you at the request of HCCC members during the most recent survey. The HCCC Member to Member group is a closed group for Chamber members only to post questions and important information that other members will find valuable. Please invite other Chamber members to join our group and share in discussions. 

If you have any business news and updates, achievements, awards or recognitions that you would like to be included, it can be done for FREE! If you have an event that is free or all the proceeds are being donated to a non-profit as a fundraiser, we'll include it for FREE! If you'd like to include a promotion or a money making event or non-profit fundraiser where proceeds will benefit the organization's operations, we charge a small fee. (Profit - $25 and Non-Profit - $10) Contact MacKenzie Locke at 814-643-1110 or [email protected] if you're interested in including an article.