UPCOMING EVENTS

We're looking forward to our next Business After Hours at Storm & Park's new location, 600 Science Park Road in State College.

We'll gather from 5 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 17.

There will be drinks, door prizes from Best Line and more!

Menu items include margherita flat bread, pretzel bits with bourbon mustard, locally cured meats and cheese, and a selection of soups.

Be sure to RSVP early for the member $5 early-bird rate.

We look forward to seeing you there and welcoming new members too!

Save the Date!

We're looking forward to our March Business After Hours at Agua Vivir, located at 538 E. College Ave in downtown State College.

We'll gather from 5 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 17.

Stay tuned for more details (RSVPs will open 2/18).

TOP NEWS: Feb. 8, 2022

Valentine's Day Gift Guide

Are you looking for inspiration for this Valentine's Day? Check out these CBICC members for ideas:

Love in the Air at CBICC Event

Join Heidi Watson-Held of HWH Learning Solutions & Consulting as we flashback to Feb. 13, 2020 and read about how love was in the air at a CBICC Business After Hours between Desiree Arroyo of Playa Bowls and Dan Morrow of First Commonwealth Bank...

Nearly 400 Have Joined New Facebook Group 'The Centre of Everything' for Business Deals, Referrals and Recommendations

To better serve our members and community, the CBICC has launched a new Facebook group, "The Centre of Everything." This public forum will serve as a high-traffic gathering place to exchange information about business deals, share recommendations, make referrals and promote business-related news items like new hires and products. While open to anyone who wishes to participate, CBICC members will receive special recognition. We invite you to start a conversation:

Jonathan Virgilio of Gamble Mill show off his new CBICC membership plaque.

Thank you to CBICC Ambassador Ternie Dlugoenski of First National Bank for the delivery assist!

Atlas Therapy has their 2022 CBICC membership window cling on display!

The team at URBN Flavourhaus was excited to receive their CBICC membership plaque!

Thank you to CBICC Ambassador Chad Feather of First Commonwealth Bank for the delivery assist!

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MEMBER NEWS

StateCollege.com: The Winter Olympics kicked off last Thursday and four Penn Staters are representing two countries on the international stage.

EasterSeals will offer Summer Camp from June 20 - August 12. Registration will open on February 7.

Centre County Gazette: Skills of Central PA recently selected Val Barner as the organization’s new chief executive officer, following the retirement of former CEO Rebecca Aungst.

You could win a $50,000 startup grant! Ben Franklin Technology Partners/Central and Northern PA is looking for innovators with BIG IDEAS. Application Deadline 4/18.

HappyValleyIndustry.com (owned by Affinity Connection) As the pandemic continues to present the regional hospitality industry with challenges, tourism and hospitality leaders are pivoting to find success in new areas.

Centre Daily Times: Construction of the first phase of Songbird Sanctuary, a passive park in Ferguson Township, can now begin after supervisors approved the master plan during Tuesday’s meeting.

Meet Pennsylvania’s first Director of Outdoor Recreation, Nathan Reigner.

Feb 10: Stuckey Automotive will host a job fair from 4-7 p.m. at Stuckey Ford Bellefonte, 2892 Benner Pike in Bellefonte.

StateCollege.com: Patton Township's board of supervisors voted unanimously to adopt a 'resolution to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy by or before 2050.'

The Daily Collegian: State College Mayor Ezra Nanes proclaimed the week of Feb. 7 - 11 as National School Counseling Week.

Centre County Gazette: Congratulations to attorney Amos Goodall, CELA, LLM, of Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak! Goodall was recently presented with a 2021 Achieva Award of Excellence.

The 2022 Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania summer camp lineup is here! Registration opens on Fri, Jan 28 at 9 a.m. for Discovery Space members and on Fri, Feb 11 at 9 a.m. for non-members.

StateCollege.com: Between 2016 and 2023, roughly 320,000 square feet of retail and commercial space will have been added to State College in newly constructed high-rise apartment buildings downtown.

Congratulations to all the members named on the PA Business Central Top 100 people of 2022 list!

On Tuesday, February 8, the Centre County Government Board of Commissioners will consider extending the $5 fee for local use.

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