Blair County Chamber of Commerce
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    • Sales Coordinator Position
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    • Transportation Construction Inspector Supervisor
    • Transportation Construction Inspector
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    • Practical Nursing Instructor
    • Electrical Maintenance Foreman
    • Maintenance Electrician
    • PA PreK Counts Manager/HSSAP Specialist
    • Human Resources Consultant
    • Senior HR Consultant
    • Human Resource Assistant
    • Commercial Loan Documentation Specialist
    • Collections/Workout Specialist
    • Warehouse/Delivery/Service Technician
    • Deli and Kitchen Positions
    • Cashier
    • Receptionist
    • Dairy Queen Crew
    • Maintenance Mechanic
    • Cashier-Lights on the Lake
    • Accounting Associate
    • Customer Service Specialist
    • Various Positions Available
    • Customer Service Clerk
    • Directors, Managers, Trainers, Team Members
    • Physical Therapist
    • Physical Therapist Assistant
    • Customer Service Representatives ( Bank Teller)
    • Caregiver – Bedford County
    • Caregiver – Blair County
    • Independent Contractor Sales Position Software/Consulting
    • Junior Business Continuity Consultant
    • Implementation Lead
    • Motor Coach Chauffeur​

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The Chamber and Lakemont Park woud like to thank everyone that participated in "A Day at the Park" event on September 11!
What a great day to enjoy the wide open spaces of Lakemont Park at the ‘Buy Here. Thrive Here. A Day At The Park’ event this past Friday. This partnership with the Chamber and Lakemont Park helped to raise awareness of the importance of supporting our local economy.

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What does Buy Here. Thrive Here. mean to you?
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* Buy Here. Thrive Here. is an offshoot of the Buy Here. Live Here. initiative that the Chamber introduced six years ago to show the advantages of local buying and the impact that it makes to the Blair County economy.

* Our quality of life is heavily influenced by our ability to support the businesses located here. It is those businesses that support the arts, the symphony, the little league baseball teams, etc. We really gain dramatically as a society through their efforts.

* Buy Here. Thrive Here. focuses on education and awareness. Our community needs to understand the reasons why it is so important to keep retail and hospitality dollars circulating here as opposed to sending them to other states (or countries).

* The Buy Here. Thrive Here. campaign will be accomplished through informational efforts, local media buys and marketing novelties that call attention to the message.

* Using Chamber publications, social media and other informational sources, we will create a plan to recognize and promote our investors so that others in the community can see which businesses/individuals have stepped forward to help.  

* Buy Here. Thrive Here., is not a campaign to discriminate against big-box stores.  The big-box stores in our county pay business taxes, hire our people and, in many cases, help to underwrite many of our charitable causes.  Some are also Chamber members. 

* We will continue to look for additional opportunities to align with efforts like The PA 30-Day Fund which directs grants/loans to businesses that need them most.
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3900 Industrial Park Drive, Suite 12  | Altoona, PA 16602
Phone: (814) 943-8151 | chamber@blairchamber.com
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  • Home
  • About
    • COVID
    • Chamber Q & A
    • Chamber Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Buy Here. Thrive Here.
    • Chamber Committees >
      • Public Policy Committee
    • Chamber Foundation
    • Sponsorships
    • News
    • Publications >
      • NETworks Digital News
      • Business Insight
      • Blog
    • Community Partners
    • Visitor/Relocation Information
    • Policies
    • Contact
  • Chamber Membership
    • Member Directory
    • Membership Application
    • Members Only
  • Special Offers
    • Power Card
    • Small Business Advertising Opportunities
  • Events & Programs
    • Annual Meeting
    • BASICS
    • bizX Regional Trade Show
    • Breakfast Club
    • Business After Hours
    • Business Before Hours
    • Business Excellence Dinner
    • Chamber Golf Classic
    • Committee of Non-Profit Businesses
    • Farm-City
    • Home Garden & Healthy Living Show
    • Leadership Blair County Adult >
      • Class Projects
    • LBC Adult Alumni
    • Leadership Blair County Youth
    • Regional Programs
    • Safety Programming
    • Sustainable Blair County
    • WE-LEaD
    • Young Entrepreneurs Academy
    • Young Professionals of Blair County
    • Events Calendar
    • Workplace Wellness
  • Chamber Trips
  • Job Board
    • Sales Coordinator Position
    • Telemarketing/Telesales - Sales
    • VP OF FINANCE and ADMINISTRATION
    • Transportation Construction Inspector Supervisor
    • Transportation Construction Inspector
    • Practical Nursing Instructors
    • Practical Nursing Instructor
    • Electrical Maintenance Foreman
    • Maintenance Electrician
    • PA PreK Counts Manager/HSSAP Specialist
    • Human Resources Consultant
    • Senior HR Consultant
    • Human Resource Assistant
    • Commercial Loan Documentation Specialist
    • Collections/Workout Specialist
    • Warehouse/Delivery/Service Technician
    • Deli and Kitchen Positions
    • Cashier
    • Receptionist
    • Dairy Queen Crew
    • Maintenance Mechanic
    • Cashier-Lights on the Lake
    • Accounting Associate
    • Customer Service Specialist
    • Various Positions Available
    • Customer Service Clerk
    • Directors, Managers, Trainers, Team Members
    • Physical Therapist
    • Physical Therapist Assistant
    • Customer Service Representatives ( Bank Teller)
    • Caregiver – Bedford County
    • Caregiver – Blair County
    • Independent Contractor Sales Position Software/Consulting
    • Junior Business Continuity Consultant
    • Implementation Lead
    • Motor Coach Chauffeur​