Robin Fitzpatrick, my dear friend and mentor, has dedicated the past 20 years of her career to Adams County’s economic development, and in this column I’m going to attempt to summarize the indelible mark she has made—and continues to make—on our lives, the county and [...]
This article is published in the November 14, 2019 Gettysburg Times. The word “alliance” truly means union, relationship or partnership. Much of our work focuses on connections and relationships! In that spirit, today we hear from guest columnist and vital partner Steve Rasmussen of Adams [...]
GETTYSBURG, PA (August 6, 2019) –Adams Economic Alliance officials announce Laboratory, Analytical & Biological Services (LABS) of New Oxford has secured a Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loan for $338,000 which is allowing the environmental testing company to purchase and renovate an existing Adams County [...]
If you work in construction, you can point to buildings that you had a hand in creating. If you’re a teacher, your students are living testaments to your classroom lessons. If you work in food service, you can place a delicious dinner, cake, or cup [...]
Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” In today’s column, I’m happy to share news about an on-the-job training program that actually reimburses employers for up to half of the wages of new employees undergoing training as they acclimate to [...]
Connecting the dots is important. Think back to your grade school days and “connect the dot” puzzles. Before putting your pencil to paper, the paper contained random dots. But once you started connecting the dots by numbers 1, 2, 3, you could start guessing about [...]
I want to begin today’s column by asking you what might seem like a simple question: What comes to mind when you hear the word “home?” Think about all the ways your home connects the fabric of your life—a place to live and raise your [...]
This column was originally published in the Gettysburg Times, October 11, 2018 The large hand-painted sign on the door of a bait and tackle shop at the Erie Bayfront Marina says, “I believe in Erie.” Every session, reception and sponsor thereafter echoed the same sentiment [...]
This column was originally published in the Gettysburg Times, August 9, 2018 If you read my dear colleague Robin Fitzpatrick’s column last month, you were “in” on a great surprise. (If you missed it, click here.) To say I am grateful to count Robin as a [...]
This column was originally published in the Gettsyburg Times, June 14, 2018 It’s one of the most positive, forward-thinking partnerships in which our organization is fortunate to participate and contribute: The Hanover Regional Economic Development Plan. In today’s column, I’m going to explain why it [...]
