I know it’s a cheesy saying, but teamwork really does make the dream work. Case in point, at a recent staff meeting, my colleagues Kaycee Kemper, Brady Rodgers and I all paused to take time to reflect on our 2024 highlights. And each one of [...]
Alliance facilitates $658,150 state grant for project’s outdoor ag-themed playground GETTYSBURG, PA (November 18, 2024) – Adams Economic Alliance officials are partnering with the newly-formed nonprofit Pennsylvania Agricultural Discovery Center, a $26 million project envisioned as an agritourism attraction coming to Adams County, enhancing the [...]
If you read our monthly columns regularly, you know that we have a heart for veterans in our Adams County community. The Alliance is proud to have played a role in launching Adams County Veterans Advocate Network (VAN) about two years ago. And what a [...]
By Robin Fitzpatrick I recently went down a rabbit hole. It all started when I received an email from Dr. Wesley Doll, Superintendent at Upper Adams School District. He asked if I could help him update some data on a PowerPoint he uses every year [...]
Por Brady Rodgers En el mes febrero, me reuní con uno de los miembros de nuestra junta directiva; durante nuestra conversación, hubo una idea que se me quedó grabada en la mente: el vibrante espíritu empresarial de la comunidad hispana del condado de Adams – [...]
Click here for this entire article, en español! I had a conversation with one of our board members back in February, and his words stuck with me. He talked about the vibrant entrepreneurial spirit within Adams County’s Hispanic community—the incredible restaurants, stores and small businesses. [...]
More than $2.3 million in state loan and grant funding will help Adams Economic Alliance clean up the former CM Metals Gettysburg Foundry site located in Cumberland Township’s Greenmount Growth Area. Aerial photo by Mark Clowney for the County of Adams. State money coming through [...]
It’s the best of both worlds: history, combined with a bright future. Redevelopment of a blighted property. A new beginning for a local company, after being consumed by a fire. Partnerships between state and local officials in full support of the project. Improvements to local [...]
I bet everyone has a memory or story to tell about a favorite field trip. I encourage you to think back to your school days, and how exciting it was to leave school and visit the Battlefield, a zoo, farm, or museum—in Gettysburg, Harrisburg or [...]
Groceries are more expensive than ever. Prices are 22.04% higher in 2024 compared to 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics. And here’s one more statistic that might surprise you: In Central Pennsylvania, more than 9% of households receiving food assistance have [...]
