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, September 13, 2018. How many times have you heard people say, “I wish I had a crystal ball so I could see into the future?” Unfortunately, we cannot predict the future with absolute certainty under any condition, but [...]
GETTYSBURG, PA (August 16, 2018) – Adams County poultry farmers Deborah and John Winand Jr, of Double W Farms, purchased a 19-acre Straban Township poultry farm financed in part via a low-interest loan facilitated through Adams Economic Alliance and Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) to increase [...]
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 Gettysburg Times, July 12, 2018. This column is a complete surprise to my Adams Economic Alliance colleague Kaycee Kemper. It’s kind of like Christmas in July! It’s often the most humble, deserving people, who deserve surprise accolades! So [...]
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 [...]
New Microsite Features Adams County Data GETTYSBURG, PA (June 11, 2018) – “Adams Intel,” an extensive collection of Adams County data, research and information, is now available online as a microsite within the Adams Economic Alliance website, AdamsAlliance.org. The project was developed by the Alliance [...]
Jim Williams, Chairman of the Adams County Industrial Development Authority (ACIDA), announced today that an agreement of sale has been signed with Timothy C. Harrison of Staten Island, New York, for the acquisition and development of 108 North Stratton Street, Gettysburg, known publicly as the [...]
By Kaycee Kemper - This column was originally published in the Gettysburg Times, May 10, 2018 My colleague Robin Fitzpatrick and I could not have been prouder: At the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association’s (PEDA) biannual conference in April, Adams County was in the spotlight for [...]
A low-interest loan facilitated through Adams Economic Alliance and Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) helped secure the purchase of a Civil War-era, 10-acre Adams County farm that’s being developed into a meat goat farm plus a family bakery business. A $103,600, 10-year low-interest (two percent) [...]
