This column was originally published in the Gettysburg Times, December 14, 2017 By Robin Fitzpatrick Last year (2016), Americans gave more than $390 billion—yes “billion”—dollars through charitable giving, a figure that was up 4.2 percent from 2015. Who made up the largest segment of givers? [...]
This column was originally published in The Gettysburg Times, November 9, 2017. By Robin Fitzpatrick Working with the Commonwealth, it feels as though we’ve been in “budget season” for nine months. That’s because we have. Governor Wolf presented his 2017/2018 budget address in February, and [...]
“Ambitious” Goal of Meeting with Every Municipality and School Board in Adams County GETTYSBURG, PA (November 2, 2017) – Officials with the Adams Economic Alliance (AEA) and the Adams County Office of Planning and Development (ACOPD) are in the midst of an “ambitious” goal—meeting with [...]
October 31 Event to Highlight Manufacturing Industry’s Value, Challenges, Future GETTYSBURG, PA (October 18, 2017) – Business and community leaders are invited to a free roundtable discussion including lunch, focused on Adams County’s top industry—manufacturing—on Tuesday, October 31 at the Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC)—Gettysburg [...]
This article was originally published in the Gettysburg Times, October 12, 2017: By Duane Kanagy, Manager of Communications/Community Services, Adams Electric Cooperative We have been asked why Adams Electric Cooperative supports the Adams County Economic Development Corporation (now part of the Adams Economic Alliance). Here [...]
This article was originally published in the Gettysburg Times, September 14, 2017: By Kaycee Kemper Since our last column, our organization has announced a new name and identity, so first I want to address this exciting news! Adams County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC) was the [...]
GETTYSBURG, PA (September 7, 2017) – Adams Economic Alliance (AEA) is the new umbrella name for three Adams County organizations—the Adams County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC), the Adams County Industrial Development Authority (ACIDA) and the Adams County General Authority (ACGA). A new branding campaign incorporates [...]
“Brown’s Ranch” Developing into Beef Cattle Operation GETTYSBURG, PA (August 16, 2017) – A low-interest loan facilitated through Adams County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC) and Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) helped secure the purchase of a historical 232-acre farm in Adams County that’s being developed into [...]
This article was originally published in the Gettysburg Times, August 10, 2017: By Kaycee Kemper A lot happens between August and September—harvests are gathered, a new school year begins, and we enjoy our final summer vacations, daytrips, and picnics. After Labor Day, we return [...]
This article was originally published in the Gettysburg Times, July 13, 2017: By Robin Fitzpatrick We (Adams County Economic Development Corporation staff) are passionate about advocating for Adams County’s businesses, economy, jobs, workforce, and quality of life. “Work Smart. Live Happy.” is the new slogan [...]
