Applications Open March 15 for COVID-19 Hospitality Recovery Program (CHIRP) GETTYSBURG, PA (March 10, 2021) – Adams Economic Alliance, with support from the Adams County Office of Planning and Development, announces a grant program—designed to help tourism and hospitality businesses—will open to applications on Monday, [...]
How are your connections these days? To varying degrees, we’re all missing human connections during this tough pandemic year. So how are your virtual connections? Maybe you’re humming right along, having switched gears to working from home, hooking right up to already-established internet services. Maybe [...]
GETTYSBURG, PA (February 8, 2021) –Adams Economic Alliance officials announce that Abbottstown Industries has secured a Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loan, which will allow the nearly 50-year old manufacturing facility to change hands, yet retain its tradition of being a family-owned and operated Adams [...]
Chad Collie GETTYSBURG, PA (January 27, 2021) – Three new faces and seven returning community members were recently elected and re-elected to three Boards of Directors serving Adams Economic Alliance’s three community-based boards: Adams County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC), Adams County Industrial Development Authority (ACIDA) [...]
Have you noticed the color green has become a popular trending color for business logos? That’s because green signifies healthy growth. It’s also the color of money! In nature, green growth doesn’t just happen during the spring and summer seasons. Inspired by evergreen trees, we [...]
GETTYSBURG, PA (January 5, 2021) – Amid 2020’s unprecedented and uncertain economic conditions, Adams Economic Alliance likewise delivered unprecedented, “steadfast” support to the business community, said Robin Fitzpatrick, Alliance President. She invites individuals and businesses to become 2021 Alliance investors as the organization remains “poised” [...]
Polaris, the North Star, is the brightest star in the entire constellation. That’s where the expression about “our north star” comes in—we use it to refer to something that guides us. It is only fitting that one of our most dedicated, long-serving Alliance volunteers is [...]
Quite often, I enjoy surprising people. Not in the “Boo!” spirit of Halloween, but more in an “Oh!” kind of pleasant surprise. Specifically, people are often surprised that Adams Economic Alliance takes a holistic approach to Adams County’s economy. We don’t focus exclusively on business [...]
GETTYSBURG, PA (Oct. 16, 2020) –Adams County has a new childcare center—Caterpillar Clubhouse, owned and operated by Melissa and Joseph Cavey through JaMaCavey, LLC—thanks in great part to a low-interest $275,000 state loan facilitated by Adams Economic Alliance that spurred the adaptive reuse of Fairfield’s [...]
How would you define “livability?” Adams County has it. The website Livability has made a name for itself over the past 10 years by highlighting what makes small-to-medium-sized towns and cities great places to live. Just like some of our favorite cookies, the “good stuff” [...]
