Showcase for Commerce holds silver celebration




JOHNSTOWN, PA – The Showcase for Commerce held its 25th annual event at the Pasquerilla Conference Center on May 27-29. Nearly 150 multi-national, national and regional exhibitors in at­tendance had the opportunity to meet government acquisition leaders, federal elected officials, major defense corpora­tions and subcontractors, and strategic business partners – regional, national and international. About 2,000 individu­als attended the showcase […]

PA IMPACT award winners announced




HERSHEY, PA – Team Pennsylvania Foundation President Laura Williams rec­ognized 50 outstanding companies and entrepreneurs for creating jobs, develop­ing ideas, expanding into new markets and making positive contributions in lo­cal communities at the 2015 Governor’s ImPAct Awards on May 21. “Today we celebrate Pennsylvanians who work hard every day to help their workers thrive, to grow their compa­nies and to […]

Accounting for the CPA shortage

Millennials shun accounting as boomer accountants retire


The demand for accounting and fi­nance professionals is anticipated to grow faster than the average for all in­dustries, with a predicted 18 to 26 per­cent growth rate, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. As the econ­omy continues to recover, more compa­nies are seeking accounting and finance professionals to help them navigate the brave new world of regulatory require­ments, […]

Trends in accounting

Q&A with Larson, Kellett & Associates, P.C.


To gauge how current trends in ac­counting are playing out in the north cen­tral part of the Commonwealth, Pennsyl­vania Business Central contacted Bradley Kellett, a certified public accountant and co-founder of Larson, Kellett & Associ­ates, P.C., a full-service public accounting and consulting firm in Montoursville, Ly­coming County. The company was founded by Brian Larson and Bradley Kellett in 1993 after […]

Novey family donates land for park



CLEARFIELD, PA – In effort to enhance downtown Clearfield and redevelopment of the riverfront, Clearfield Borough Manager, Les Stott, announced the recent donation of land by Gladys Novey and Family to Clearfield Borough. Through a collaborative effort among the Novey Family, Clearfield Borough and Clearly Ahead Development, the .48 acre site will be transformed into the Raftsman Memorial Park. A […]

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SOMERSET COUNTY SPOTLIGHT



Somerset County, named after the county in the United Kingdom, was created on April 17, 1795, from part of Bedford County. As of the 2010 census, the county’s population was 77,742. The borough of Somerset is both the county seat and the county’s largest borough. The county has a total area of 1,081 square miles, 6.6 square miles of which […]

Major exporter makes an impact on Somerset County




SOMERSET, PA – In the early 1990’s, while travelling overseas for his job in production and international sales, founder and current president Guy Berkebile was asked by an Egyptian cus­tomer if he could provide him with sili­cone produced in the United States. The client had to wait four months to receive the silicone he wanted. Berkebile saw this gap as […]

PSECU opens first financial center in State College




STATE COLLEGE, PA – Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union officially opened its first brick and mortar location on June 22. Before the ribbon was cut, Vern Squier, presi­dent and CEO of The Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre Coun­ty, Greg Smith, president and CEO of PSECU, and Mayor Elizabeth Gore­ham spoke shortly on the importance of this development for […]

20-year transportation plan with eight-county impact to be fully updated




LEWISBURG, PA – A plan that sets transportation priorities in eight coun­ties for the next 20 years is set for a comprehensive update by the SEDA- Council of Governments Metropolitan Planning Organization. The plan is ex­pected to be adopted next July. The Long Range Transportation Plan identifies transportation needs, goals, projects and policies for at least a 20- year period, […]