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A Successful Day of Golf and Community Support

Posted on by Chamber of Business & Industry Centre County

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More than 150 golfers, volunteers, and chamber members converged at Mountain View Country Club on Friday, May 19, to support the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County’s Annual Golf Outing. The event’s proceeds support the Chamber’s economic development initiatives. 

Firstly, the Chamber extends our gratitude to our generous sponsors. Their contributions made the day possible. A huge thanks to 19th-Hole Mixer presenting sponsor Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. and to our gold sponsors Intrada Technologies, PSECU, PennTerra Engineering, Inc., Mount Nittany Health, Northwest Bank, and Stuckey Mitsubishi Super Center for their unwavering support and commitment to our community. 

The Chamber was pleased to welcome back Silver Sponsors, Education Staffing Solutions, First National Bank, Gigi’s Southern Table, Keystone Payroll, Mercato Mio Italian Market,The Meadows Psychiatric Center, Penn Highlands Healthcare, and Whiting-Turner.

Participants demonstrated their golfing prowess in a spirited scramble format, fostering friendly competition. Congratulations to the Gross and Net winners, who earned prizes and well-deserved bragging rights.

Gross Scores

  • First Place: Ed Tubbs, Crystal Tubbs, Dan Baker, and Vicki Baker, sponsored by Mercato Mio Italian Market and Gigi’s Southern Table
  • Second Place: Tim Edmondson, John Bechtel, Dwayne Rush, and Cam Smith, sponsored by Whiting-Turner
  • Third Place: Kirk Thomas, Aaron Hartsock, Bill Burmeister, and Ron Napikoski, sponsored by Geisinger Healthplex State College.

Net Scores

  • First Place: Chris Wagner, Glenn Sekunda, Chris Spielvogel, and Terry Hess, sponsored by Keystone Payroll, LLC
  • Second Place: Matt Heaps, Seth Napikoski, Caleb Shertzer, and Branden Bowden, sponsored by Kish Bank
  • Third Place: Wayne Halstead, Brady Wadding, Jason Hickman, and Joe Myers, sponsored by Penn Highlands Healthcare. 

Longest Drive Winners

  • Women – Amber Kissinger 
  • Men – Cam Smith
  • Senior – Dan Baker

Furthermore, congratulations to Amber Kissinger for winning the Mount Nittany Health Mega Putt.

In addition to the golf tournament, we had some exciting raffle prizes. The winners are as follows:

  • Crystal Tubbs won the Pamper Me Spring Rejuvenation Package from SK Aesthetics.
  • Kevin McGarry is the lucky recipient of the Sports Package.
  • Michael Turlis won the Staycation Package.

Lastly, the Chamber extends our deepest appreciation to all volunteers who manned on-course contests, welcomed golfers to the event, sold raffle tickets, and even delivered lunches. The Golf Outing is only possible with our volunteers — Thank you! 

To learn more about the Chamber, the annual golf outing or economic development, visit www.cbicc.org. 

19th-Hole Mixer presented by Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc.

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Business Spotlight: Intrada Technologies

Posted on by Jeannine Lozier

Intrada Technologies is a full-service web development and network management company with a focus on creating ongoing, trusted partnerships with each of our clients. We make sure our clients have what they require to run their businesses with maximum efficiency and reliability, as many of their needs are mission-critical. Our unique, collaborative partnerships allow us to provide our clients with the assurance that we will be there when they need us.

WHO WE ARE
Intrada Technologies was launched in 2000 to fulfill a need experienced by founding partners, Paul Boyer and David Steele. They wanted to start a company that offers its clients the opportunity to forge and build an ongoing, collaborative relationship with their information technology company.

Intrada does not believe that one specific technology is the solution, but technology is a tool used to create the correct and most effective solution. This concept requires partnering with our clients and their staff to build relationships while delivering a valuable solution through an outstanding customer experience. It is through our unique client/partner relationship that allows us to provide cutting-edge technology services from top-level network management to advanced internet development to digital marketing solutions.

Intrada is comprised of a unique, growing team with diverse technical, educational, and on-the-job experiences. Supporting clients throughout the United States with a strong presence in Pennsylvania has allowed us the opportunity to serve a wide-ranging client base and create an individualized approach to the delivery of our services. With an emphasis on customer service, Intrada makes sure our clients have what they need to run their businesses with maximum efficiency and reliability.

OUR SERVICES
Information Technologies
Managed Services / Network Support / Help Desk / Office 365 / Virtualization / VoIP /Security Compliance / Disaster Recovery

Web Design & Development
Design & Development / Search Engine Optimization / Mobile App Development / Multimedia / Module & Plugin Development / E-Commerce / Strategy & Consulting

Digital Marketing
Search Engine Marketing / Social Media Management/ Content Development / Video Production / Analytic Consulting / Dashboards / Pay Per Click / Event Streaming/ Reputation Management / Conversion Technologies / Customer Engagement

Hosting and Cloud
Website Hosting / Email Hosting / Mobile App Hosting / Multimedia Hosting /Azure AWS / Disaster Recovery / Storage

To learn how Intrada Technologies can help your business, contact James Haywood, Senior Project Coordinator, at 570.321.7370 or jhaywood@intradatech.com.

Mount Nittany Health’s Sleep Lab Receives Five-Year Accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Posted on by Chamber of Business & Industry Centre County

Mount Nittany Health is pleased to announce that its Sleep Lab, located within the Sieg Neuroscience Center, was recently awarded a five-year accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). This prestigious recognition acknowledges the Sleep Lab’s commitment to excellence in patient care, and adherence to rigorous quality standards.

Accreditation by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine represents the gold standard for sleep medicine programs, signifying their dedication to providing the highest level of care to patients with sleep disorders.

“The process for accreditation is intense,” said Gregory Ruff, MD, Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and Critical Care, Mount Nittany Health. “The criteria is extremely strict. Many labs that apply have to revise their application several times, and they may only be approved on a provisional status. I am proud that we accomplished the approval on the first attempt.”

This impressive recognition highlights the Sleep Lab’s commitment to maintaining exceptional standards in all aspects of sleep medicine, including clinical care, staffing, and testing protocols. The accreditation process evaluates the lab’s compliance with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s Standards for Accreditation, which cover a comprehensive range of areas such as patient safety, equipment, facilities, policies, procedures, and quality assurance.

Mount Nittany Health’s Sleep Lab consistently demonstrated its dedication to patient well-being and the advancement of sleep medicine. The lab is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of experts, including board-certified sleep medicine providers, registered sleep technologists, and skilled support staff. Equipped with modern diagnostic tools and a patient-centered approach, the Sleep Lab provides personalized treatment plans for a wide range of sleep disorders.

To schedule an appointment with one of our sleep specialists, call 814.231.7277. Current Mount Nittany Health patients may also request an appointment online at MyMountNittanyHealth.com.

Grand-Opening Celebration of Stuckey Mitsubishi Super Centre

Posted on by Chamber of Business & Industry Centre County

Stuckey Automotive, the largest and fastest-growing automotive group in Central Pennsylvania, recently relocated its Stuckey Mitsubishi dealership from 150 Shiloh Road to 3400 East College Avenue, the former headquarters of the Centre Daily Times, in State College. The group also publicized that the dealership will be known as the Stuckey Mitsubishi Super Centre.

The dealership hosted a Chamber Business After Hours event and ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening and to showcase its brand-new state-of-the-art sales and service operations.

The 40,000 square-foot building has been transformed into a stunning facility featuring a vast showroom with industrial finishes, conference rooms, employee areas, and a cutting-edge service center equipped with 13 two-post vehicle lifts, an alignment lift, and an onsite car wash. Stuckey Mitsubishi prioritized working with locally owned businesses throughout the renovation process.

“Stuckey Automotive’s collaboration with local businesses throughout the project showcases the importance of supporting one another and the company’s commitment to fostering growth and opportunity in our region,” said Greg Scott, president & CEO, Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County. “The Chamber is proud to call Stuckey Automotive a member, and we look forward to their continued success in Centre County.”

“We purchased the Centre Daily Times building in the summer of 2021 and started construction the following March. Throughout the highs and lows of construction, one date kept us going – April 20, 2023, the date we planned to host the Chamber’s Business After Hours event and the grand opening of the Stuckey Mitsubishi Super Centre,” added Matt Stuckey, president, Stuckey Automotive. “The Centre County business community has embraced our team and this project from the beginning. We’re overwhelmed by the compliments and heartfelt support.”

Stuckey Mitsubishi Super Centre’s service center operates Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sales center, which offers an extensive inventory of new and used Mitsubishi models, as well as preowned vehicles, is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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To learn more about Stuckey Mitsubishi Super Center, visit www.stuckeymitsubishi.com.

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Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County Hosts 2023 National Civics Bee

Posted on by Chamber of Business & Industry Centre County
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The Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, hosted the 2023 National Civics Bee on April 17 at the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub in State College.

The Bee is a statewide initiative to encourage middle-school students to showcase and grow their understanding of, and appreciation for, the rights and duties of American citizenship.

Five other local chambers from across Pennsylvania are also engaged with the Bee. Middle-school students from across Centre County were invited by the Chamber to write essays about how they would use their knowledge of civics to solve a problem facing their communities. Twenty students advanced to the live-quiz event and competed in two rounds of multiple-choice questions about the Constitution, the branches of government and more.

Five finalists then answered questions about their essays from a panel of judges comprised of state Rep. Paul Takac (D-82nd District), state Sen. Cris Dush (R-25th District) and U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-15th District), Carolyn Donaldson of Kish Bank, and Charima Young of Penn State.

David Price of the Rock Institute at Penn State served as emcee.

​The Torron Group was the sponsor of the Civics Bee.

Katie Tyworth, an eighth grader at Mount Nittany Middle School in State College, won first place and a $1,000 cash prize. Sol Lee, also a student at Mount Nittany Middle School, took home the second-place cash prize of $500, and Starlyn Gearhart of Philipsburg-Osceola Middle School walked away with a third place trophy and a $250 cash prize.

​All three students now have the opportunity to represent Centre County at the statewide National Civics Bee to be held in Harrisburg in June.