UGI Utilities Inc. nationally recognized

UGI Utilities Inc. was among 38 utility companies nationwide recognized as “Easiest to Do Business With” in the recent Cogent Syndicated 2021 Utility Trusted Brand & Customer Engagement: Residential study by Escalent, a leading human behavior and analytics firm.

The highest-rated customer touchpoints are ease of interacting through utility websites and mobile access. Customers transacting with their utility through digital means have found it easy to navigate and resolve service issues.

UGI Utilities is a natural gas and electric utility with headquarters in Denver, Pa. UGI serves more than 730,000 customers in 45 Pennsylvania counties and one county in Maryland.

LORETTO

Saint Francis University plans free business webinar

The Saint Francis University Small Business Development Center and Somerset Trust Co. have scheduled a pre-business planning webinar for 5 p.m. April 28.

The free webinar is for people who are interested in opening and operating their own business.

Feasibility issues, marketing, recordkeeping, business plans, legal issues, regulations/taxes and financing will be discussed.

Pre-registration is requested. To register, call SBDC at 814-472-3200 or register online at https://www.francis.edu/SBDC-Workshops/.

JOHNSTOWN

Conemaugh Center launches cancer survivor initiative

Beginning this month, the Conemaugh Cancer Center will launch a new Cancer Survivorship Initiative to meet the ongoing needs of cancer survivors in the region.

The program will be spearheaded by Jamie Mack, an oncology social worker, who will develop programming to support the wellbeing of cancer patients through all stages of survivorship. Mack joins the Conemaugh Cancer Center after serving for 17 years as a clinical psychotherapist at the Community Guidance Center, a community mental health center in Indiana. As a certified clinical trauma professional, Mack will help patients develop tools to manage difficult emotions in their journey through survivorship.