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Sheetz building on Frankstown Road for sale

The building housing a Sheetz convenience store at 678 Frankstown Road is for sale. Surmount, an industry-leading full-service commercial real estate platform that provides comprehensive net-lease focused real estate solutions to investors, operators and partners globally, has listed the building for sale for $1,837,838. “Our landlord is selling this property, but there will be no impact to operations at our store location. This is a very common occurrence for us across our portfolio of stores,” said Nick Ruffner, Sheetz spokesman. Ruffner said Sheetz does not release information ...

Conemaugh Nason honored by the American Heart Association

ROARING SPRING Conemaugh Nason honored Conemaugh Nason Medical Center has been recognized with the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Silver Plus quality achievement award. This national recognition highlights the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive timely, evidence-based treatment that improves outcomes, saves lives and reduces long-term disability. Get With The Guidelines – Stroke is an in-hospital program designed to help hospitals consistently apply the latest scientific guidelines to stroke care. Developed by the American ...

First National Bank declares dividend

PITTSBURGH F.N.B. declares dividend The board of directors of F.N.B. Corp. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable on Sept. 15 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 2. F.N.B. Corp. is a diversified financial services company operating in seven states and the District of Columbia. The company has total assets of nearly $50 billion and approximately 350 banking offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. SUNBURY Weis ...

Breakfast to focus on PSU

Breakfast to focus on PSU The Blair County Chamber Breakfast Club will meet at 7:45 a.m. Aug. 14 and will focus on the upcoming Penn State football season. Providing the inside scoop on the Nittany Lions upcoming season, as well as some amusing gridiron insight, will be Neil Rudel, one of the “Nit Wits” on the TV show Nittany Nation Overtime, who will be joined by author and host of Sports Central, Cory Giger, and Steve Jones, the play-by-play voice of Penn State athletics. Attendees are encouraged to wear white and make it a Blair County White-Out. The cost to attend is $25 for ...

Shaping the market: Reality of tech layoffs due to AI unclear

If you read the typical 2025 mass layoff notice from a tech industry CEO, you might think that artificial intelligence cost workers their jobs. The reality is more complicated, with companies trying to signal to Wall Street that they’re making themselves more efficient as they prepare for ...

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New hires and promotions Dr. Autumn Gossard has joined Eagle Valley Family Dentistry in Bellefonte as a permanent family and cosmetic dentist. A Johnstown native, Gossard earned her Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and graduated valedictorian from West Virginia University School of Dentistry. Jadyn Glunt has joined Keller Engineers Inc. as a staff accountant. Glunt holds a Master’s of Accounting from Juniata College, where she was a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society, The Tau Pi Phi Honorary Society and The National ...