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Blair Chamber to meet

The Blair County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Club will meet at 7:45 a.m. Jan. 15 at the Blair County Convention Center. The event will be a panel discussion on Blair County’s economic trends, development projects, workforce conditions and public policy priorities. The panel will feature Stephen McKnight, president and CEO, Altoona Blair County Development Corp.; Bradley Burger, executive director, Goodwill of the Southern Alleghenies-PA Career Link of Blair County; Commissioner Dave Kessling, president, Blair County Commissioners; and Alex Halpern, senior vice president of ...

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Awards and honors Cheryl McInroy, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Premier in Bedford, recently earned The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing’s Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation as well as the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Property Specialist designation. These two accolades recognize McInroy’s experience, knowledge and expertise in marketing high-end residential properties. McInroy joins an exclusive group of real estate professionals that have completed The Institute’s training and have a proven performance in the upper-tier market. This specialized ...

Deliveries have become more polluting with fast shipping

It feels simple: You shop, find something you want and click to buy. It shows up today, overnight or tomorrow. We’ve gotten used to that speed. But that convenience comes with a climate cost. Multiple factors shape the environmental toll of a delivery. These include the distance from a ...

New Mexico feels pinch from oil, gas drilling push

SANTA FE, N.M. — A Republican push to make drilling cheaper on federal land is creating new fiscal pressure for states that depend on oil and gas revenue, most notably in New Mexico as it expands early childhood education and saves for the future. The shift stems from the sweeping law President Donald Trump signed in July that rolls back the minimum federal royalty rate to 12.5%. That rate — the share of production value companies must pay to the government — held steady for a century under the 1920 Mineral Leasing Act. It was raised to 16.7% under the Biden administration in ...