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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 ...

CD rates

Hometown Bank Time Int. Yield 6M 4.11 4.15 12M 0.25 0.25 13M 3.83 3.90 24M 0.30 0.30 25M 3.44 3.49 36M 3.00 3.04 48M 0.50 0.50 60M 0.60 0.60 61M 1.80 1.81 814-623-6093 Investment Savings Bank Time Int. Yield 6M 0.15 0.15 9M 0.15 0.15 1Y 3.65 3.68 18M 3.25 3.28 2Y 0.40 0.40 25M 0.40 0.40 30M 2.75 2.77 3Y 0.50 0.50 4Y 0.50 0.50 5Y 0.50 0.50 814-944-0843 PennCrest ...

Horse business topic of webinar

UNIVERSITY PARK Horse business topic of webinar For those interested in learning how to turn their equine passion into a profession, Penn State Extension is offering a webinar, “Equine Business Basics: Starting Your Horse Business,” from noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 5. The free webinar is for equine owners, enthusiasts or business owners looking for practical guidance around starting and operating an equine-related business. Register by noon Aug. 5 to receive the link to access the live webinar. Registrants also will receive access to the webinar recording. More information is ...