Top Stories May, 2021
New Initiative to Attract Remote Workers to Cambria | Somerset Region (WJAC-TV) https://wjactv.com/news/local/new-cambria-somerset-county-initiative-offers-remote-workers-5000-to-relocate-to-area
Balance Restaurant Plans 12 Million Dollar Expansion in Downtown Johnstown
https://wjactv.com/news/local/johnstown-restaurant-announces-plans-for-12m-expansion-downtown
Smart Business Magazine – Bill Polacek leads JWF Industries through moments of change by staying true. http://www.sbnonline.com/article/bill-polacek-leads-jwf-industries-through-moments-of-change-by-staying-true/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork&fbclid=IwAR0i4TkZKY7e7L2Ft7JTJ_es7v29_-GlfvtgJDIi71pbCJV73-0bWt_MyEs
Cultural and Arts Organizations Get a Boost from the Community Foundation (Johnstown Tribune Democrat) https://www.tribdem.com/news/community-foundation-for-the-alleghenies-support-arts-with-nearly-200-000/article_e90589a6-b1ce-11eb-a196-4bba37cbed5c.html
Cosmetology Schools Opens in Cambria County (WJAC–TV) https://wjactv.com/news/local/once-popular-cosmetology-school-in-cambria-county-brought-back-to-life-by-new-owners
New Johnstown Business Offers Open-Road Adventures (Johnstown Tribune Democrat) https://www.tribdem.com/news/local_news/new-business-downtown-offers-adventures-on-the-open-road/article_7805104e-b27f-11eb-846c-170c34866ddb.html
New Photography Studio Opens in Downtown Johnstown (Johnstown Tribune Democrat) https://www.tribdem.com/news/watch-video-photography-studio-opens-for-amateurs-and-professionals/article_0b3cdc64-a76a-11eb-9db5-13369d57897d.html
Sourceree, an Ebensburg Software Company, To Develop New Software for the U.S. Air Force (Johnstown Tribune Democrat) https://www.tribdem.com/news/sourceree-could-land-a-750k-job-through-air-force/article_8c2cba08-a83f-11eb-925d-abccb6b1d91f.html
Coal Tubin Featured in onlyinyourstate.com Summer Tubing Trips. https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/pennsylvania/5-lazy-river-summer-tubing-trips-pa/?fbclid=IwAR2y0ad1UFR358iSiTaZoHFwCTH7V1W-SH2YEsEP8CDYbvCG3VtheP7bNgc
Local high school students help to beautify their neighborhood (WTAJ-TV) https://wjactv.com/news/local/greater-johnstown-students-plant-dogwood-trees-along-central-avenue?fbclid=IwAR1hVaYEy4nIAiUCW8LnMbcuyVAyOiA9AaawLrrD1l7AMI3lcbxVUJ2zT4Q
Pennlive.com Features the Stony-Kiski-Conemaugh Rivers Sojourn. (PennLive.com) https://www.pennlive.com/life/2021/04/here-are-13-river-sojourns-across-pennsylvania-you-can-join.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pennlive_sf&fbclid=IwAR1imqJ0ah9XuiXI7uUcsHPAHFWPbj0iaF16cKiyJrr5VnqunPSLU9GKHIo
Major Tree Planting Effort Adds Environmental and Economic Value. (Johnstown Tribune Democrat) https://www.tribdem.com/news/trees-planted-in-johnstown-volunteers-aim-to-add-environmental-social-economic-value/article_28512786-a3a7-11eb-bb19-8b69e238131f.html?fbclid=IwAR1Xk08nmD8xbt8xZJ0Wg1cVdIC-vHVBmlujj1qqxoOsssmDRdKQXNYIn60
An Effort to Finish a 32-mile Ghost Town Trail Loop is a Step – and More Than $630,000 – Closer to Reality. (Johnstown Tribune Democrat) https://www.tribdem.com/news/ghost-town-trail-project-gets-boost/article_54579852-a8fb-11eb-9590-4f78bf03108e.html
Ribbon Cutting Celebrates a Trail Spur that Connects Duman Lake County Park to the C&I Extension of the Ghost Town Trail ( Johnstown Tribune Democrat) https://www.tribdem.com/news/local_news/dignitaries-cut-ribbon-on-trail-spur-connecting-duman-lake-to-ghost-town/article_3e8a694c-a45e-11eb-9b93-f36d938ed6d3.html
Point Stadium to get $421-thousand dollar Upgrade (Johnstown Tribune Democrat) https://www.tribdem.com/news/point-stadium-improvements-approved-by-council-421k-contract-for-new-turf-awarded/article_54186bf8-b38e-11eb-88a1-e3fe9edb4491.html
New Physician Practice Opens with Ribbon Cutting (Johnstown Tribune Democrat)https://www.tribdem.com/news/new-family-practice-clinic-offers-patients-a-choice/article_4b4d4a06-a7af-11eb-8109-83ff85c5ecd2.html
New Scholarship Helps Future Nurses (Johnstown Tribune Democrat) https://www.tribdem.com/cnhi_network/mount-aloysius-college-upmc-sign-contract-to-support-future-nursing-students/article_94d84fbe-ad21-11eb-8f53-5718f1abcc83.html