Graduation of High School Sophomores from Leadership Franklin County
Twenty-three high school sophomores graduated from a year-long leadership training program on April 11 surrounded by family, friends and mentors at Wilson College. The Leadership Franklin County (LFC) Youth class graduated with the knowledge needed to help them become leaders in their schools, communities and personal lives. At the ceremony, the sophomores from nine schools…
Grand Opening: American Print Consultants
Congratulations American Print Consultants (APC) on your new facility at 80 Industrial Drive in Chambersburg! APC staff, customers, business leaders and community members gathered to celebrate the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony today. The event included a tour of their 32,000 sq.ft. facility as well as product demonstrations and training sessions. Representatives from their…
PA Judicial Court System Overview at Global Vision Christian School
Global Vision Christian School (GVCS) hosted a PA Judicial Court System Overview for students in late March. Law professionals from throughout the area visited GVCS to share their knowledge and experience with the students. The presentations included foundation information about the PA Judicial Court System, trial demonstrations and students performed skits that were used in…
Ribbon Cutting: Allied Health Building
Amazing celebration hosted by Penn State Mont Alto to cut the ribbon on their new Allied Health Building yesterday! The $13M project is a 22,000 sq.ft. facility with a state-of-the-art learning hub for the campus’ Allied Health programs: nursing, physical therapist assistant and occupational therapy assistant. It will hold simulation labs, an ambulance port and…
Ribbon Cutting: The Wildflower Marketplace
Congratulations Wildflower Marketplace in Waynesboro, Pa on your Grand Re-Opening and for joining the Cumberland Valley Business Alliance! We enjoyed attending their Open House, meeting with the new owners, Linda and Brian, and exploring their 6,000 sq.ft. of vintage items, collectibles, repurposed art and more! They have more than 50 vendors and artisans at their…
Leadership, Innovation & Volunteerism Recognized
More than 200 business and community members of the Cumberland Valley Business Alliance (CVBA) gathered to honor individuals and businesses for their outstanding achievements at the CVBA Awards Breakfast, sponsored by M&T Bank, this morning. “We are proud to honor our business and community leaders this morning for their exceptional contributions,” said Bill Kick, chair…
Member Spotlight: Family Care Services
Family Care Services (FCS) is a local human services nonprofit agency founded right here in Franklin County in 1977 located at 4385 Edenville Road in Chambersburg. The mission at the beginning was to provide respite care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a family setting. Soon thereafter, clients were placed long-term using the same…
Grand Re-Opening: Spring Rise Landscapes
Welcome Spring Rise Landscapes to the Cumberland Valley Business Alliance! We were honored to celebrate their Grand Re-Opening and Open House with their team, friends and community members this past Friday. Spring Rise Landscapes recently joined forces with East Coast Green and offers quality landscape and hardscape design/build work. In addition, their retail center is…
Franklin County Historical Society Partners with Newspapers.com
The Franklin County Historical Society- Kittochtinny (FCHS-K) is excited to announce its partnership with Newspapers.com that will preserve more than 100,000 pages of local Franklin County news from the 1790s to present. Newspapers.com, based in Utah, approached FCHS-K about a year ago with the project, and FCHS-K is the first site to be selected for…
Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County Finishes 51st Home
Habitat For Humanity of Franklin County is excited to celebrate thecompletion and dedication of our 51st home, a rehab project, in Franklin County. Through a partnership with the Chambersburg Area Development Corporation (CADC) and hundreds ofdonors, Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County volunteers have completed its 51st home. An open house at the rehabilitated home…