Blair County Almanac

Business & Economic Resources

Business & Industry Resources
Made in PA
PA SourceNet
Pennsylvania Appalachian Capital Alliance (PAACA)
Pennsylvania Open For Business
Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (PASBDC)
Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PENNTAP)
The Progress Fund – Small Business Capital Loans and Technical Assistance
Team Pennsylvania – Business Resource Network

Chambers of Commerce
Blair County Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry

Commuter and Transportation Information:
PA.D.O.T. : Engineering District 9 : County No. 7 - Maintenance Dist. No. 9-2

Economic Resources
Altoona Blair County Development Corporation (ABCDC)
Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAPDC)
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)
Pennsylvania Economic Development Association (PEDA)
Local Development District Association of Pennsylvania (LDDAP)
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)

Employment Resources
Pennsylvania Workforce Improvement Network & Local Office Lookup for Team PA CareerLink

Trav·el·er(s) & Vis·i·tor(s) Guide(s)
Allegheny Mountains Convention & Visitors Bureau (AMCVB) – 1-800-84-ALTOONA (842-5866)
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Cycle the Southern Alleghenies' Blair County Tours – 1-800-458-3433
presented by the Southern Alleghenies Regional Tourism Confederation
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The Pennsylvania Visitors Network (PAVISNET) presents
Blair County of the Laurel Highlands Region
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100% Pure Pennsylvania™ – 1-800-VISITPA (847-4872)

Educational & Informational Resources

Educational Resources
Pennsylvania State University : Cooperative Extension and Outreach : County Office
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Health Resources
Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – 1-800-986-KIDS (5437)
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Pennsylvania Department of Health

Library Resources
Altoona Area Public Library – Altoona
The Bureau of State Library of the Office of Commonwealth Libraries – Harrisburg

Environmental & Weather Information

Environmental Information
PADep : Southcentral Region Office
EPA : Region 3 : County Watershed Template & WME ·Window to My Environment
USGS State & County pages about Pennsylvania

Weather Information
County Forecast from the Northeast Regional Climate Center
County Conditions, Forecasts, Watches and Warnings from the
National Weather Service : Eastern Region : State College, PA Office