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Planning for Success
By Kathy Henderson, Director of Economic Development It’s September already! Where did the year go? We usually ask ourselves that question around this time of year and look back to see how were we so busy that another year has slipped away from us, where has the time gone and more importantly what have we…
Read MoreWhat’s Next for Carbon County?
By: Kathy Henderson, Director of Economic Development, CCEDC Looking at our evolution as a society we have gone from hunters and gatherers to an agrarian society to an industrial society and now our latest iteration of technology. What’s next? Alexander Graham Bell would not recognize the wireless communication technology of today. Nor could Charles Babbage,…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Secret to Staying Cool This Summer?
CCEDC Guest Blogger, Carol Obando-Derstine, PPL Corporation It might be a cold washcloth, or an ice cube against the wrist, or a tall glass of iced tea to drink in front of a floor fan. Whatever it is, I hope you’re putting it to good use. Another hot summer is here, and it’s important for everyone…
Read MorePeregrine Falcons Return to PPL’s Tower Building After 10 Years
CLICK HERE to Learn More About PPL Corporation This spring we’ve had some pretty impressive and unusual house guests. For one thing, they can average a speed of 60 miles per hour, with top speeds of 200 mph – all without a car. They’re peregrine falcons. And they came back to PPL’s Tower Building in…
Read MoreWhat’s So Cool About Manufacturing
By: Kathy Henderson, Director of Economic Development, CCEDC Tell me what you think is so cool about manufacturing. There are a number of students in Carbon County’s middle schools that can answer that question and then some! Created by the Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) in Allentown, PA in 2013, the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? contests draw…
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