A multi-million-dollar effort is one step closer to turn the former Cambria-Rowe site in Johnstown into a call center to support people recovering from opioid addiction. State lawmakers and the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority Chairwoman Melissa Komar said a Pittsburgh-based healthcare technology company, Telehealth Suite, received $1.4 million in state funding to renovate the longtime education…
A local Johnstown investment group led by Dominic Chippie, owner of Rizzo’s Restaurant in Windber, and Corey Crocco, owner of Flair of Country in Johnstown, is preparing to open a new restaurant in Johnstown. The Fifth Local Eatery and Alehouse is planned to open at 11 a.m. Sunday in the former Alibi at 1424 Scalp…
A Johnstown area lawmaker has been picked to head the state Senate Transportation Committee. It makes state Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr., R-Richland Township, the majority chairman of an influential committee tasked with identifying, steering and sorting Pennsylvania’s transportation issues and priorities – at a time the region is pushing to complete Route 219 to Maryland…
Johnstown natives who have moved away and people with friends in the area may soon notice Facebook content that promotes living in Johnstown. Targeted Facebook ads are part of a nascent campaign to attract telecommuters to move to Johnstown, which is being promoted for its affordability and outdoorsy appeal. The Cambria Regional Chamber of Commerce has…
After months of fundraising and work, the grand opening of the Virtual Learning Center at The Flood City Youth Fitness Academy is scheduled for 4 p.m. Dec. 1. “It’s going to be, we think, a real game-changer for the youth of our city,” academy Program Director Deacon Jeffery Wilson said. Local students will be able…