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Chamber Ribbon Cuttings

The Chamber celebrated a ribbon-cutting event at Planet Fitness Tuesday the 1st in the Latrobe 30 Plaza. Planet Fitness Regional Manager Butch Chandler and General Manager Mike Metosky and their staff is joined by GLLV Chamber President David Martin and Chamber board members and ambassadors. These members included Mike Dudurich, Allen Martello, Walt Henry, Denise Martin, Bob Demangone, Gary Siegel, Brian Edmiston, as well as Ralph and Ryan Scalise from Scalise Real Estate, managers of Latrobe 30 Plaza.

GLLV Chamber President David Martin & Rex Pynos from Pynos Insurance Agency in Latrobe pose recently with a check repre-senting Penn National Insurance dividends paid back to chamber members as a result of the Business Insurance Program.

Susan Grunstra, executive director of the Ligonier Chamber, Or-mond “Butch” Bellas, mayor of Ligonier, Rosie Wolford, mayor of Latrobe, and David Martin, president of the GLLV Chamber. The GLLV celebrated a ribbon-cutting event at the newly renovated Mountainview Specialty Care Center. Staff Cindy Poknis, MPT, and Tracy

Zundel, Director of Admissions, stand inside the newly renovated gym with GLLV Chamber board member Jerry Supko from Commercial Bank & Trust of PA and Chamber staff David Martin, President, Denise Martin, Director of Membership, and Mike Dudurich, GLLV media writer.

Local Chambers celebrated the Colour Magic Grand Opening with a Ribbon Cutting on Saturday, March 19th. The Westmoreland County Chamber joined the GLLV Chamber, as well as Senator Kim Ward and Hempfield Township Supervisor Doug Weimer. Attendees enjoyed food, giveaways, prizes, Lora Kay and the WHJB FM road show, and The Chalking Dad - professional sidewalk chalk artist.

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APRIL 1 – Ribbon Cutting & ICE CREAM Celebration @ Latrobe

DQ, 12 noon13 – Business After Hours presented by First

Commonwealth Bank @ Latrobe Art Center, 5:05pm - 6:35pm

14 – Lunch & Learn (in cooperation w/ Westmoreland County Chamber) – Guest Speaker: PA Auditor General Eugene DePasquale @ Westmoreland Country Club, Export

19 – Chamber University @ SpringHill Suites by Marriott Latrobe, 9am - 10:30am

19 – YPG Speed Networking @ Courtyard by Marriott Greensburg, 5:30pm

21 – Chamber AM Networking Breakfast @ Bethlen Communities (Ligonier), 7:30am - 9am

25 – Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening @ Hummingbird Mind-Body-Spirit, Creative & Healing Arts Studio, 12:00noon (photo only)

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Members!

LATROBE GLSDPARKS & RECREATION

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FOREVER MEDIA INC. JOHNSTOWN

LLOYDSVILLE VFDUNITY TOWNSHIP

THRIVENT FINANCIALLATROBE

ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR

LATROBEOUR CLUBHOUSE

GREENSBURG

LATROBE UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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Chamber Announces Business Insurance

Member Benefit

Chambers Spotlight Blackburn Center & Airport at Mixer

If you’re a business owner, you need it. But you never want to use it. It’s business insurance. And now, as an exclusive member benefit, the Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Chamber of Commerce is intro-ducing discount business insurance. Members will have the oppor-tunity to have most of their commercial property and casualty lines of insurance included in a ‘group program’ that has the potential to save them money and earn dividends.

The program, available at the Pynos Insurance Agency in Latrobe and offered through Penn National Insurance, is a group plan that also enables losses sustained by an individual business to be ab-sorbed by the group as well as individual successes. Penn National Insurance has a successful track record of group dividend programs. The ‘ChamberChoice’ program is the 17th active group program un-derwritten by Penn National Insurance.

“A part of what we mean by ‘value in membership’ is saving cham-ber members money,” said GLLV president David Martin. “The busi-ness insurance program is locally supported and can literally pay dividends to GLLV members in the program. We are excited to be working with Penn National Insurance through the Pynos Insurance Agency in Latrobe on this and look forward to helping our members in this very important area.”

The coverage is available to GLLV Chamber members through the Pynos Insurance Agency. Call the Chamber at724-537-2671 or con-tact Rex Pynos at rex@pynosinsurance.com or call at 724-539-2577.

In existence for nearly 40 years, Blackburn Center Against Do-mestic and Sexual Violence leads the fight against those issues. It does so by advocating for the rights of victims and providing their well-being and safety. Educating, raising awareness and funds are the goals of the center, which was the featured non-profit organiza-tion on Wednesday March 9th at the Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business After Hours mixer pre-sented by First Commonwealth Bank.

The event was significant because the Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce was co-hosting the BAH, which was held at the Ligonier Tavern. It was the first time the Chambers had partnered together for an event. Ligonier Tavern Owner Peter McKay opened the sec-ond and third floors for the overflowing event.

Airport Authority Executive Director Gabe Monzo was on-hand to promote the airport’s new charter service and gave away a three-night travel package for two the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino on the Mississippi Gulf Coast valued at $1000 and including round-trip airfare, deluxe accommodations and ground transportation. “In a surprise moment, Ron McDowell, Owner of the Road Toad Restau-rant on Route 30 in Ligonier and Ligonier Chamber board member, “matched” the giveaway and “two” travel packages were awarded.”