Business-Bits of Business

There appears to be all sorts of news coming out of Julian these days. From sightings of Hollywood stars and runaway trains to a local business doing well and looking to expand.

The dust has settled at the Jeramar Plaza construction site on Allen Street and tenants are starting to make their way to the new four-story building.

Out state Route 550 this time of year the colors of fall are slowly giving way to winter. Pumpkins are off the vine and the apples have been collected for the harvest.

Last week, the federal government released a round of data on stimulus spending and job creation, as reported by federal contractors who received direct infusions of cash for vital projects across the United States.

When Bob Ricketts decided to give away free pasta at the grand opening of his shop last week, he thought he might go through 60, maybe 70 pounds.

This past week the Mount Nittany Medical Center board of trustees held its annual meeting to deliver a “state of the hospital” address.

Almost a year after the Comet grocer checked out its last customer, a new owner has bought the property on Route 53 and is looking to open a grocery market there next month.

While work on the P Hotel was officially stopped this past week, over at the Best Western on Shiloh Road the final touches are being put in place for the 79-room hotel.

As the owner of a small business, Melany Tapia knows how to relate to her clients.

The owner of Tapia Technology Consulting, on Sandy Drive, has done the corporate thing — providing information technology support in a large business setting — but found that job to be a bad fit.

For two local entrepreneurs, it all started with an idea: How to connect local residents with local businesses and forge a long-lasting relationship. Their answer was unveiled Saturday — a one-of-a-kind Web-based network, more than a year in the making.

There’s big news in the Hills Plaza on South Atherton Street as a familiar face returns to the shopping center.

The lovely historic district of Bellefonte will be receiving a bit of a fashion infusion when a new boutique moves into town later this year.

Photographer Heidi Lewis, of Heidi Lynne Photography, has opened a new studio at 201 Elmwood St., in College Township.

Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania has moved into a new office at the Hills Plaza on Rolling Ridge Drive.

Physical work at the site of the P Hotel and Spa is expected to resume later this summer, after a redesign process that has expanded the size of the resort’s spa.