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Here are some Centre County business openings, news from July you may have missed

July brought the the reopening of a familiar Centre County spot. Here’s a look at some other business news from the past month.

Openings

  • The cookie delivery service Crumbl Cookies will open its first Centre County store at 19 Colonnade Way, the former location of Jos. A. Bank. Preliminary plans are for the shop to open in late August or September.
  • Nate Sellers opened Average Jack Archery, a pro shop and range, at 21 N. Front St. in downtown Philipsburg. The shop sells bows, arrows, hunting equipment and more, and feature a range where customers can take lessons and try out equipment.
  • The Red Horse Tavern reopened at 104 N. Main St. in Pleasant Gap, after closing earlier in the year. New co-owners Natalie Valdivia and Victor Visciani, who have worked together for more than a decade, revamped the menu.
Nate Sellers of Average Jack Archery takes a few practice shots in the range of the new Philipsburg shop on July 5.
Nate Sellers of Average Jack Archery takes a few practice shots in the range of the new Philipsburg shop on July 5. Abby Drey adrey@centredaily.com

What else happened?

  • Mount Nittany Medical Center received a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Quality Rating System. It’s the fourth consecutive period that Mount Nittany has gotten five stars, the highest possible rating. The rating covers several measures of quality including, safety of care, readmission rates, patient experience, and timeliness and effectiveness of care. Mount Nittany is one of 42 five-star hospitals in Pennsylvania.
  • The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau acquired Bellefonte.com. Resident and business owner Mark Dello Stritto launched the website in 2015 to promote the community. “We are thrilled to add Bellefonte.com to our destination marketing platforms,” HVAB President and CEO Fritz Smith said in a release.
  • HVAB announced Happy Valley Hospitality, a campaign to support Centre County hospitality workers as the industry struggles to recover after the pandemic.
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