Bits of Business | Farm owners hope customers get their goat’s milk soap
Jamie Cunningham brought in Nigerian dwarf goats to clear Whitetail Lane Farm’s land, which her family bought about five years ago. The land was overgrown with weeds and bushes.
The goats they raise are now being used for a new venture.
“I was buying goat milk soap, and I thought, why not make our own?” Cunningham said.
She made goat milk soap for family and friends for about two years and recently decided to commercialize on goatmilksoaper.com. She also said goat milk soap is better for the skin, specifically for issues like dryness, cracking, acne and eczema.
“It has tons of extra nutrients and vitamins that water doesn’t,” Cunningham said. “Some people don’t know about this and think it’s odd when they learn about. If they try it, they realize the difference it has. It makes skin much smoother.”
Mount Nittany Physician Group expands
Mount Nittany Physician Group Urology will expand its services to Clearfield and Altoona.
MNPG urologist Christopher Yingling will see patients by appointment on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 1212 Turnpike Ave. in Clearfield, sharing a building with Douglas Yingling.
MNPG urologist Howard Miller will see patients by appointment two Fridays per month in the Pinecroft Medical Center, located at 417 Sabbath Rest Road in Altoona. He will share space with Lawrence Levinson of the Tyrone Regional Health Network.
Christopher Yingling and Miller will treat urological conditions like urinary tract infections, incontinence, painful bladder syndrome, kidney stones, impotence and infertility, erectile dysfunction, enlarged prostates and bladder, kidney, prostate and testicular cancers. They will continue to practice at Mount Nittany Health — University Drive.
Earning top marks
Mission Critical Partners, based in Port Matilda, recently earned high marks from a weekly worldwide magazine.
Engineering News-Record, a publication for engineers, architects and government leaders, chose MCP, a public safety communications consulting firm, as one of its top picks for design firms in the telecommunications sector.
ENR ranked MCP 17th in its category. The magazine holds annual surveys to rank companies engaged in general contracting, specialty contracting, engineering, architecture and environmental services. The rankings, based on annual revenue at home and abroad, are divided into specific market categories.
“It is an honor to be recognized as one of the leading telecommunications firms,” MCP CEO Kevin Murray said in a release. “Our team has worked hard to establish the firm as dedicated partners committed to public safety and emergency communications. We have invested in hiring the best consultants in the business and developing expertise across the entire emergency communications ecosystem to provide clients with solutions to address all of their needs.”
Other bits
Miska & Reini Goldsmiths and Jewelers took over the space that Miska Jewelers once occupied in downtown State College, but was closed by Stephen Miska in June. His daughter Elizabeth Miska and former goldsmith Marleena Reini Zwolak opened their shop in late July.
Soup ‘R Dogs, a family-owned American-food eatery, could open as soon as Sept. 1 across from Golden Ladle in the Nittany Mall. James Flug and his stepdaughter Stephanie Kozel will run the operation in the space that was once occupied by Pretzels Plus.
This story was originally published August 15, 2015 at 9:02 PM with the headline "Bits of Business | Farm owners hope customers get their goat’s milk soap."