Happy Valley Casino's top executive departs, doughnut shop closes & more top stories
Centre County saw major business shakeups and service expansions on June 22, from a casino leadership change to a sudden downtown closure. Here’s a quick look at the day’s top stories.
Here are key takeaways:
- Eric Pearson is out as CEO and general manager of Happy Valley Casino roughly two months after its grand opening, with majority owner Saratoga Casino Holdings saying the transition was part of the original launch plan.
- Centre Area Transportation Authority now offers free onboard Wi-Fi across its entire fleet, including fixed-route buses, CATAGo and CATARide vehicles, through the “CATANET” network.
- The Duck Donuts at 125 S. Fraser St. in State College closed Sunday after more than eight years in business at the downtown Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, leaving 12 operating Duck Donuts locations in Pennsylvania.
- A Penn State-born telehealth program has expanded to 25 total hospital sites across Pennsylvania and Idaho, connecting on-site sexual assault nurse examiners with virtual forensic nursing experts to enhance care in rural and resource-limited areas.
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.