Nike, Walmart and Amazon are all brands that are well known, but how did they get there? What makes a brand known internationally, nationally, or regionally? A general definition of branding is: “the customer’s overall perception of the business.” This is a good definition, but branding can be broken down to smaller categories so it Read More…
July 2019 Young Professional Profiles: Brian Payne & Jessica Wilson
Brian Payne is one of our newest FLEX members. He is originally from Hadley, PA, and graduated from Edinboro University with bachelor’s degrees in Forensic Accounting and Financial Planning. Brian now works as a CPA Tax Supervisor at McGill, Power, Bell & Associates in Franklin. He has acquired his CPA and CFE designations and takes Read More…
Financial Tip of the Month: Steps to Financial Fitness
Let’s be honest, we all know that spending money is way more fun than saving it, but what happens when the monthly bills start rolling in and the money isn’t there? Not having enough for the bills or for an unexpected expense can be overwhelming to say the least. Fortunately, there are some simple ways Read More…
NPRC Gains Degree-Granting Authority
June 3rd marks another milestone for Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC). Coming just over a week after the College celebrated their second year of operations, the Pennsylvania Department of Education provided NPRC with their degree-granting authority. This degree-granting authorization is a critical step for NPRC and will allow them to operate independently for the Spring Read More…
Growth and Expansion at FICDA
By: Deb Eckelberger, Development Director Thus far in 2019, FICDA is experiencing business growth, building upgrades, and new tenants. Early this year, in the Franklin Industrial and Commercial Development Authority (FICDA) big Main building, manufacturing space was created to support the expansion of Wolbert Welding. This FICDA tenant is partnering with a Kentucky company to Read More…