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United Way Announces Three New Hires


United Way of Venango County is excited to announce the addition of three new employees. The School Career Counselor program has expanded into six school districts with employees Deanna Wakefield (pictured) and Rebekah Woods joining the program. School Career Counselors facilitate the transition of students from school to the community by implementing a person -centered Read More…

Allegheny Mountain Flooring Used in “Floor of the Year”


Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring (AMHF) was excited to be included in a recent project in Tampa, FL. Installers, Integrity Floors, installed the flooring in a performing arts center. The floor was a 6,000 square foot install with a “show-stopping” 28-foot star medallion (pictured). They used AMHF white oak rift and quartersawn, all cut from sustainable Read More…

Gilhousen Celebrates 54 Years with Rossbacher


Rossbacher Insurance Group is proud to announce Carol Gilhousen’s 54th anniversary in insurance. Carol started her career with Williams Insurance Agency in 1968 as an insurance clerk. She became a licensed insurance agent in 1982 and has held that position ever since. She has helped hundreds of individuals and families with their personal insurance during Read More…

FLEX Feature: Bridge Builders Community Foundations with Lauren Hart


We started our “FLEX Feature” series in January of this year to share about Venango County businesses and nonprofits through the eyes of young professionals who work there. We specifically wanted to feature organizations that do interesting and amazing things, but are not talked about enough or what they do is misunderstood. This month we’re Read More…

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion


Difficult conversations can be uncomfortable, but they are necessary. We were grateful to have a Speaker Series in October with Amariliz Sanchez of PennWest Clarion – Venango and Jeff Polley with Together We Can, on the topic of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and how we can do better to have these conversations and bridge Read More…