Gazette Business

 Recorded Aug. 31 – Sept. 6 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH Zachary T. Terrill and Shariden D. Terrill to Anthony M. Abramovic and Romaine D. Abramovic, $285,000. Hester M. Blum and Jonathan P. Eburne to Edward Jacob Puzycki and Kimberly Miramontes, $536,000. Elise M. Merrill and Doug Koziol to Christina Lewis and Kyle Lewis, $250,000. Patrick H. Alexander,…

By ASH IDRISY Around 43 million Americans have student loans from the federal government, totaling 1.6 trillion dollars. Any small change to these programs would have huge consequences, but there are now monumental, stupendous, historic, or simply BIG, changes coming to student loans thanks to H.R.1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3).  The first…

 Recorded Aug. 24-30 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH Cody D. Young to Brianna L. Dyke, 523 Halfmoon St., $255,000. William B. Port III, Brian Brunner and Douglas Linebaugh to Brian S. Brunner and Christina B. Worrick, 169 Fishing Creek Road, $120,000. Joyce E. Krout to James F. Bingham and Susan J. Bingham, 448 East Linn St., $354,900. MILESBURG…

STATE COLLEGE — Centre Area Transportation Authority on Aug. 27 hosted one of three Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Cybersecurity Task Force tabletop exercises aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity preparedness of transit authorities across the state. The event brought together multiple representatives from nineteen transit agencies and related organizations, as well as experts from EcoLane,…

Brandpoint Economists have long looked for signals in unexpected places. During tough times, Leonard Lauder popularized the lipstick index – the idea that small luxuries rise when bigger purchases are out of reach.1 We are introducing a new kind of measure: the Going Rate. How we give, tip, and celebrate offers another lens into the…

Optimism for the future of the U.S. economy and business prospects is at an all-time high, according to a new survey of small and mid-size business owners. Just one year ago in PNC’s Economic Outlook survey, a record 56% of respondents – which include business owners or financial decision makers at more than 500 small…

 Recorded Aug. 17 – 23 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH Brian B. Witmer and Nancy M. Witmer to Robbins Associates LP, 273 Paradise Lane, $480,000. MILLHEIM BOROUGH Michael E. Heckman and Kayla M. Heckman to AB Contracting LLC, 141 West St., $249,900. PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH Elizabeth E. Seiler, Edwin J. Seiler and Jacob C. Seiler to…

STATE COLLEGE— Leadership Centre County has announced Denise Sullivan as its new executive director after serving as interim director the past year. The organization also installed new board officers, celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2025, and completed enrollment for the incoming Class of 2026. Sullivan is founder and CEO of Sullivan Point Strategies and previously…

Brandpoint Pumpkin season is here and some are asking for a price check: 44% of Americans say tariffs and inflation are making pumpkin-flavored items cost more and the “pumpkin spice tax” or the premium price on seasonal items is real (39%), according to new Empower research. Still, more than half (54%) say they look forward…