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Penn State Football: Lift for Life 2019 Raises $56,018 for Uplifting Athletes
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Penn State football announced the preliminary fundraising total for this year’s Lift for Life event is $56,018. All of that money will go to Uplifting Athletes, a non-profit that supports rare disease research and awareness.
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Liquor License Transfer Approved for New Downtown State College Restaurant
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State College Borough Council on Monday approved a liquor license transfer for a new restaurant at the former location of Spats Cafe and Speakeasy.
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Frozen Yogurt Shop Closes in Downtown State College
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After eight years in business, a downtown State College frozen yogurt shop has closed its doors.
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Comcast to Open Xfinity Retail Store on North Atherton Street, Close College Township Service Center
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Comcast has been steadily replacing its traditional service centers with interactive Xfinity retail stores, and now the telecommunications giant is bringing the concept to the State College area.
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College Township Considers Consolidation for Hilltop Property, Former Track and Trail Site and Other Lots
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The Hilltop Mobile Home site has sat vacant since February 2013, but a recent move to consolidate the eight lots that are owned by 1275 East Pennsylvania Ave I, LP could mean that a plan for the property could be coming soon.
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State College Little League Wins District 5 Championship
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It didn’t take long for the State College Little League baseball team to assert itself in this year’s Pennsylvania District 5 Little League Tournament.
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Valley Vista Drive Sheetz Adds Bitcoin ATM
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The 101 Valley Vista Drive Sheetz is one of six locations where the Altoona-based convenience store chain has partnered with Coinsource to install the Bitcoin ATM kiosks, allowing customers to buy and sell the cryptocurrency with U.S. dollars.
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State College-Based Internet Service Company Expanding Across Pennsylvania
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A State College-based company that has been providing internet services since 1996 is continuing to expand across Pennsylvania.
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Federal Officials Visit Bellefonte to Discuss Opportunity Zone, Economic Development
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The people and potential of Bellefonte are promising signs for local revitalization efforts, according to Scott Turner, executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council.
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Facebook Challenges Bitcoin
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By Judy Loy RICP®, ChFC® and CEO of Nestlerode & Loy, Inc. The biggest cryptocurrency, or digital currency, Bitcoin, has been around since 2009. While innovative, Bitcoin has been incredibly volatile. At its high, one Bitcoin was worth $20,089 U.S. dollars. It currently sits at about $10,269.13. It also has limited purchasing power. Companies that…