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Submit an Ingredient to the FAGE Total Fridge for a Chance to Win a Luxury Las Vegas Culinary Getaway JOHNSTOWN, New York, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FAGE Total, the number one yogurt brand in Greece, today launched the FAGE Total Fill the Fridge Challenge with chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Bobby Flay. The first celebrity cook-off that consumers control, the FAGE Total Fill the Fridge Challenge allows participants the opportunity to challenge Bobby Flay to...

Maintains Daily Train Service on the "Pennsylvanian,'' to and from Western PA HARRISBURG, Pa., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett announced today that he has reached an agreement with Amtrak on a new funding plan that will maintain rail passenger service between Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Under the revised agreement with Amtrak, Pennsylvania's contribution will be $3.8 million a year to maintain the service on the line known as the...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett, joined by First Lady Susan Corbett, today visited Whitewater Park in Johnstown during his three-day kayak tour through western Pennsylvania to promote our vast natural resources and array of recreational opportunities. "It's an amazing thing to look at this place, a stretch of pure whitewater coursing down a river many of us had given up for lost," said Corbett. "Now, through the work of our citizens, in...

JOHNSTOWN, N.Y., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For thousands of years, Greek and Mediterranean cuisine has been built around two ideas: the freshest possible ingredients and simple preparation. In fact, Greeks regularly enjoy plain yogurt as a centerpiece of an entire meal by adding fresh ingredients such as berries, nuts, cucumbers or honey. To demonstrate how simple it is to incorporate the Mediterranean lifestyle into your daily diet, FAGE, Greece's leading yogurt company, has...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UPMC Health Plan today announced that it is donating $125,000 to Johnstown Area Regional Industries (JARI), a not-for-profit economic development service provider for the Greater Johnstown Area. The donation will help support JARI's efforts to provide a comprehensive suite of business development - most of which are given at no cost - to its clients and the community. JARI's service area includes Cambria and Somerset counties as well...

Premium Verizon retailer opens new store, boosts local economy with new sales jobs Johnstown, N.Y. (PRWEB) April 13, 2012 Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon premium wireless retailer, recently announced the opening of its newest store located at 225 North Comrie Ave., in Johnstown. “Cellular Sales aggressively pursues the best locations available, and the new Johnstown store is a prime example of that effort,” said Luke Fletcher, regional director of Cellular Sales. “We...

Budget Focuses on Job Creation and Economic Opportunity JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today discussed his 2012-13 budget proposal during a visit to Lockheed Martin, where he cited the Johnstown employer as an example of the kind of innovation and resiliency state government must support in order to bring real job growth to the region. "I hope all of you will ask your legislators to pass the budget I proposed last week," Corbett said....

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today toured Environmental Tank and Container, a frac tank and roll-off container manufacturer in Johnstown that employs 450 people and now occupies 800,000 square feet of manufacturing space. "This company is 'Exhibit A' in proof of the American dream. Johnstown Welding and Fabricating started 50 years ago in a garage, and 30 years ago that small shop grew into JWF," Corbett said. "It's no surprise that...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless is turning on the world's most advanced wireless network in 15 additional cities and expanding its network in 10 cities on Aug. 18, bringing the blazingly fast speed of 4G LTE to more than 160 million Americans - more than half the U.S. population - in fewer than eight months. Consumers and businesses can choose from an array of 4G LTE-enabled smartphones, tablets, notebooks and netbooks, and hotspots to connect to the...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today that it is bringing the world's first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to Johnstown and Altoona on August 18. Residents with 4G LTE smartphones, laptop modems, hot spots and the new 4G LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and HP Pavilion dm1-3010nr Entertainment PC in the area, including Johnstown and Altoona and communities from Johnstown along U.S. routes 219 and 22 toward Altoona, plus...