Elanco smooths out administrative cooperation pact with Columbia

Why it's important: Under this extension, Columbia would continue to receive support from three members of Elanco's full-time staff: Keith Ramsey, business manager; Donna Prokay, human resources director; and Lotsie Wooten, IT director. Additionally, Columbia would receive its own tech support specialist, alongside an array of network services and equipment. The service would be provided to Columbia at an annual cost of $315,000, up $35,000 from the prior agreement.

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Plarn with Cathy, Knit with Gaile at the Library - Thursday, October 17, 2019

Agenda - Columbia Borough School Board Meeting - October 17, 2019

"Toy Story 4" at the Library Wednesday night, October 16

Agenda - Historic Architectural Review Board - October 16, 2019

The Historical Architectural Review Board of Columbia Borough will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in council chambers of Borough Hall, 308 Locust St., Columbia. Agenda items include:

- 330 Cherry St.: Thomas C. Metzger, owner. Replace existing aluminum siding on the facade of a frame house with new vinyl siding.

- 402 N. Second St.: Columbia Self Storage, owner; Hess Home Builders Inc., applicant. Construct a new 1 1/2-story frame office building to replace an existing trailer.

- 15 S. Third St.: Columbia Borough, owner; Hammel Associates Architects, applicant. Remove modern restroom doors and replace with new wooden door panels. Remove three existing windows facing Avenue I and install new metal louvers for kitchen and HVAC equipment. Replace brick infill on two elevations with new recessed brick panels and new stone sills. Replace lighting fixtures with new LED fixtures. Install new condensing units adjacent to the building along Avenue I and within the rear parking lot. Install a new shed roof or awning on the Sadie Lane elevation. Reconstruct brick corner piers or towers at roofline on the facade.

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Columbia Borough Meetings - Week of October 14, 2019

In Pennsylvania, 'opportunity zones' struggle to live up to their intentions

The central premise of the program is simple: Offer wealthy investors generous tax breaks for putting money into real estate or businesses in distressed areas. Those areas were designated "opportunity zones."

In Pennsylvania, however, early signs suggest the program is not living up to the claims of transformative change and is unlikely to be a cure for the communities most in need of a boost. Instead, investors appear to mostly prefer areas already experiencing redevelopment, where the payday will be far greater.

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