• Agriculture, Communities, and Rural Environment - Address local ordinances that restrict agriculture Phone: 717.705.2122
• PA Grows - Grant & loan funding
• PA Preferred - Product promotion
• Pennsylvania Depart of Agriculture
• The Center for Dairy Excellence - Increase efficiency and profitability. Phone: 717.346.0849
• The Center for Farm Transitions - Farm planning resource. Phone: 877.475.2686

• Agracel, Inc. - Company that purchased the Hedstrom building
  
• B.C. Stone - High-tech stone fabricator skills blended with old-world craftsmanship.
• Bedford Reinforced Plastics, Inc. - Manufacturer of Fiberglass Reinforced Pultruded (FRP) Composite material.
• Cannondale Bicycle Corporation - Bicycle manufacturing business
• Captive-Aire Commercial Kitchen Ventilation - New business in the Bedford County Business Park I
• Creative Pultrusions, Inc. - Leader in the Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Industry
• Definance Metal Products - Manufacturing through metal stamping, metal fabrication and metal coating
• FiberCom, Inc. (An ETG Company) - Is your source for professional telecom solutions
• Gatter & Diehl – Consulting Engineers - Provides building systems planning and code compliant design services
• Green Garden Products - Maker of quality hose-end sprayer products and manufacturing services
• JLG Industries an Oshkosh Corporation Company - Manufactures aerial work platforms, telehandlers, and stockpickers
• Kennametal - Delivers advanced materials, surface technologies, and material shaping expertise
• Lane Enterprises - A full-line manufacturer of metal and HDPE plastic drainage products
• L B Foster - Builds products necessary to build and maintain our nation’s infrastructure
• Lampire Biological Laboratories - Specializes in polyclonal and monoclonal antibody development, cell culture devices and services, and a wide variety of blood-derived products
• MDL Manufacturing Industries, Inc. - High-precision and complex manufacturing
• Mission Critical Solutions, LLC - A diversified technology company focusing on manufacturing, assembly and engineering that serves the needs of government, military, first responders and Homeland Security with a principal emphasis on
• Nations ID - Native American owned technology and service provider of solutions for Identity Management challenges
• Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa
• Oshkosh Corporation (Purchased JLG) - Designs and builds the worlds toughest specialty trucks and truck bodies and access equipment
• PA Beef Council - (PBC) is a non-profit organization working on behalf of 25,000 beef, dairy and veal producers in Pennsylvania.
• Recreational Equipment, Inc. - Inspire, educate and outfit for a lifetime of outdoor adventure and stewardship
• Rockland Manufacturing Company - Constructs attachments for heavy equipment
• Seton Company - A leading global automotive supplier that offers high quality, reliable leather products
• StelTek Graphics, Inc. -Full color large formatting company to promote your  business with posters, display graphics, signs and banners to make your business stand out from the crowd
• Structural Fiberglass, Inc. - Designs and fabrications fiberglass structures and structural systems, as well as the distribution of the fiberglass materials to those who wish to fabricate or install the product themselves
• Szanca Solutions - Providing linguistics, intelligence analysis, systems engineering, technology assessments/insertion, program and financial management, and computer and network support for both the federal government
• Vacuum Processes, Inc. - Vacuum Furnace Equipment, Training, and Servicing

• Bedford Area School District - Bisons
• Chestnut Ridge School District - Lions
• Everett Area School District - Warriors
• Northern Bedford County School District - Panthers
• Tussey Mountain School District - Titans

• Available sites and buildings
• PA Site Search - makes relocating or expanding a business in Pennsylvania easy.
• Keystone Innovation Zones - Learn the benefits of being located in a KIZ -- available KIZ sites
• Keystone Opportunity Zones - Information and Guidelines for the KOZ program -- Various available sites in Bedford County

• www.newpa.com - Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) - Renewable Energy Program; High Performance Building; Pollution Prevention Assistance Program; Solar Energy Program; and Alternative and Clean Energy.
• www.depweb.state.pa.us - Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection - Small Business Advantage Grant Program (keyword: SBAdvantage)
• www.energysavePA.com - FirstEnergy Programs - Commercial & Industrial Incentive Programs; Motors and Drives Incentives for Business Program; HVAC Incentives for Business Program; Custom Incentives for Business Program; and Non-Standard Lighting Incentives for Business.

• Bedford County Chamber of Commerce
• Ben Franklin Technology Partnership - Providing both funding and operational assistance for innovative PA small businesses, with outstanding prospects for job creation and growth.
• Information about HUBZones - Historically Underutilized Business Zones -- Business Contracting Opportunities
• Newpa.com
• PA Department of Community & Economic Development International Business Development
• Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
• Senior Corps of Retired Executives - For assistance in starting a business
• Southern Alleghenies Workforce Investment Board
• St. Francis College Small Business Development Center
• The Keystone Agricultural Innovation Center (KAIC) - Is a partnership designed to help Pennsylvania's agricultral producers and small processors explore the marketing and manufacturing feasibility of value-added opportunities.
• The Team Pennsylvania Business Resource Network

• Career Services for Allegany College of Maryland - College Central Network is the primary job posting service for Allegany College of Maryland.
• Building Futures Through Education - Bedford County Regional Education Foundation of Allegany College of Maryland.
• PA CareerLink - New CareerLink Website
• Skills of Central PA - Creating opportunities and providing support for people with disAbilities

• Building Futures through Education - Bedford County Regional education Foundation of Allegany College of Maryland
• Catalyst Connection
• I-99 Corridor -- Partners in Economic Development
• Industrial Modernization Center, Inc. - Resource Center of Central PA -- Assists companies with strategic services in the region
• Penelec / First Energy Corporation
• PPL Utilities
• Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission

• Allegany College of Maryland
• Allegany College of Maryland - Bedford Campus
• Bedford County Technical Center
• Center for Regional Progress
• Mount Aloysius College
• Penn State University
• Penn State University - Altoona
• Penn State University - State College
• PENNTAP - Penn State University's Technical Assistance Program
• PSU Learning Factory - Assistance with the development of new, innovative ideas and products
• PSU Materials Research Institute
• University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

• PA Job Creation Tax Credit Program (JCTC) - If you're planning any changes, expansions, etc that will generate new jobs, you may be eligible for tax credits under the PA JCTC

• Data.Gov - A federal government website to provide information about its activities that businesses and individuals might be interested in.
• Grants.Gov - Provides information about government grant programs that are available to a variety of entities, including businesses, non-governmental organizations and state and local governments.
• Pennsylvania Health and Human Services Resource Guide - Offers residents information on heating bills, health insurance, food assistance and unemployment issues.

• Bedford County Census Information
• Bedford County Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Bedford Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. - a non-profit electric cooperative, incorporated on June 2, 1939
• Center for Workforce Information & Analysis - Pennsylvania's Workforce Statis
• eBIZITPA - Center for eBusiness and Advance IT - A hanbook to give small business owners a fundamental understanding of concepts and the confidence and motivation to become more competitive through technology
• First Energy - a diversified electric company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Its seven electric utility operating companies comprise the nation's fifth largest investor-owned electric system
• Getting Started with the 2007 Microsoft Office System
• Pennsylvania Department of Revenue - Have a question? E-mail it to them from this site
• Power Switch - Lower your energy costs or find electric services that fit the needs of your home:
• Southern Alleghenies Workforce Investment Board - Labor Market Information
• The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
• Tiger Map Service from the US Census Bureau - For an interactive map of Bedford County
• US Census Bureau

• www.collegecentral.com/Allegany- Are you looking for employees and/or wish to post job openings?  You can post them on this site at no charge!  You may also search the current Allegany College of MD student resumes.  It will take a few minutes to register and then your on your way.