A community leader and Bloomfield business owner with 20 years experience in education, management, sales, marketing, customer service and business development, Owens received an MS Ed from Duquesne University in Education/Instructional Technology and a B.S. from Clarion University in Business Administration/Marketing.
A member of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s Blue Ribbon Economic Development Committee, Owens also earned a Paralegal Certificate from Pennsylvania State University.
Since becoming executive director of the BDC in 2009, Owens has secured the organization’s 501(c)(3) status, prepared by-laws, raised $45,000 in grant funds, implemented Liberty Avenue streetscape improvements, and assisted with restructuring the Baum/Centre Initiative. Additional priorities for Owens include participating in the West Penn Community Partnership, collaborating with East End Partners and Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development on new funding opportunities, and convening developers and stakeholders to build a new senior living center.
Prior to becoming executive director of the BDC, Owens served as Mainstreet Manager for the Bloomfield Business Association (BBA), and adjunct faculty member with Robert Morris University’s School of Business. Among Owens’ accomplishments as Mainstreet Manager of the BBA are: developing a strategic Business District Action Plan, increasing membership by 15%, assisting local businesses with façade improvement grants, and receiving more than $200,000 in grant money for neighborhood development.
From 1991 to 2007, Owens was owner and operator of Bloomfield Jewelry located in the heart of the neighborhood at 4806 Liberty Avenue.
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West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) today reported its financial results for the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, demonstrating that it is continuing its tradition of clinical excellence while executing its restructuring plans. WPAHS’ first quarter of fiscal year 2010 ended September 30, 2010.
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Forget the mall, this Saturday, do your Christmas shopping in local businesses.
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The System also booked a $70.7 million one-time non-cash asset impairment charge, related to West Penn Hospital and the Suburban Campus of Allegheny General Hospital, as well as $11.8 million of other restructuring costs. The impairment charge, required under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, reduces the carrying value of the hospitals’ buildings and equipment to estimated fair market value. Without these restructuring costs, the System’s operating loss for fiscal year 2010 would have been $7.4 million, while its net profit would have been $19.4 million.
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West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) today announced that it has finalized its plans for which services will be offered at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Bloomfield. In June, the System had announced the major consolidation of its two city-based acute-care hospitals to better meet community health needs and prepare the system for national health care reform changes.
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On Thursday, October 21, 2010, the Bloomfield Development Corporation presented its 2nd annual Paul J. Sciullo Jr. Award to Ann Sciulli and Bobby Junker. The reception was held at Alexander’s Restaurant, where over 50 people attended this special event.
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The Harvest Corn Roast at St. Joseph’s Church scheduled for Thursday evening has been postponed. At this event, the Bloomfield Development Corporation was planning to recognize the 2010 winners of the 2nd annual Paul J. Sciullo award for community service. The two candidates selected are local residents Ann Sciulli and Bobby Junker. For information on the presentation of the award, please call the BDC offices at 412-681-8800.
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We would like to take this opportunity to thank the many volunteers and organizations who made Little Italy Days 2010 a success. There are many people working in the background who made this all possible, so a big THANKS to the following:
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If there’s one weekend when Bloomfield wears its rich Italian heritage proudly and loudly on its sleeve, it’s got to be Little Italy Days. And if it’s the last weekend in September, then it’s time for Little Italy Days, when more than 20,000 people congregate for the much-anticipated Italian heritage bash.
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The Bloomfield Development Corporation has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Trust Main Street Center. Each year, the National Trust and its partners announce the list of accredited Main Street programs that have built strong revitalization organizations and demonstrate their ability in using the Main Street Four-Point Approach methodology for strengthening their local economy and protecting their historic buildings.
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Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced the creation of the City’s first-ever Civic Leadership Academy, a free 10-week course designed to educate residents about local government in the City of Pittsburgh.
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