Central Student Graduates from Program

Ty Burket, CEO of Burket Web Design from Central High School was one of 16 local students representing fourteen self-made businesses graduated from the Blair County Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurs Academy on Tuesday, April 23, at the U.S. Hotel Tavern Liberty Hall in Hollidaysburg. Throughout the 25-week program students received the necessary tools to launch their very own IRS-registered business. Sessions included mentoring from industry experts, field trips and an investor panel event in which students pitched their business plans to local investors for financial backing. [Courtesy Photo]