Joe Hurd Retires After 27 Years as Blair Chamber CEO

Blair County Chamber of Commerce saw the end of an era when their long-time President and CEO Joe Hurd retired on August 30.

He said he enjoyed the job tremendously.

“I’m so grateful for the people who I’ve had the opportunity to work with from the business community and the terrific staff that we’ve had,” Hurd said.

He said the longer it goes, the more he thinks some events and programs are starting to look stale and it is time for some new people with new ideas.

“It is time for a seventy-year-old guy to step out of the way and let some new and better things happen,” he said.

A new organizati...