AREA A new Bell-Atlantic Call Center in our area is one step closer to reality. The telephone company held the first-round of testing for potential employees Tuesday at their office in Altoona. Last October the Blair County Job Center began scheduling candidates for the tests. The new center will be located at the Station Mall and employ about 50 people. Charter Communications of St. Louis has purchased the company that provides cable service to the Johnstown and Altoona areas.
Charter plans to introduce digital cable and cable modem service sometime next year.
Charter is the 4th operator in the country. A Clearfield County speedway will ring in the new year with new owners and a new name. The Clearfield Mountain Speedway will become the Central Pennsylvania Speedway. Officials say new owners Dan Russell of Curwensville and Bob Bogacki of Ridgway are are committed to improving the facility. A victory for the Blair County United Way.