deeper-sadness

  • miz [any, any]
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    10 days ago

    weird connection to the monopoly money, plus a lot of actual healthcare. corporate HQ for Sheetz and Boyer

    Historically, the sole economic force driving the growth of Altoona into a City was the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). While the various local railroad shops still employ over a thousand people, they are no longer the driving economic engine of the area like they once were.

    The top field of employment in Altoona and the metro area is the healthcare industry. Facilities include: UPMC Altoona with its many local facilities that employ thousands, Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital and its several local facilities, James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center, dozens of doctors offices, and over 20 nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

    Altoona serves as the corporate home to Sheetz, a rapidly growing convenience store and gasoline chain with over 600 locations in the Northeast.

    Altoona also serves as the headquarters to the candy company Boyer. Famous for their Mallo Cup, the company was founded in 1936, 42 years after the founding of The Hershey Company in Hershey.

    • quarrk [he/him]
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      10 days ago

      That is exactly what I was thinking. Lots of insurance type stuff in that area (esp healthcare).

      They’re gonna call this guy the Monopoly Maniac or some shit if his plan was to commit a series of killings related to Monopoly board locations.