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Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Business
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'Helping our community': Megashow reflects strong demand for building and remodeling, concerns about tariffs
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The Megashow Home, Garden & Business Expo at The Johnstown Galleria drew a steady stream of homeowners Saturday to investigate remodeling options from among 76 vendors. In the backdrop, home builders and homeowners are contending with tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump on lumber from Canada. 'It's a concern,' said Karl Glessner, Somerset County Builders Association board member. Glessner helped organize the show, which began Friday and continued through Sunday at The Johnstown Galleria, 500 Galleria Drive. Saying tariffs are a powerful source of leverage for protecting the national interest, Trump announced Feb. 1 an across-the-board tariff of 25% on Canadian softwood lumber coming into the United States. Prior to the blanket tariffs, the United States had a carefully implemented but complex softwood lumber agreement including various tariffs to help balance pricing, Glessner said. 'Trump jumping in and putting a 25% tariff on everything from Canada puts a crowbar in the spokes of that softwood agreement,' he said. As a result, the National Association of Home Builders has sounded the alarm on the detrimental effects the tariffs could have on housing affordability. 'Remodelers and products'In the local area, demand is strong for home repairs in the Cambria-Somerset region, Glessner said. Glessner said that in addition to cost increases stemming from tariffs, NAHB members are also expecting inflationary costs to rise for materials such as vinyl and roofing products, OSB sheathing, and plywood. 'The show allows customers to investigate the availability of remodelers and products,' he said. 'It's a way of helping our community.' Many people drawn to the vendors had visited the mall Saturday for other reasons. 'We are just looking,' John Mish, of Davidsville, said. 'We were curious to see. It's a nice presentation.' 'Response ... has been great'Among the vendors was Curtis Walters, events manager for Mount Pleasant Window & Remodeling Co. 'The response here has been great,' he said. 'It's better than our biggest home show of the year that we recently attended in Pittsburgh.'
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Business
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Megashow Home, Garden & Business Expo at The Johnstown Galleria
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Area businesses will showcase services at this one-stop shopping experience. The Megashow Home, Garden & Business Expo will be held during mall hours from Friday through Sunday on the lower floor of The Johnstown Galleria, 500 Galleria Drive, Richland Township. The event is sponsored by the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce, the Cambria Regional Chamber, the Somerset County Builders Association and the Builders Association of Cambria County. Ron Aldom, executive director of the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce, said the expo is a platform to showcase businesses in a two-county region. 'It's a great way to highlight local businesses, and there's a plethora of every type of business with a focus on the home,' he said. 'We moved the expo in 2022 to The Johnstown Galleria and it works. It's grown every year.' On hand will be businesses, vendors and organizations, ranging from home contractors, equipment dealers, professional service providers, nonprofit groups and local retailers. 'Truthfully, there is something there for everyone,' Aldom said. 'We have a lot of repeat businesses who continue to come every year and that tells you it's a successful show for them.' Throughout the weekend, prize drawings and giveaways will be held, including a garden shed and a grand prize of a wheelbarrow filled with products donated from area businesses valued at an excess of $500. He said the expo attracts 2,500 to to 3,000 people over the three-day period. 'The numbers have been good and keep increasing every year,' Aldom said. 'Every year, it's attracting a new customer base. 'People are coming from not only Somerset and Cambria counties, but other counties as well, including some of the vendors who are outside the two-county region, so it's grown to be one of the largest events in the region.' He added that the megashow is a great opportunity for people to learn more about the products and services available to them. 'People might know of these businesses, but this puts you in front of them and you're able to talk to representatives and learn more about what they offer,' Aldom said. 'Even as a chamber executive, I get surprised sometimes on things I didn't know that a certain company had or does, so you're able to find that all out and get answers.' There is no fee to attend. For more information and vendor list, visit
