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Comptroller says state can move forward with both hope and caution

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli addressed the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting on Friday and pointed out the county has seen solid results in job development and unemployment in the last two years. But he also said while the impact of the COVID pandemic is mostly behind us it is not entirely gone yet. The hospitality and manufacturing sectors added jobs in Chautauqua County and are back to pre-pandemic levels. But government, including public education, is the largest employer in the county and is still below early 2020 levels. While New York State has ...

Chautauqua Mall tax assessment again decreased

The new owner of the Chautauqua Mall is getting a break on the property’s tax assessment — but not nearly as big a break as was originally requested. Earlier this year, Chautauqua Mall Realty Holding LLC. filed an Article 7 case in state Supreme Court seeking a reduction in the mall’s ...

Shop Small and Support Our Local Economy

Small Business Saturday is upon us, and we cannot stress enough the importance of supporting small locally owned businesses – not just for one day, but all year round. Our mission is to build vital connections, provide professional resources, and champion our local businesses in Chautauqua County. As a champion for local businesses, we are laser-beam focused right now on encouraging local people to support locally owned merchants. On Small Business Saturday, November 25, we are incentivizing local consumers to shop at small local businesses, and do a check-in on Facebook or ...

State Comptroller to Keynote Chamber Annual Meeting

The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli will be the keynote speaker for our Annual Meeting, to be held at noon, Friday, December 8 at Moon Brook Country Club, North Main Street Extension, Jamestown. The Comptroller is just one of a small handful of offices elected statewide in New York State. Responsibilities of the office include managing the state pension fund, administering the state retirement system, protecting taxpayer funds, providing independent fiscal oversight on the states and City of New York ...

Getting ready for winter? Look to local businesses for help

Now that we have had the first snowfall of the season, many of us are considering what we may need to do around the house and yard to get ready for the winter ahead. It can be a fair amount of work, but you can find help from local small businesses and plenty of them are also available to hire through the winter for snow removal and other needs. Maybe you no longer want to shovel that driveway and are ready to look at snowblowers. Check out local businesses first, including LandPro in Falconer, ROCKTerra in Westfield, and Tractor Supply Co. in Westfield. Or if you are ready for someone ...

Celebrating New Businesses

As a key part of our mission, the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce is a champion for local business. What does that mean? It means we work hard to amplify the importance of supporting locally owned businesses and we encourage consumers to shop locally – in a variety of ways. We have noticed recently that when one business closes it garners a lot of attention. Those situations are always unfortunate, and we understand it’s a hard position for the business owner and for the employees. At the same time, we have noticed that business openings may not always get the same amount ...