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Chamber launches podcast

With a continuing focus on promoting small businesses in Chautauqua County, the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce has launched a new monthly radio show and podcast aimed at telling the stories behind local businesses. CHQ Chamber Chats is an interview-based platform designed to focus on the back stories about local businesspeople and organizations: how they got started, what drives them, and how they focus on customers, merchandise, and service. Our objective is to provide listeners with some tidbits they may not have known about local businesses, and to immerse them in the ...

Salute to small businesses!

April 30-May 6 is National Small Business Week, and we couldn’t be prouder to work with hundreds of small businesses all across Chautauqua County all the time. The Small Business Administration considers any business with fewer than 500 employees to be a small business. Here in Chautauqua County, that accounts for almost all of the more than 2,600 businesses countywide. Across the country, there are more than 33-million small businesses. Small businesses in Chautauqua County put food on our tables, provide all types of services from construction to heating to insurance, and sell us ...

Lake Shore Savings Bank names new president and CEO

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc, the holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank, has announced that Kim C. Liddell has been named president, chief executive officer, and director to the board. Liddell brings more than 35 years of banking experience to Lake Shore Savings, having most recently served ...

New business opens on Central Avenue

Mayor Wilfred Rosas and the Dunkirk Chamber of Commerce announced the opening of Leghicie Lashes, a new lash service storefront located at 427 Central Avenue. It is owned by Havden Klein. An official ribbon cutting was held on Wednesday to welcome this newly established business. Leghicie ...

Under construction

By Daniel J. Heitzenrater President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce Our Jamestown office at 300 North Main Street is temporarily closed, but rest assured, the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce is still here to serve you. The mess and disruption now will create some big improvements in the long run. Ever since we moved into the space at the corner of Third and Main Streets, we have been in discussions about opening a full-fledged downtown Jamestown visitor information center. Perhaps you have seen the banner on the building that says, “Visitor Center Coming ...

The Chamber creates business connections

The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce is in business for business. The Chamber provides service countywide for businesspeople who want to connect better with customers, other businesses, and resources they need to keep their business running smoothly. Throughout the year, the volunteers and staff of the Chamber of Commerce are planning and implementing programs and events that deliver service for our local businesses. The ShopLocalCHQ Gift Card has seen a 28% increase in the number of participating merchants in the past year. Over 165 businesses now accept the card – meaning that ...