When you join the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce there are all kinds of benefits available to your business. As part of your year-end (or soon-to-be new year) review, we hope you’ll include a review of how you have used your Chamber member benefits this past year and how you might be ...

In the local business community, we have a lot to learn from one another. Just a year ago Ben Webb from Webb’s Captain’s Table in Mayville joined the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. In one of our earliest conversations, he shared a phrase that I believe is something of a personal ...

Travel and discretionary spending by Mayor Wilfred Rosas, and the status of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, were prominent talking points at the Dunkirk Common Council’s final scheduled budget hearing this week. Rosas made what he said was just his second appearance at a budget ...

Chamber of Commerce proudly introduces its new board members for 2023. Elected to the Chamber Board during its Annual Meeting Friday were Dr. Courtney Curatolo, John Felton, and Dr. Stephen Kolison. Dr. Curatolo is the Director of the Small Business Development Center at Jamestown Community ...

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank, announced a pair of appointments on Tuesday. Jennifer Zatkos, CFE, has been named the bank’s new chief operating officer. Zatkos brings more than 15 years of leadership experience in the financial industry to the ...

When you shop at a small locally owned business, 67 cents of every dollar you spend stay right here in our local community. That’s compared to less than 45 cents on purchases at chain stores. Why does this matter? Because it’s the small local businesses that reinvest in our local economy ...