The Chautauqua County Visitor’s Bureau has recognized David Briska of the Dunkirk Lighthouse & Veterans Park Museum with its inaugural Chautauqua County Tourism Industry Representative of the Year award. Andrew Nixon, CCVB president and CEO, presented Briska with the award. Nixon said the ...
A little more than 200 acres of farmland in Chautauqua County has been sold for more than $1 million. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Feb. 24-27. The county does not provide transaction ...
National and global politics are helping shape the coming months for two of the area’s larger employers. Officials from Cummins and SKF talked recently with investor analysts about the effects things like tariffs, new environmental regulations and global uncertainty, particularly in the ...
WESTFIELD — While the winter was impressively cold and the spring weather worrisome for growing grapes due to early bud break and potential freezes, Johnson Estate’s commencement of its 65th anniversary year has been good. Last month, the winery learned it had been awarded 10 Gold Medal awards including four with Best of Class designations at the Los Angeles International Wine Competition. And then this week, we learned that the winery’s second vintage of Sparkling Rosé Ice Wine was rated Exceptional, 94 Points by the Beverage Testing Institute/Tastings.com. These awards ...
The Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth (CCPEG) has announced the awardees of its 2026 Economic Growth Fund (EGF) program. The program was created to support economic development projects that focus on revitalization and long-term strategic investment throughout Chautauqua County, consistent with the County’s economic development strategic plan. This year, 13 different projects will receive a total of $217,500 in grant support from CCPEG, which is levering total investments of more than $8.4 million throughout the county. Projects that received funding this year are ...
A proposed new brewery in the city of Jamestown is receiving some additional financial assistance through a loan. During the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting, the Board of Directors approved a $150,000 loan to 137 Water Street Brewing, LLC. Of the loan amount, $115,000 ...
