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Build your business with an investment in the Chamber

By TODD J. TRANUM President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce & Executive Director of the Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier Throughout its two decades, the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce has based its membership on the employee count for each business. What we have learned, especially in recent years, is that employee counts don’t tell the full story of how a business participates in the Chamber of Commerce or the value received for the investment. As a result, the Chamber’s Board of Directors has authorized a new investment model now being ...

Third round of WNY Fund microgrants supports 36 grants, $45,000 in COVID-19 relief

For the third time since the beginning of the pandemic, philanthropic leaders in Cattaraugus County helped facilitate the distribution of microgrants from the WNY COVID-19 Community Fund Response Fund to organizations working on the front lines to provide relief to those most impacted by the ongoing pandemic, culminating in 36 grants totaling $45,000. The Western New York COVID-19 Community Response Fund was created by the philanthropic community to support nonprofits addressing immediate needs in response to the COVID-19 crisis in the eight counties of Western New York. In the prior ...

HR services now offer enhanced value

Almost two years ago the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier rolled out a new online service that allows our local member businesses to comply with the state requirement to provide annual workplace harassment training for all employees. Now we are able to offer even more value through our Human Resources platform. We work with Zywave, a trusted software partner with a long history of providing service in human resources and employee benefits programs. Zywave has recently enhanced its offerings, and that means we can provide better ...

Northwest Arena Expansion project continues

JAMESTOWN — Some aspects of the new expansion project at Northwest Arena can currently be used by the public as construction continues on the three-floor addition. Not all features are available inside the $4.5 million expansion project that will house a Netflix Stand-up Comedy Hall of ...

Dental office gets new name

MAYVILLE — Mayville Dental Arts is now Chautauqua Lake Dental. Dr. Erin Pender and staff announced the change of business name to patients last month and a new sign was installed by Chautauqua Sign Co.. The name change pays homage to Chautauqua Lake and is also meant to reflect ...

Lake Shore announces fourth-quarter dividend for 2020

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank, announced that the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 13-cent per share cash dividend on its common stock, payable on March 15, to shareholders of record as of Feb. 26. Based on the Company’s closing stock price of $13.50 on February 3, 2021, the implied dividend yield for the Company’s common stock is currently 3.85%. On Feb. 3, Lake Shore, MHC (the “MHC”), which holds 3,636,875 shares, or 62.5% of the company’s total outstanding common stock, held a special meeting of its members (the members ...