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Many thanks to our golfers and sponsors

Each year our CHQ Chamber Golf Tournament seems to get better and better. We have some dedicated golfers who play each time, and then we get new people participating to create new connections and enjoy a day of recreation and camaraderie on the course. With 30 teams on the course this year’s tournament was another resounding success! Congratulations to the first-place team from Allstate Insurance: Bill Farr, Royce Swan, Bud Winkey, and Ted Winkey. Coming in second place was the team from Lake Shore Bank: Josh Hilliker, Jeff Nelson, Tim Kasperek, and Charlie Civiletto. The third-place ...

Laser-Focused on Boosting Business

Our mission at the CHQ Chamber is to build vital connections, provide professional resources, and champion our local businesses in Chautauqua County. We take that mission seriously, and work every day to provide services, opportunities, and programs that serve local businesses in a variety of ways. That means the CHQ Chamber works to create meaningful events that will drive customers to local businesses, develop workshops and disseminate information, and facilitate connections that improve professional relationships and build customer and vendor contacts and more. Feedback from our ...

Ellicott factory helps power Electrovaya profits

Electrovaya’s new factory on Precision Way in Ellicott is helping power the company to a 31% increase in revenue compared to this time in 2024. Electrovaya officials released the company’s third quarter financial results on Wednesday night after the close of the stock markets. ...

Three county entities receive $20M in water funding

Three Chautauqua County municipalities have received money to help advance critical water infrastructure projects. The Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors approved low-cost financing and state and federal grants to help local governments undertake critical upgrades — such as removing emerging contaminants from drinking water — without passing high costs on to ratepayers. These investments protect public health and the environment, reduce future risks, and support good-paying jobs. “Strong communities start with strong infrastructure,” state Gov. Kathy ...

Business and Government Meet Over Issues

Each year the CHQ Chamber creates opportunities for businesspeople to meet with elected representatives and ask questions about policy issues that impact our local economy. The issues are always varied, and Friday’s Elected Representatives Luncheon was no exception. This year we combined county and state officials into a single panel discussion, as many of the issues overlap. Our panel speakers were New York State Senator George Borrello, Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, and County Executive PJ Wendel. Initial questions centered on energy issues including the need and/or desire for ...

NFI Group sees gross profit and net loss

The struggles of one of NFI Group's subsidiary companies is creating a drag on the company's bottom line even as manufacturing revenue in the second quarter increased by $23 million. NFI Group, which owns and operates the New Flyer plant on Fluvanna Avenue, Jamestown, announced on Friday ...