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Business

Lighthouse’s David Briska honored by Visitors Bureau

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 ...

Johnson Estate Winery celebrates 65th year with awards

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 ...

Sales include $1M worth of Villenova farmland

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 ...

SKF, Cummins Navigate Regulations, Global Unrest

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 ...

CCPEG awards 13 economic development project grants

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, ...

Water Street Brewing gets IDA loan

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 ...