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CHQ Chamber: Meeting Our Mission

The CHQ Chamber is in business for business. As a countywide business association, we provide programs and services that assist a broad variety of establishments across all economic sectors from retail to manufacturing to nonprofit to agriculture to finance and everything in between. This task may sound daunting, but with resolute focus we are centering in on vital needs that drive commerce and boost our region’s economy. Building a business association that focuses on business is no easy task. The CHQ Chamber has been working for over two years now to develop an effective work plan ...

Waterfront Pharmacy has new medication packaging service

The Waterfront Pharmacy, a forward-thinking community pharmacy in Jamestown, Dunkirk, and South Dayton, and part of the nonprofit community health center, The Chautauqua Center, recently added PakMyMeds for patients taking multiple prescriptions. This is a new service designed to prevent ...

Waterfront Pharmacy announces new medication packaging service

The Waterfront Pharmacy, a forward-thinking community pharmacy in Jamestown, Dunkirk, and South Dayton, and part of the nonprofit community health center, The Chautauqua Center, recently added PakMyMeds for patients taking multiple prescriptions. This is a new service designed to prevent ...

CHQ Chamber welcomes new members

The CHQ Chamber is always pleased to welcome new members, and the past month has brought a flurry of them. A broad variety of local businesses have joined since May 1, bringing our total membership to 916 across Chautauqua County. From Dunkirk we added Tastefully Simple. Hagan Business Machines from Erie, PA has re-joined the CHQ Chamber. From Falconer we welcome new members the Builders Exchange of the Southern Tier and Chautauqua Bargain Bins. Beyond Support Network and The Daisy Farm joined the Chamber from Fredonia. In Jamestown we have these new members: Always Open Design, ...

A Summer Focus On Supporting Small Business

The CHQ Chamber has a variety of events slated for the summer ahead – all with an eye toward our mission to build vital connections, provide professional resources, and champion our local businesses in Chautauqua County. As a countywide business association, the work we do must be focused on supporting our local businesses. That means providing some programming that helps to drive consumer traffic to local businesses and promoting them whenever we can. First Fridays in Westfield begin for the season June 6. For the third year in a row the Chamber has secured a permit from the State ...

IDA loan to help Gateway Lofts with environmental testing

A multi-million proposed housing project in the city of Jamestown is getting more help from the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency. Last year the Southern Tier Environments for Living was approved by the county IDA Board of Directors for a $325,000 low-interest loan from the IDA’s Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund for brownfield cleanup and redevelopment. On Tuesday, Rich Dixon with the county IDA, said the state Department of Environmental Conservation wants more environmental testing. Because of that, STEL requested an additional $275,000 loan. County IDA Chief ...