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Eclipse Countdown: Less Than a Month

The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce has held two workshops, one in November and one this past week, on the eclipse and what it can mean for local businesses. Tom Traub of the Martz-Kohl Observatory has traveled to personally see nine solar eclipses and tells extraordinary tales of the crowds that turn out for what for some may be a once in a lifetime event. The County’s Director of Emergency Services, Noel Guttman, has heard from peers around the country who have said that major highways can turn into parking lots during the eclipse, when people may simply pull to the side of the ...

Lake Shore Savings helps fund start-up costs for health center

Lake Shore Savings Bank has awarded $10,000 to help fund startup costs of a new healthcare entity. The funding, provided by a Federal Home Loan Bank of New York small business development grant, will go to Community Inclusion, Inc, doing business as TRC Community Health Center. The money ...

Kendall named Vice President for Enrollment Management and Services at SUNY

State University of New York at Fredonia President Stephen H. Kolison Jr. has announced the appointment of Dr. Kathryn M. Kendall as Vice President for Enrollment Management and Services. Dr. Kendall is a SUNY Fredonia alumna, with over 20 years of experience in higher education specializing ...

Be a champion for your local small businesses

You’ve heard it said so many times that you probably think it’s a cliché, but it’s actually true: small businesses really are the backbone of our economy. The US Small Business Administration notes that small businesses total 33.3-million nationwide – representing 99.9% of all businesses. Nearly half of all employees in the country are employed by a small business. In addition, more than eight out of ten small businesses have no employees at all – reflecting a trend in entrepreneurship that has left over 27-million businesses managed solely by their owners. These nationwide ...

Eclipse Opportunities for Businesses

Is your business ready for the total solar eclipse April 8? Let the Chamber of Commerce help you get prepared. We have an upcoming workshop just for you, and an opportunity to help all small local businesses market themselves for eclipse weekend. On March 8, just one month away from the total solar eclipse, we are bringing back our panel of experts for a special Business Builder Workshop. These folks presented to a group of businesspeople back in November in Dunkirk and will be back, this time in Jamestown, to help you understand what you can expect and why it’s important to be ...

Thankful for volunteers who make good things happen

With the annual Mayville Winter Festival underway this weekend it’s important that we take a moment to say thank you to all the volunteers who have worked for months to bring this enormous event to life. What visitors to the festival see is a lot of activity in Lakeside Park, some of it outdoors, some in tents, some in the Carlson Center. They see food trucks and vendors and games, and a massive fireworks display on Saturday night. What they don’t see is all the work that happened before the wooden castle was illuminated and the tents were erected, and the concessions rolled in. A ...