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You’ll find business events galore on our online calendar

It’s almost April, and that means the first quarter of 2024 has flown right by. Here at the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce much of the first part of the year has been spent nailing down plans for the rest of the year ahead. That means our calendar is filling up! We invite one and all to join us for Business After Hours at several upcoming locations. These short after-work events are designed to bring businesspeople together across all demographics in a casual way that helps you build connections. We give each participating business a moment in the spotlight with our unique ...

Chamber to Host Award-Winning Filmmaker for Workshop

The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce a special guest presenter for our next Business Builder Workshop coming up in July. Travis Carlson is an award-winning filmmaker and writer based in Buffalo. A native of Gerry, he worked for five years with the Buffalo Bills and Sabres as a cinematographer before co-founding Pan-American Film Division. Pan-Am partners with local and national businesses to help them communicate with their customers or other businesses. Their original work includes the one-shot feature film Mother’s Day, as well as dozens of shorts; three ...

City business celebrates ribbon cutting

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz and the Dunkirk Chamber of Commerce celebrated with Kristina Christopher, owner of The Botox Barn & Wellness located at 744 Central Ave., Dunkirk, a ribbon-cutting recently. The new location in the city of Dunkirk was joined by representatives who attended the ...

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 ...