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Chamber Calendar Offers Something for Every Business

Our team has spent much of the first month of this year planning for all that’s ahead, and that includes working on our Chamber calendar of events for 2024. Chamber events are designed to focus on our mission: to build vital connections, provide professional resources, and champion our local businesses in Chautauqua County. Building connections is part of everything we do at the Chamber of Commerce. We connect businesses with customers, businesspeople with peers, and businesses to resources. Our events reflect these objectives. 2023 was a big year for Chamber events as attendance ...

Ribbon cutting set for Lil Ginger’s Deli

Lil Ginger’s Deli is proud to announce its ribbon-cutting event on Friday at 4 p.m. Ginger Pokoj has been out of the business for a few years and now she is back serving up the best quality and service of deli meats, sandwiches, pizza, subs and more to the area. Pokoj has been a ...

ShopLocalCHQ gift card usage increases

The ShopLocalCHQ Gift Card is putting cash into the hands of local participating merchants and boosting our local economy. In 2023, $54,148 was spent with local businesses as customers redeemed ShopLocalCHQ Gift Cards for all kinds of products and services. That’s an increase of 8% from the prior year. Restaurants and pizzerias made $7,450 thanks to the ShopLocalCHQ Gift Card, while coffee shops and delis had $5,136 in sales. Entertainment, recreation, and service industries totaled $2,684; liquor stores, wineries and breweries took in $2,609. Gifts and specialty retailers sold $2,212 ...

Strengthen Your Business In 2024

Central to the Chamber’s new mission statement is to provide professional resources, which incorporates encouraging and providing opportunities for small business owners and their employees to learn how to strengthen their business. We invite you to attend one, or all, of the Chamber’s Business Builder Workshops for 2024, featuring panelists to help you navigate challenges in planning, marketing, and more. The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce is coordinating a series of sessions this year focused on some of the keys to success for any business. Business Builder Workshops are ...

Cummins to incur $2B fine over pick-up truck emissions

Cummins Inc. has agreed to pay a $2.04 billion charge to resolve discrepancies in emissions certifications in some of Cummins’ pick-up truck engines. Cummins officials told investor analysts during its second quarter earnings conference call that a fine was possible. Company officials announced in late December that Cummins had finalized the deal. Cummins expects to record a charge of $2.04 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 to resolve the issues, which involved a million pick-up truck engines in the United States. Company officials said $1.93 billion of the payments will be made ...

Electrovaya has big plans for Ellicott battery factory if funding is secured

Electrovaya is hiring key staff members for its Ellicott gigafactory with production possible in mid 2025 - as long as financing for construction is secured. The company has completed engineering studies for the Jamestown site, located in the former Acu-Rite building in Ellicott, and has also updated environmental studies. Lee Gilmore as the general manager of the Ellicott facility and other staff are being hired. Raj Das Gupta, Electrovaya CEO, told investor analysts in a conference call earlier this week that the company is looking toward 2025, when it will require additional ...