Breaking News

Business

Get all the benefits from your chamber membership

When you join the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce there are all kinds of benefits available to your business. As part of your year-end (or soon-to-be new year) review, we hope you’ll include a review of how you have used your Chamber member benefits this past year and how you might be able to use them even more in the year ahead. For consumer-centered businesses some of the easiest and best Chamber benefits you can use are the ShopLocalCHQ Gift Card and our online marketplace through Shop Where I Live. At the top of the Chamber’s Five Point Focus is a pledge to drive foot and ...

A good personal, business motto: Keep leaning forward

In the local business community, we have a lot to learn from one another. Just a year ago Ben Webb from Webb’s Captain’s Table in Mayville joined the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. In one of our earliest conversations, he shared a phrase that I believe is something of a personal and business motto: Keep leaning forward. We have carried that with us, as 2022 has been a year of leaning forward for the Chamber of Commerce. As we emerged from the pandemic to hold a robust calendar of events, we have seen a return of strong attendance, new connections, and great friendships ...

Revenue, Rosas spending focus of budget chatter

Travel and discretionary spending by Mayor Wilfred Rosas, and the status of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, were prominent talking points at the Dunkirk Common Council’s final scheduled budget hearing this week. Rosas made what he said was just his second appearance at a budget ...

Chamber elects new board members for 2023

Chamber of Commerce proudly introduces its new board members for 2023. Elected to the Chamber Board during its Annual Meeting Friday were Dr. Courtney Curatolo, John Felton, and Dr. Stephen Kolison. Dr. Curatolo is the Director of the Small Business Development Center at Jamestown Community College. She has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, a master’s degree in Public Administration, and a Ph. D. in Educational Leadership and Research Methodology with a focus in Adult and Community Educational Leadership. Mr. Felton is Chief Executive Officer with Southern Chautauqua ...

Two named to prominent posts at Lake Shore

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank, announced a pair of appointments on Tuesday. Jennifer Zatkos, CFE, has been named the bank’s new chief operating officer. Zatkos brings more than 15 years of leadership experience in the financial industry to the ...

Shop small and enter our gift card giveaway

When you shop at a small locally owned business, 67 cents of every dollar you spend stay right here in our local community. That’s compared to less than 45 cents on purchases at chain stores. Why does this matter? Because it’s the small local businesses that reinvest in our local economy and make our communities the vibrant places they are to live, work, and play. Today is Small Business Saturday. For the small business community, today is their “Super Bowl.” They are stocked, open, and ready to do business. For consumers, our local small businesses offer amazing and unique ...