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FYI Newsletter – December 2024


For young professionals, by young professionals. This monthly newsletter is published by Future Leaders & Entrepreneurs Exchange (FLEX), the young professionals group of the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce. Click here or the image below for a PDF of the FYI. Find articles from the FLEX FYI on the Chamber’s blog.

Exploring venangochamber.org About Us page

Exploring VenangoChamber.org: About Us


In this video, we’re diving into the “About Us” section. Here, you can find the mission and core values that power what we do at the Venango Chamber. You’ll also get to know our awesome team. Plus, you’ll discover different ways to reach out to us, whether you have questions or want to get involved. Read More…

Mara Foster-Grey Earns Masters Degree

Mara Foster-Grey Earns Master’s Degree


The Venango County Association for the Blind (VCAB) proudly announces that Case Manager, Mara Foster-Gray, recently graduated from Salus University with a Master’s in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy. Vision rehabilitation therapists (VRTs) instruct persons with vision impairments to use compensatory skills and assistive technology to enable them to live safe, productive, and interdependent lives. VRTs work Read More…

Express Employment Welcomes Kirk Rupp

Express Employment Welcomes Kirk Rupp


Express Employment Professionals of Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, and Pittsburgh-North is excited to welcome Kirk Rupp as their new Business Development Manager. Kirk will focus on maintaining strong relationships with current clients, exploring new client opportunities, and most importantly, connecting talented workers with outstanding local businesses. “I’m excited to build relationships with local job seekers Read More…

OC Selected for Participation in Bridgeway Capital Program

Oil City Selected For Participation in Bridgeway Capital Program


ARTS Oil City and the Oil Region Alliance are excited to announce that they have been selected as a 2025 Cohort for the Alliance for Creative Rural Economies (ACRE) program through Pittsburgh’s Bridgeway Capital. The program, started in 2022, has been successful in three other Pennsylvania cities, as well as Wheeling and Morgantown, West Virginia. Read More…