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Planning for Future Success


Members Share Journeys with Succession Planning At the heart of small communities are local businesses. While larger corporations and chain stores often bring jobs and opportunity, small businesses provide goods and services that can be nimble to the changing environment of the local economy. Many of these businesses are family-owned and have lasted for generations. Read More…

Updates From Oil Region Library Assoc.


ORLA Goes Fine-Free ORLA is going fine-free beginning September 1. In order to enhance access and encourage additional use, the local libraries will no longer collect overdue fees. There will still be fees for unreturned and damaged materials in addition to hot spot rentals and loans from other libraries. This means users can check out Read More…

Fertigs Center Seeking Volunteers


Have you ever thought about how fun it might be to work on a haunted hayride? Now is your chance! The Fertigs Community Center is looking for volunteers to help plan spooky scenes and be “scarers” along their Haunted Hayride on October 16. They are also taking volunteers in the kitchen and assisting with children’s Read More…

Music News From High Above 80


High Above 80 just crossed the five year anniversary mark as a rock & roll band! Their team is always working to add, improve, and make even more formats available for entertainment buyers. The original team—Zach Taylor (bass), Jim Harkless (drums) and Frenchy (guitar)—is now being booked as “The Core.” This trio format is for Read More…

FYI Newsletter – September 2021


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.