Susan Williams, Executive Director of the Venango Chamber of Commerce, and John R. Phillips, II, President of the Oil Region Alliance, welcomed 85+ guests to the newest hangar at the Venango Regional Airport in Franklin for a Legislative Affairs Breakfast on Friday, October 26. The keynote speaker for the breakfast was Gene Barr, President of Read More…

This August the Venango Area Chamber and FLEX (Future Leaders and Entrepreneurs Exchange) will hold the 3rd Annual Intern Appreciation Luncheon at Wanango Golf Club. Each summer many local businesses and organizations employ college interns from schools throughout the region and further. This relationship benefits our community in countless ways: employers typically reap the benefits Read More…

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania First Lady Susan Corbett today announced her “Opening Doors” dropout prevention initiative, which will focus on reaching at-risk students during their critical middle school years. Mrs. Corbett, a former high school English teacher, today brought together state and national leaders in education and dropout prevention for a Read More…

Child Development Centers (CDC) will offer a free lunch program for children and teenagers again this summer at several local churches, schools and other sites. CDC has operated the program the past three years at as many as three locations, but this year will serve lunches at five sites, including two churches that were part Read More…

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Venango County’s best and brightest will be the center of attention at the Young Professional of the Year event presented by FLEX (Future Leaders and Entrepreneurial Exchange) at the Commons at Franklin on March 23, 2012. The second annual FLEX Presents event will be hosted by the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce and FLEX. The Read More…

The Venango Area Chamber of Commerce honors Louis R. Kraft as the 2011 Outstanding Citizen at the Chamber’s Annual Dinner on Wednesday, February 29th at Cross Creek Resort. If you were unable to join us for the 2012 Annual Dinner or just want to join us in remembering this terrific event: View videos from the Read More…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer Oil City native and well-known business owner Lou Kraft has been named the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce 2011 Citizen of the Year. Kraft will be presented with the award during the chamber’s annual dinner on Feb. 29 at Cross Creek Resort. (Photo by Jerry Sowden)Needing no prodding, Lou Read More…

A group of young professionals in Venango County will collect food for Community Services of Venango County. FLEX, or Future Leaders and Entrepreneurs Exchange, will gather food items through Feb. 3. “This is an opportunity to assist the community beyond the typical holiday season,” said FLEX vice president Jodi Oakes. Oakes said all non-perishable food Read More…

The first two things you notice about Cindy Urban are her strong work ethic and her commitment to her community. President and CEO of Klapec Trucking, the company her father founded as a teenager, Cindy jokes that she has worked since the day she learned to write in cursive and has happy memories of helping Read More…

2011 was a great year for festivals at the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce.  With the continued support of members, through sponsorship and volunteerism, Oil Heritage Festival and Cranberry Festivals were both successful in attracting crowds, who enjoyed family friendly entertainment. Believe it or not, Chamber staff and festival committees have met to begin planning Read More…

SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer – The Derrick, September 21, 2011 Rod Griffin of Specialty Fabrication & Powder Coating (from left), Valley Grove School District Superintendent Jeffrey Clark and Chris Reber, executive dean of Venango Campus, listen to the discussion at Tuesday’s roundtable. (By Sheila Boughner)Education, business and civic leaders gathered Tuesday morning to consider how Read More…