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FYI Newsletter – June 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.

Edward Jones Welcomes Two New Team Members


Donna Rapp, financial advisor with the Edward Jones Oil City office, started her business 18 years ago. Now, Donna is excited to welcome two new Branch Office Administrators: Deb Thompson and Miranda Reinsel. In the last year, the office has faced plenty of new challenges, but throughout the pandemic Donna and her two new team Read More…

ZingTrain Tip: Open Book Management


Open book management is an approach that Zingerman’s practices and teaches. They describe it as actively sharing all the financial information about the business with everyone who works within the organization. Everyone, from dishwashers to owners and accountants, is responsible for the financial performance of the organization. This may seem like an odd approach, but Read More…

Legislative Update from Glenn Thompson— Examining Bridge Tolling


In April, I hosted a field hearing of a working group of Congressional and Pennsylvania State Legislators, entitled Local Voices: Examining PennDOT’s P3 Major Bridge Tolling Proposals at the Clarion County Administrative Building. The purpose of the hearing was to examine PennDOT’s Major Bridge Tolling Proposal and to receive testimony from stakeholders and PennDOT’s Secretary Read More…