Marilyn Black, Vice President for Heritage Development of the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism will retire June 13 after 15 years in the position. Saturday, June 13, will be Marilyn Black Day in the City of Oil City. “Marilyn Black has been an extremely important part of the development of the Oil Read More…
You should always get the customer what they are looking for and be kind while doing it, but there is more you could do to ensure that customers leave satisfied and want to come back again—go the extra mile. Go above and beyond and do something that they don’t expect or ask for. This could Read More…
The Chamber has had many questions about Oil Heritage Festival, to be held July 23 – 26. Chamber President Susan Williams relays the following message: “The Annual Oil Heritage Festival will go on, but most certainly will be different this year. We are looking at every aspect of the celebration and evaluating what can continue Read More…
The Forest Oil Region Contest of What’s So Cool About Manufacturing (WSCM) for Venango, Warren, Forest, and Clarion counties has wrapped up. The virtual Awards Event premiered on YouTube on April 28 and the winners are: Outstanding Overall Program: Oil City Area Middle School Outstanding Career Pathway: Christian Life Academy Outstanding Creativity: Eisenhower Middle School Read More…
Matt Deal, funeral director and owner of Morrison Funeral Home, joined the Chamber board this year. He is a graduate of Penn State University and several years after graduation, decided to change careers and go back to school to be a funeral director. His family moved to Oil City in 2012 and bought the funeral Read More…