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Venango Campus 1st recipient of award


The Venango Area Chamber of Commerce has established a new award called the Partner in Business Award. It recognizes a non-profit, governmental or educational organization that has developed a close partnership with the business community as a means to achieve its mission. The chamber has named Clarion University-Venango Campus to be the first recipient. It Read More…

Chamber honors Northwest Savings


Susan Williams (center), executive director of the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce stands with Lance Titus (left) of Northwest Savings Bank in Oil City and Chris Reber, executive dean of Clarion University-Venango Campus, Wednesday morning in the Chamber offices on Main Street in Oil City. Both Northwest Savings Bank and Venango Campus were named Venango Read More…

Persistence & Timing to Get Noticed


How will you get in front of your next customer? Like most of you, our business (the chamber) gets calls and emails everyday from vendors who would like us to look at their products. Some days it can be a real irritation for us and I’m sure it is frustrating for those vendors who are Read More…

FLEX Makes the News


The young professionals group of the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce was featured in The Derrick, Venango County’s daily newspaper, today. Young professionals group flexes entrepreneurial muscles (PDF File) Visit FLEX on the chamber’s website

Chamber Rocks Twitter


I’m certain that at least a few of you are just tired of hearing about this twitter talk. It just can’t possibly be of much value; or can it? Anyone who was following @venangochamber today may have witnessed a quick burst of productivity that happened between Ashley and I. An unplanned collaboration on a Saturday Read More…