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Business Review Out This Month


The Derrick will publish the Business Review & Forecast on February 17. As we read and reread the Business Review, we often learn something that changed in a business that slipped by us. We also learn of new businesses who we haven’t connected with. Throughout the year, as we help promote our members, this special Read More…

CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP 101 Networking Opportunity: Host a Mixer


Would you like to meet local business owners, or introduce your new business, products, or services to the community? Hosting an after hours mixer is a great way to invite people from the business community into your network and give them the chance to learn more about what you do. As a mixer host, you’ll Read More…

WQLN Celebrates 50th Anniversary


In January, WQLN NPR celebrated 50 years of providing public radio programming in Erie. Airing their first broadcast in 1973, WQLN has been a staple in the region ever since. They installed translators in Meadville, Chautauqua, Warren, Titusville, and Oil City in 1985. In 1999, they began broadcasting 24 hours a day. Programs over the Read More…

Nominations Open for 2023 Young Professional of the Year


FLEX is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Young Professional of the Year. Nominations are open to the public. Nominees must be 18-40 years of age and live and/or work in Venango County. A review committee will choose the honoree based on their overall civic engagement and community impact, as well as how their lives Read More…

Summer Interns: Start Looking Now


Summer seems so very far away, especially as we are spending our days shoveling snow. It will be here sooner than we can imagine, though! Among our favorite things at the Chamber (and we have a lot of favorite things) is welcoming our intern back for the summer. While we may think we have plenty Read More…