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Drake Well Announces New Employee


The Friends of Drake Well is excited to announce the hiring of Arlene Rodriguez as their new Executive Director. Arlene is a Buffalo, NY native who currently resides in Titusville, PA and has been working locally for the past 14 years. She brings a large range of experience as Grant Administrator for agencies in the Read More…

Small Ways to Help Small Businesses: Share Good Experiences


Every small business owner, nearly without exception, will confirm that the best way to drive business to them is through word-of-mouth marketing. This is most effective when done in person, through genuine testimonies of successful business experiences. If you want to know how to be a champion for small businesses and our local economy, making Read More…

Education Update


Rocky Grove Holds Successful Career & College Fair Many local businesses participated in the Career & College Fair at Rocky Grove in November. In addition to the RGHS 11th and 12th grade students, Christian Life Academy, Cochranton, Cranberry, Franklin, and Venango Catholic students also had the chance to speak with representatives to help plan for Read More…

Collaborating Across Communities


Collaboration, often a buzzword for what we want to have happen, can be challenging to execute. Busy calendars and opposing schedules can cause time to get away from us, but 2022 proved to be a year of successful collaboration between the Venango Chamber and numerous organizations throughout the region. The past few years seemed to Read More…

Find Your Working Genius


Chamber staff attended the Live2Lead event, hosted by PennWest Clarion’s SBDC in October. One of the presenters, Patrick Lencioni, is the creator of The Six Types of Working Genius, a new model for looking at work and teams. Upon returning to the office, each member of the Chamber team took the assessment, which allowed us Read More…