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County CARES Act Update


Venango County has received more than 400 applications from businesses and non-profits for grants out of their CARES money. The first two rounds of CARES Act grant checks have gone out. Many businesses who are eligible and identified to receive funding have not responded to the County, providing the financial information required by the State. Read More…

VenangoWorks! – October 2020


Check out the October 2020 edition of our VenangoWorks! newsletter, published by the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce. Click the image below for a PDF of the full newsletter.(This is a large file & may take a moment to download) Find articles from VenangoWorks! on our blog.

FYI Newsletter – October 2020


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 the image below for a PDF of the full newsletter. Find articles from the FLEX FYI on the Chamber’s blog.

ORA Promotes Two Staff Members


The Oil Region Alliance recently promoted two staff members to new roles. Selina Pedi, who began with the ORA in May 2019 as the part-time Blueprint Communities Coordinator for the Allegheny Clarion River Valley Region, will now serve as the full-time Redevelopment Manager. Jennifer Burden, who has been with the ORA since January 2018 as Read More…

Galaxy Federal Credit Union Celebrates 80 years


On October 14, 1940, 12 Joy Manufacturing Company employees deposited $5 each and chartered Joy Federal Credit Union for the “employees of Joy Manufacturing Company in Franklin, Pennsylvania; members of their immediate families; and organizations of such persons.” Galaxy Federal Credit Union‘s current logo includes 12 stars to show respect and thanks for those twelve Read More…