Those honored will be celebrated at an award ceremony held at Cross Creek Resort in February. The Venango Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for its Outstanding Citizen Award. Each year, the Chamber bestows the award upon on an individual or individuals who consistently evidence civic leadership through volunteerism and service to their Read More…

Susan Williams, Executive Director of the Venango Chamber of Commerce, and John R. Phillips, II, President of the Oil Region Alliance, welcomed 85+ guests to the newest hangar at the Venango Regional Airport in Franklin for a Legislative Affairs Breakfast on Friday, October 26. The keynote speaker for the breakfast was Gene Barr, President of Read More…

This August the Venango Area Chamber and FLEX (Future Leaders and Entrepreneurs Exchange) will hold the 3rd Annual Intern Appreciation Luncheon at Wanango Golf Club. Each summer many local businesses and organizations employ college interns from schools throughout the region and further. This relationship benefits our community in countless ways: employers typically reap the benefits Read More…

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania First Lady Susan Corbett today announced her “Opening Doors” dropout prevention initiative, which will focus on reaching at-risk students during their critical middle school years. Mrs. Corbett, a former high school English teacher, today brought together state and national leaders in education and dropout prevention for a Read More…

Child Development Centers (CDC) will offer a free lunch program for children and teenagers again this summer at several local churches, schools and other sites. CDC has operated the program the past three years at as many as three locations, but this year will serve lunches at five sites, including two churches that were part Read More…