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The Importance of Recognizing Excellence


The Venango Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner is a chance to celebrate accomplishments, recognize area businesses and organizations, honor Chamber members and volunteers, and thank those who have made the Venango Area a great place to live and work. This year’s event honored Denise Jones as the Citizen of the Year, Patti Shontz as Read More…

Apply Now for Leadership Venango


Leadership Venango is now recruiting members for the Class of 2024. The program engages citizens from a broad range of backgrounds, with the goal to ensure that new leadership will continuously be added to the community. During the nine months, the class will seek to better understand the problems and opportunities we face in creating Read More…

Healthy Start Series: Getting Through the Winter Months


with Anna Klapec, of Impel Pilates and Yoga Studio As the dreariness and lack of sun set in in Western Pennsylvania, we see that the winter months affect everyone very differently. For most people, that means a season of feeling lethargic and unmotivated, to say the least. We like to believe we offer something that Read More…

EDUCATION UPDATE


Why Participating in School Career Events Matters Looking at the career-focused calendar of events in our local schools this spring, we have many opportunities for businesses to participate. But why should businesses care about attending high school, or even elementary events? When you look at the events below, they’re not just career fairs or mock Read More…

Chamber Welcomes New Board Members


The Chamber is excited to announce the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors. Megan Sternagel, Office Manager at Northwest Bank in Oil City, and Kyla Parkinson, Owner of Victorian City Art & Frame in Franklin. Both recently attended the Chamber’s board retreat where they participated in team building activities, a communication Read More…