Central Electric Cooperative Offers Good Neighbor Scholarship Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) would like to welcome students to apply for the 2024 Good Neighbor Scholarship. This program will award 10 scholarships of $2,500 to members (or their children) to further their education at a college or trade school. The scholarship is open to: high school seniors, Read More…
FLEX is now accepting nominations for the 2024 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…
The long, cold winter months can bring many challenges other than weather conditions that impact our daily commutes. Many of us feel a lack of energy and motivation during these months and often don’t even see the sunlight on workdays. Here are just a few simple ways that are easy to implement into your daily Read More…
The goal of FLEX is to provide young professionals with a foundation for building relationships and opportunities for professional development with other young professionals in Venango County. Here are some ideas for how to become more involved with FLEX in 2024: Events Grab a friend and attend a FLEX event! FLEX hosts many events throughout Read More…
The Venango Chamber will recognize the Cranberry Area School District as the Partner in Business of the Year for 2023. Under the guidance of Superintendent Bill Vonada (pictured right), the School District has consistently embraced the business community, equipping students with the skills needed for successful futures in continued education and the workforce. Since the Read More…
The Venango Chamber will recognize 4 Your Car Connection as the 2023 Business of the Year. Owned by Scott Snow, the business celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2022, marked by an entire year of celebration. 4 Your Car Connection is, by definition, a used car dealership and a service center, but it has come to Read More…
The Derrick will publish their 84th annual Business Review & Forecast this month. Instead of publishing as one large edition, this year the sections will be broken up and published over a few weeks. The first three sections are available now – Section H features Clarion, Section G features education, and Section F features tourism. Read More…
In preparation for their centennial celebration, the Oil City YWCA hopes to learn of other local businesses who are celebrating a 100 year anniversary in 2024. Please contact the YWCA at (814) 676- 6528 or jennifer@ocywca.org if your business or organization will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year. This article was published in the Venango Chamber’s February Read More…
Join the FLEX email list to stay connected and never miss out on the latest updates. By subscribing, you’ll get a weekly email every Monday that has valuable information about upcoming events, meetings, volunteer opportunities, and more! Don’t wait, sign up now at: members.venangochamber.org/form/view/17206 Stay in the loop and take part in the 2024 FLEX Read More…
Including newsletter inserts in the Chamber’s monthly newsletter is a great and affordable way to market to over 1,500 recipients with our digital and printed newsletters. If providing your own insert, 550 copies are required along with a payment of $60 for non-profits and $80 for for-profits. We also offer printing at an additional charge. Read More…
Cranberry Wellness Center is excited to announce they are now offering chiropractic services with Dr. David Rea. Dr. Rea was raised in Venango County, graduating from Oil City High School in 1986. He then attended Edinboro University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in biology in 1991, and went on to earn his doctorate Read More…
Mitch Littler began his position as Student Advisor for Keystone Community Education Council (KCEC) on January 2. Mitch graduated with his bachelor’s degree in May 2023, from the University of Pittsburgh. His previous work has been in construction and work in the oil fields as a drill rig operator. He was excited to return to Read More…