The Oil Region Alliance is pleased to announce the hiring of three new employees: Bryon Huyett, as Broadband Project Manager, Kody Ealy, as Custodian at the Crawford Center in Emlenton, and Stevette Rosen, as Oil City Main Street Manager. Rosen comes to the Oil City Main Street Program from Renda Radio in Punxsutawney where she Read More…
The Zonta Club of Oil City – Franklin is hoping to identify local businesses that are women owned to distribute window decals. Volunteers will be reaching out with calls and visits, but if your business is woman owned, please call or email the Venango Chamber, so that we can share the information with the Club. Read More…
Cultural and economic growth in Venango County will get a boost under a plan developed by the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism and Pennsylvania Western University Clarion for the university’s Venango property. Under the proposal, Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education and the Pennsylvania Department of General Services would transfer the Venango Read More…
Check out the February 2024 edition of our VenangoWorks! newsletter, published by the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce. Click here or 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.
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 here or the image below for a PDF of the FYI. Find articles from the FLEX FYI on the Chamber’s blog.
by Susan Williams, President/CEO The last in our three-part series on the Venango County Planning Commission is the work around Community Development, which is extensive. Josh Sterling provides oversight of the County’s CDBG funds, used for various community activities, demolition, and ADA compliance in public buildings. Additionally, he administers several grants that address housing in Read More…
The Chamber welcomes three new board members to their first three-year term, beginning in January. The new board members are Ryan Sweeney, Engineer/Product Development at Webco in Oil City and Reno; Kate Whitling, Project Manager at Schake Industries in Seneca; and Dixie Gordon, owner of Amazing Stitches in Emlenton. We thank all our board members Read More…
Each class of Leadership Venango has ranked business tours and interactive sessions as the most interesting content of the Chamber’s nine-month program, but without exception they speak of the value of our Community Caregiving Day as one of the most important days in their Leadership Journey. Joseph Croskey and Kathleen Ellwood facilitated the morning session, Read More…
Rachel Stine, who joined full-time in April, has shown exceptional skills in framing. She has taken charge of organizing and displaying artists’ works in the gallery. Rachel has also mastered the use of the CMC (computer automated mat cutter) and lacing needlework techniques, as well as managing the store’s social media accounts. In addition to Read More…
With the start of the new year, there are bound to be new expectations for your position, team, or company. A great way to achieve these is to “Eat the Frog”. What is Eat the Frog? This is a tactic used to decrease the likelihood of the midday slump, procrastination, and the feeling of being Read More…
The Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) is pleased to announce that Aaron Ritsig has achieved certification as Certified Procurement Professional (CPP.) APTAC’s CPP Certification signifies extensive knowledge and experience in the wide range of subject areas required to provide comprehensive and effective assistance to businesses interested in government contracting. Mr. Ritsig was required Read More…
The Scenic Rivers YMCA, located in Oil City, has announced Jesse Kelley as its new Chief Executive Officer, who officially assumed the role on November 17, 2023, succeeding Thomas Spence, who announced his retirement in October. With 12 years of experience as the Clarion County YMCA Branch Director, Jesse brings valuable expertise. During his tenure, Read More…