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4 Your Car Connection Named 2023 Business of the Year


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…

Business Review Out This Month


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…

YWCA Will Celebrate 100 Years in 2024


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


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…

Making the Most of Your Newsletter Insert


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 Offering Chiropractic Services


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…

Keystone Community Education Council Welcomes Mitch Littler


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…

ORA Announces New Hires Including Oil City Main Street Manager


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…

Women Owned Businesses to be Recognized


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…

Plan Would Transfer PennWest Venango Campus to Oil Region Alliance


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…

VenangoWorks! – February 2024


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.

FYI Newsletter – February 2024


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.