Chamber Blog

Once again I am in awe of the way a community pulls together and how individual volunteers give of their time.  We have just celebrated another Oil Heritage Festival. With more than a weeks worth of activities, at more than a dozen venues, this would have been impossible without the selfless gift of time given [...]

It just seems like there is so much to do these days and increasingly less time, money and people to do it. Businesses, organizations and communities are challenged by how to most wisely use their limited resources. Add to that the desire to please each and every member or customer and it can be down [...]

I continue to be amazed by the resilience of small business owners. It would be very easy to get bogged down by all the bad news about the economy, but I am fortunate to hear good news from Venango area businesses daily.  I have had more than a few chamber members tell me they are [...]

It seems that recently I have taken a similar approach to blogging and attending church. I think I’ll do it but only when the spirit hits me.  I know that this is a bad strategy on both counts. Along with many other areas of my life, I will only be successful when I develop good [...]

It seems that this is the time of year when we are all inspired to cleanup.  Earth Day was celebrated on April 22nd and Great America Cleanup projects have been going on nationally, as well as locally. Yesterday, over 300 volunteers were out weeding, sweeping and picking up litter in Oil City. Businesses all over [...]