The County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) is saying goodbye to one of its longest-serving employees. Mark Geise, Deputy County Executive for Economic Development and CCIDA CEO, announced that Carol Rasmussen would be retiring from her position as Business Development ...

There are steps local businesses can take to increase foot traffic, including many inexpensive options. Our guest panelists covered a variety of ideas during our recent Business Builder Workshop in Dunkirk Bob Lingle, the newest addition to our CHQ Chamber staff as Director of Membership ...

SKF is reporting a sixth consecutive quarter of negative organic growth as the company continues to manage what Rickard Gustafson, SKF president and CEO, says is a volatile environment. SKF operates the SKF Aeroengine North America plant in Falconer after acquiring MRC Bearings in 1986. The ...

The CHQ Chamber is building connections day in and day out: business to consumer connections, business to business connections, and business connections with resources that help you run your business. These connections come in a variety of forms, sometimes physical connections as we frequently ...

With a couple of successful new and out-of-the-box events under our belt for this year we continue to build out a full list of CHQ Chamber events for 2025 that are meaningful to our business community. This includes a broad variety of networking opportunities, advocacy events, workshops, and ...

Businesses come in all sizes in Chautauqua County, from the smallest sole proprietorship to some of the largest manufacturing facilities. So, when we set out to take a look at the State of Business, we invited a panel of leaders from across a wide range of entities that support local ...