A state lawmaker is looking to add a $500 incentive to those who trade in a gas-powered car to buy their first electric vehicle. Assemblyman Brian Cunningham, D-Brooklyn, recently introduced legislation (A.10698) creating the new reimbursement program. “In summary, providing $500 grants ...

It’s November, and most local businesses are already gearing up for the busy holiday season ahead. What’s more – Thanksgiving comes late this year – so the season will be shorter, and we know you’re already preparing. If you have a storefront-type business we know you’ll be ...

The CHQ Chamber has won one of eight Springboard grants announced this past week during a reception at the Cutco Theater on JCC’s Cattaraugus County campus. Springboard was launched in March as a regional rapid-prize competition aimed at programs that benefit entrepreneurs or businesses that ...

Here at the CHQ Chamber our mission is to build vital connections, provide professional resources, and champion our local businesses in Chautauqua County. So, what does that mean for your local business? Plenty! Study after study over the years has demonstrated the business benefits of ...

You’ve heard a lot over the last year or so about building connections, something that is core to our work in the Chamber world and was identified front and center in our strategic planning process. Our new mission statement includes “build vital connections,” and it was even deliberately ...

The County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency is pleased to announce the addition of Shelby Bilskie to the position of Successor Chief Financial Officer. As Successor CFO, Bilskie will work under current CFO Richard Dixon until his retirement in mid 2025. At that time, she will then ...