Chamber Press Room

Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce to Air Candidate Conversation The Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce is set to release its “2024 Candidate Conversation” via YouTube Premiere on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 6:00pm. The video is just over 1 hour, and features a question and response format with each of the candidates vying for the…

President’s Message: Treasures Found, Treasures to Behold By Chris Berleth “He then closed his eyes as children do in order that they may see in the resplendent night of their own imagination more stars than are visible in the firmament; then he re–opened them, and stood motionless with amazement. Three compartments divided the coffer. In…

Chamber joins Coalition Calling on Pro-Growth Agenda The Columbia Montour Chamber joined a coalition of over 500 chambers and trade associations in calling on the next Congress and Administration to pursue a pro-growth agenda and prevent tax increases on American families and businesses. Read the letter here. Absent congressional action, American families, workers, and businesses…

President’s Message: Light, Not Heat by Chris Berleth, President/CEO, Columbia Montour Chamber Last night, America tuned in for a highly polarized national debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. As the country weighs the candidates’ remarks, this much is clear: the exchanges were heated, and candidates’ responses told us little that…

President’s Message: Let’s End Up Where We Mean To “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” – Yogi Berra Making History After back-to-back shocking losses where they missed a trip to the World Series altogether (1954) and then lost it to the Brooklyn Dodgers (1955), the 1956 New…

Business Leadership Forum: Empowering Local Business through Storytelling You’re invited to the Business Leadership Forum: Empowering Business Success Through Local Storytelling. Join local business leaders for an inspiring day filled with powerful stories of local business success, and to learn new ways to elevate your business through the power of storytelling. The lineup of established…

President’s Message: A Sucker Punch For Me, an Invitation For You “We make time for the things that we truly value.  We build habits and routines around the things that really matter to us.” – C.J. Mahaney Don’t you hate when a quote you claim to live by sneaks up behind you and sucker-punches you? …

July Business Matters – Submit Your Content The Columbia Montour Chamber is pleased to continue its partnership with the Press Enterprise for Business Matters, a quarterly print tab publication distributed to the newspaper’s online and print readership. How does the partnership work?  Chamber members are invited to work directly with the Chamber to submit stories…

April Business Matters – Submit Your Content The Columbia Montour Chamber is pleased to continue its partnership with the Press Enterprise for Business Matters, a quarterly print tab publication distributed to the newspaper’s online and print readership. How does the partnership work?  Chamber members are invited to work directly with the Chamber to submit stories…

Candidates Nominated for Chamber Board for 2024-2025 February 1, 2024 The Chamber’s Nominating Committee, comprised of Denise Stone, Chair, Chris Stamatedes, Jeff Whitenight, and Chris Hill, recommend the below slate of candidates to serve on the Board of Directors beginning April 1, 2024. Members will vote on nominations at the Annual Meeting, sponsored by PPL…