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Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg Campus and The Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce to offer management and leadership program Back by popular demand, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania – Bloomsburg Campus and the Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce will once again offer their Management and Leadership program to help develop and sharpen skills for leading in today’s…

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…

President’s Message: It’s A Beautiful day for baseball “It’s a beautiful day for baseball.” – Coach Randy Hein, Lincoln Little League The score was Millville 4, MIfflinville 3. To this point in the season, Mifflinville had posted an impressive 11-3 record compared to Millville’s 3-11. This game was supposed to be an easy win for…

Congratulations to the LCP Class of 2024 The Foundation of the Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the Leadership Central Penn (LCP) Class of 2024 graduation, which took place on May 16, 2024 at Ponduce Farms in Elysburg. During a formal ceremony, Josh Nespoli, Deputy Director of Community Strategies Group offered a…

President’s Message: Best-Kept Secret By: Chris Berleth, President The Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce In recent testimony to the PA House Republican Policy Committee in a hearing on pro-business tax reform, I commended the Commonwealth’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program as a key mechanism for businesses to give back to the community.  Now, the…

President’s Message: A Great Place to Play (Especially Outside) By Chris Berleth I’ve heard it said, “If you don’t like the weather in central Pennsylvania, wait five minutes.” That may be a little on the nose, but if like me, you’re anxious to enjoy a more consistent weather pattern than the on again off-again blustery…

The Foundation of the Columbia Montour Chamber Hires New Foundation Director The Foundation of the Columbia Montour Chamber has hired Tonya Smith to be their full-time Director. The Foundation has developed programs that focus on workplace wellness, leadership and skills development, and career exploration. As a 501(c)3 charitable organization and subsidiary of the Chamber, the…

President’s Message: In FOCUS On March 13, your Chamber was pleased to serve as a host sponsor for FOCUS Central PA’s third in-person Industrial Development Forum, as more than 200 professionals from across the state converged on the campus of Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg to discuss investment in central PA, industrial innovation, and smart economic…

Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner Highlights With the articles of incorporation going back to 1941, the Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce has seen many changes.  The last year has been marked by even more. With new staff, a new facility, and new challenges in a post-COVID world the Chamber brought a new resilience to our…

2024 Annual Award Nominees The Columbia Montour Chamber is proud to announce the nominations for its 2024 Annual Awards, to be presented at the Annual Meeting and Awards dinner on February 28th at Frosty Valley Resort.   Nominations are in five categories, Non Profit Of the Year, Small and Large Business of the Year, Community Progress…