Nominations for the annual Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce/ Lehigh Valley Health Networks "Athena Award" are now being accepted. Nomination letters have been sent in the Chamber’s March newsletter to over 800 Chamber member contacts, and are also available at the Chamber office at 8 West Broad Street, Suite M-1490, Downtown Hazleton and online at www.hazletonchamber.org.
The award is presented annually to the "Businesswoman of the Year" in the Greater Hazleton Area. The presentation, which features a handsome bronze and crystal sculpture, is presented as part of the Chamber’s Annual Meeting and is sponsored by Lehigh Valley Health Networks . This year, the award will be presented on Thursday, May 19 at the 130 th Annual Dinner of the Chamber, to take place at the Capriotti's .
The Chamber "Athena" award will be given to the businesswoman who has demonstrated the "highest level of professional accomplishment" and is based primarily on professional competency, achievement and dedication. According to Chamber officials the "Athena" award is not intended to be a civic achievement award, but a meaningful recognition of women as an integral part of the Hazleton Area workplace.
Any woman employed by a Chamber member firm may be nominated. Nominations can be made by employers, employees or friends, and should be forwarded to the Chamber of Commerce prior to the April 22nd deadline. Individuals who are nominated will be contacted by the Chamber for additional information necessary for the award judges to consider the nomination. Official nomination forms can be obtained by contacting the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce at 570-455-1509 or emailing Mary Malone at mmalone @hazletonchamber.org. Official forms are not necessary however, and individuals desiring to submit the name of someone for consideration can do so by forwarding the name, place of employment, position, and brief comments about the individual to the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce. The name and a contact phone number for the individual making the recommendation must accompany the nomination.
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The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Women’s Networking Committee is holding their second woman’s networking luncheon program for 2022 Tuesday, March 29nd from 12 noon to 1 pm at Damon’s Restaurant in Hazleton. The event is being sponsored by FNCB Bank and it is open for any woman to attend.
The program will begin promptly at 12 noon and will include lunch. Our guest speaker will be Miss Faberge, Owner of Faberge Follies Dance N Tumble who will present Posture Is Power.
Dooprize drawings including, a free lunch for the next program and the opportunity to give an introduction of your business at the event will be drawn. Women are encouraged to bring along promotional items, such as business cards, brochures, giveaways, etc. to display on our business resource table.
Additional luncheon programs for the remainder of the year have been set for Tuesdays, May 24th; July 26th, September 27th; and November 29th.
The cost to attend the luncheon program is $20.00 for Chamber members and $25.00 for non-Chamber members and the fee will be collected at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Women’s Empowerment Grant Fund. Reservations are required by registering online, contacting the Chamber office at 455-1509, or emailing .
Pictured in the photo standing from the is Kim McNulty, Committee Chair from MMI Preparatory School; Ruth Lyons, Cardinal Glass; Barbara Hunsinger, Laura Jones and Lisa Marie Halecky, all from Lehigh Valley Hospital – Hazleton. Sitting from the left is Miss Faberge, event presenter and Owner of Faberge Follies Dance N Tumble; Heather Nunemacher, event sponsor from FNCB Bank; Jessica Spare, Luzerne Bank and AJ Onuschak, Top of the 80’s Restaurant.
Officials coordinating the Greater Hazleton Job Fair 2022 have announced that the event, scheduled for Thursday, March 24th has 39 businesses participating to date and there is limited space remaining for additional businesses.
These businesses and institutions will be on hand to provide educational, career and employment opportunities for those in attendance. Local and regional businesses have signed up to participate in the one-day event, which will take place at the Laurel Mall in Hazleton.
Employers seeking to locate full, part time, temporary or summer workers will be on hand to promote their opportunities.
The job fair is free to anyone seeking new or improved employment opportunities. The businesses and organizations slated to participate to date in this year's event include:
Abacus, Abbey Road Control Inc, Amazon Distribution Center, BAYADA Pediatrics, Bimbo Bakeries USA – Stroehmanns, Bradley Caldwell, Inc., Calex ISCS, Cardinal Glass, Cargill, Community Bank, DeAngelo Contracting Services, LLC, EAM Mosca Corporation, Easton Coach Company, Elwood Staffing, ERG Staffing, Fabcon Precast, Fabri-Kal, Hamister Group, LLC. dba Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn, and Residence Inn, Hazleton Careerlink, Independent Life Home Care, Insteel Wire Products, Integrity Staffing Solutions, International Paper – Humboldt, Keystone Job Corps Center, Lowes RDC 961, Magic 105.5 WMCH/AM 1410 WLSH, Mature Worker Program (SCSEP) Sponsored by AAA for Luzerne/Wilkes-Barre, Miller Keystone Blood Center, Mission Autism Clinics, Penn State Hazleton, Poly Plastic Products of PA, Primercia, Romark Logistics, Service Electric Cablevision of PA, Silgan Closures, St. Luke's University Health Network, Turkey Hill, Weatherwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center and Wegmans.
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The Hazleton Innovation Collaborative (THInC) announced that it is currently accepting applications for microgrants of up to $2,500 for any new and expanding food-based businesses who operate out of the Hazleton Kitchen Incubator in the Hayden Family Center for the Arts in downtown Hazleton.
The microgrants are being offered through the Truist Foundation, which announced last December that it awarded a $15,000 grant to the Downtown Hazleton Alliance for Progress, on behalf of the Collaborative, to provide financial support to culinary entrepreneurs participating in the partnership’s Kitchen Incubator Program.
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