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Chamber to Host a Woman’s Luncheon on Banking Topics

Women's Luncheon The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Women’s Networking Committee is holding their third a series of woman’s networking luncheon programs for 2018 Tuesday, May 22nd from 12 noon to 1 pm at Vesuvio’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, located at 101 N. Wyoming Street in Downtown Hazleton. The event is being sponsored by Landmark Community Bank and it is open for any woman to attend.

The program will begin promptly at 12 noon and will include lunch. Our guest speakers are Ellen Leighton, Maria Bonin and Nicoline Evans from Landmark Community Bank who will speak on a variety of banking topics including the advantages of refinancing your mortgage at a better rate, which will decrease the term on your mortgage; advantages available to a first time home buyer; business checking accounts and how beneficial it is for a business to avoid charges to your account; investments on the return of your money and IRAs...traditional verse roth and return on your retirement funds.

Krista L. Schneider Selected as Chamber’s 2018 Athena Recipient

Krista L. Schneider of the Downtown Alliance for Progress ( DHAP) has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Athena Award, sponsored by Berger Family Dealership and Blaise Alexander Dealership.

Ms. Schneider is the Executive Director of DHAP since 2014, as well as one of the founding members of the non-profit that began work in earnest in the fall of 2013. The young organization has had substantial success including a comprehensive strategic plan for downtown revitalization to drive econonmic development and rehabilitaton of city’s core commercial district. Being designated as a Keystone Main Street by PA Department of Community and Economic Development, and receiving an award of the 6th best performing entity in the Commonwealth in 2017. Other highlights and successes under Krista’s leadership include, the City Arts Center initiative, work on establishing a city Park on Broad Street, renovating a blighted property for use as a new Penn State LaunchBox business incubator, as well as a $75,000 façade rehabilitation grant program for several properties downtown. Her work has resulted in an organization that has grown to over $1 million dollars in asset, with over $5 million dollars raised in public and private funding for downtown projects. The economic engine of DHAP work is evident in the 80 new business that have added more than 120 full-time equivalent jobs added in last four years.

Chamber Icebreaker Golf Outing Hole Assignments Set

The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce 14th Annual Icebreaker Golf Outing is taking place today, Friday, April 27th at Split Rock Resort, 140 Wolf Hollow in Lake Harmony. Lunch will begin at 11 am and then 56 golfers will tee off at the 12 noon shotgun start. The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce 14th Annual Icebreaker Golf Outing is taking place today, Friday, April 27th at Split Rock Resort, 140 Wolf Hollow in Lake Harmony. Lunch will begin at 11 am and then 56 golfers will tee off at the 12 noon shotgun start.

Geisinger is the premiere sponsor for this event and distinguished sponsors include Adecco, DBi Services, Len Mudlock State Farm Insurance, Unique Paving Materials Corporation and Web.com.

Hole assignments are as follows

Chamber Announces Plans are Underway for Their 126th Anniversary and Executive Business Exposition

126th Anniversary & Expo The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce has announced plans are well underway for their 126th Anniversary and Executive Business Exposition, which is taking place on Thursday, May 17th at Genetti Ballrooms in Hazleton from 5 pm to 8 pm. This is the Chamber’s largest event of the year with well over 300 business people in attendance, up to 50 businesses taking part in the expo and over a dozen businesses participating as event sponsors. The presenting sponsor for this year’s event is once again, PPL. The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce has announced plans are well underway for their 126th Anniversary and Executive Business Exposition, which is taking place on Thursday, May 17th at Genetti Ballrooms in Hazleton from 5 pm to 8 pm. This is the Chamber’s largest event of the year with well over 300 business people in attendance, up to 50 businesses taking part in the expo and over a dozen businesses participating as event sponsors. The presenting sponsor for this year’s event is once again, PPL.

In order to provide the opportunity for all Chamber members to take part in event, plenty of options are available, whether it is attending with a reservation, participating in the expo or as an event sponsor.