Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce - Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce

Chamber's Ice Cream Social is on today, Aug. 4, from 2 PM to 4 PM

The Chamber and Downtown Hazleton Alliance for Progress will host our annual Ice Cream Social today, August 4, from 2-4 p.m. at the Welcome Center/Hazleton LaunchBox (13-15 West Broad Street).

Free ice cream will be available for all courtesy of the Fidelity Bank ice cream truck.

There will also be live entertainment all afternoon. Live Mariachis will be available at 3:30pm courtesy of Hola Radio, which will also be having a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. for its Hola Radio/WAZL 101.1 FM and 1490 AM studios at 1 West Broad Street in Downtown Hazleton (corner of Broad & Wyoming Streets. Lluzie Enrigque Perez Valerio is the owner/operator.

Hazleton National Night Out

The Hazleton City Police Department invites Hazleton residents and families to attend National Night Out on August 1st, 2023 from 5pm-8pm at the CAN DO Community Park (located at the intersection of West Broad Street and North Laurel Street in Hazleton, next to the Hazleton Art League).

National Night Out is the perfect opportunity to interact with the police department and first responders. Please join us then for food, games, face painting, balloon animals, a magician, bounce house, touch-a-truck, a DJ, and more!

Please contact Det. Cpl. Brett Naprava at or Ptlm. Jessica Surkin at for more information.

Click here to view the Facebook page for the event.

Chamber Woman’s Networking Program Tuesday Open to All Women in Greater Hazleton

The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Women’s Networking Committee is holding their fifth woman’s networking luncheon program for 2023 Tuesday, July 25^th from 12 noon to 1 pm at Best Cigar Pub in Drums. The event is being co-sponsored by the Penn State Hazleton Launchbox supported by Pasco L. Schiavo, Esq and the CAN BE Innovation Center and the event is open for any woman to attend.

The program will begin promptly at 12 noon and will include a buffet lunch. The guest speaker is Lucy Singer, Business Consultant for the Wilkes University Small Business Development Center and she is presenting on marketing based on demographics and how to different tactics are needed for different age groups.

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, September 26^th; and November 28^th.

Chamber Women’s Networking Committee Announces Applications Are Available for Women’s Empowerment Grant

The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Women’s networking committee is currently seeking applications for the 15^th Annual Women’s Empowerment Grant. This grant has been established to encourage women to pursue training or education that will help them start or advance a career. The target of the grant is women who are: currently working and want to advance in their career through education or training; returning to the workforce; and/or seeking to change their current career path and pursue something more in line with their interests or passions. The grant is also intended to be available to those who would not necessarily have access to scholarships or grants. For this reason, graduating high school students will not be eligible to apply for the grant.