Member News

New Member Highlight – SafeLock Portable Storage Founded in 2022 by Michael Knaus, Safelock Portable Storage is serving all of Northeastern Pennsylvania with storage solutions delivered directly to customers’ homes and businesses. Whether it involves moving, temporary storage or long-term storage at their facility, convenience and customer service is where they strive to be the…

Member News – July 26, 2023 First Columbia Bank Photography back in 2023 The second annual 2023 First Columbia Bank Photography Competition is open for entries. Open to residents within a 50-mile radius of a First Columbia Bank office and local university students! Submit your captivating images by September 29th to photos@firstcolumbiabank.com. Entry is free!…

New Member Highlight – Balanced Bear Bookkeeping Balanced Bear Bookkeeping, LLC, established in February of 2022, brings a unique, personalized approach to the realm of bookkeeping services. While the business has a special focus on supporting health and allied health professionals, it also extends its specialized services to other service-based businesses. Founder Torie Brabander, with…

Member News – July 19, 2023 NEPIRC Enters Alliance Agreement with OSHA The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) announced that it has entered into a two-year Alliance Agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Read full press release here. Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital receives National Recognition Dr.…

New Member Highlight – Cookies and More by the Tea Ladies Cookies and More was started in December 2018 by Lucy Hergan, Sharon Shultz and Deb Barnhart who have worked in the food industry for about 20 years. Starting out with cookies for Christmas and trays of lasagna and growing into a food-to-go business featuring…

Member News – July 12, 2023 Ronald McDonald House of Danville Hosts Camp Dost Congratulations to the Ronald McDonald House of Danville, which is hosting another successful year of Camp Dost, a summer camp for pediatric cancer patients. This year, the Chamber had an opportunity to visit the camp (which takes place at Camp Victory…

New Member Highlight – Susquehanna Community Bank Susquehanna Community Bank was founded on March 13, 1920, with 201 accounts and resources of $49,000 in the village of West Milton, PA along the Susquehanna River. Today, they have finished in the top 25% of banks in the state of Pennsylvania for 2012-2022 according to a leading…

Member News – July 5, 2023 Service 1st Federal Credit Union Announces New President/CEO Service 1st Federal Credit Union recently held its Annual Meeting and shared newly elected board members and honored retiring President/CEO Bill Lavage. Lavage and Steve Endress, Service 1st Board Chairperson, also introduced Mike Thomas, Chief Financial Officer, as the credit union’s…

New Member Highlight – Neighbor Lady Vino   Neighbor Lady Vino, established in 2023, and joined the Chamber in April 2023, is located in New Columbia. The winemaker, with over 15 years of experience, specializes in dry reds and creates a wide variety of sweet wines. Complete with wine-inspired cocktails, PA beer, and wine slushies,…

Member News – June 28, 2023 Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg Offers Parking Help Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg is making their hospital parking lot available until classes start on August 21, 2023, for those customers and business owners who are losing their parking spaces due to the construction on the East Pine Avenue lot construction. Thank…