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Columbia Montour Chamber Year in Review: 2017 New Members
More than 400 businesses and organizations belong to the Chamber to receive benefits and support efforts to strengthen their businesses and our region. In many areas of life and business, there is strength in numbers, and that is certainly true when it comes to Chambers of Commerce as well. Increased membership in the Columbia Montour…
Read MoreColumbia Montour Chamber Year in Review: Top 25 Stories of 2017
What do block party in Bloomsburg, the Montour County readdressing, essential oils and 2017 new member Just a Drop, the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline, Leadership Central Penn, and Geisinger’s fresh food pharmacy all have in common? Stories about these subjects were among some of the top 25 most read stories on the Chamber website during 2017. …
Read MoreWelcome Hopper’s Carpet Cleaning
More than 400 businesses and organizations belong to the Chamber to receive benefits and support efforts to strengthen their businesses and our region. Increased membership allows us to offer additional programs and benefits, have a stronger voice in advocacy and be involved in more activities and initiatives in our communities. The Chamber welcomes its newest…
Read MoreThank You Holiday Open House Attendees, Pine Barn Inn Staff and Volunteers
This is the last of a series of posts recognizing and thanking all of the valuable contributors that helped make the 2017 Chamber Holiday Open House a successful event once again. It is the continued support of these businesses, organizations and individuals that helps the Chamber fulfill its mission of offering programs, benefits and events…
Read MoreThank You to the Holiday Open House’s Door Prize Sponsors
This is the third in a series of posts recognizing and thanking all of the valuable contributors that helped make the 2017 Chamber Holiday Open House a successful event once again. It is the continued support of these businesses, organizations and individuals that helps the Chamber fulfill its mission of offering programs, benefits and events…
Read MoreTime to Impute Income
From ChamberChoice As the year begins to wind down, employers should remember to have on their “to do” list a review of any benefits which need to be reported as imputed income. In general, the benefits that an employer provides to its employees are excluded from an employee’s taxable income. However, for employer-sponsored group term life insurance,…
Read MoreThank You to the Holiday Open House’s Angel Sponsors
This is the second in a series of posts recognizing and thanking all of the valuable contributors that helped make the 2017 Chamber Holiday Open House a successful event once again. It is the continued support of these businesses, organizations and individuals that helps the Chamber fulfill its mission of offering programs, benefits and events…
Read MoreThank you to the Holiday Open House’s Major Sponsors
This is the first in a series of posts recognizing and thanking all of the valuable contributors that helped make the 2017 Chamber Holiday Open House a successful event once again. It is the continued support of these businesses, organizations and individuals that helps the Chamber fulfill its mission of offering programs, benefits and events…
Read MoreCandidates Nominated for Chamber Board
The Chamber’s Board of Directors is recommending a slate of candidates to serve on the Board beginning April, 2018. Members will vote on nominations at the Annual Meeting, sponsored by PPL Electric Utilities, which is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 8 at Rolling Pines Golf Course. Nominated to serve are: Three-year term: Dan Knorr, II,…
Read MorePaycheck Protection Vote Fails in State House
From PA Chamber of Business & Industry Last week, the House failed to pass legislation that would have prevented public employers from using taxpayer-funded payroll systems to automatically deduct money for campaign contributions or other political activity from employees’ paychecks. Senate Bill 166 – which was defeated in a 90-102 vote on final passage – earned the support…
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