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Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
Membership Monday
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Join us for
Breakfast on June 7, 2019
Friday, June 7, 2019
8:30 to 10:00 am
Start your day with a little productive and profitable networking!
Our monthly first friday eat & meet breakfast is a terrific opportunity to network before your workday begins. Make new business connections, brush-up your existing contacts, meet new and old friends, and keep current on what's happening in our region.
The featured speaker is New York State Department of Labor representative Deb Bender who will focus on workforce development and how the Department of Labor can help employers fill available positions in their businesses.
She will also talk about various programs, including tax and financial incentives, available to hire from specific demographic groups.
This event is sponsored by NBT Bank. Better banking starts with better checking and NBT offers several checking account options to choose from. NBT makes it simple and easy to mana
ge daily cash flow and to help you build your financial goals. Mobile banking makes checking effortless along with mobile check deposit and our mobile app. Make your banking experience as unique as you with customized NBT bank debit cards. Open an account today and enjoy a fully digital banking experience and see where your checking will take you.
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Caffeine and Commerce: Walton Bakery and Coffee Shop Relocates
The Chamber celebrated the expansion and relocation of
Molto Espresso
on Delaware Street in Walton with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 9 with the Bartlett family. Pictured are: Jenny and Ray Bartlett, Rebekah and Bobby Doig, Josiah, Jen and Levi Barlett, and Caitlin Jones and Caleb Bartlett. Also pictured are Walton Mayor Steve Condon, Walton Deputy Mayor Richard Doig, Walton Trustees Nate Jamieson and Jen Fay,
Walton Chamber of Commerce
President Tara Vitti and
Delaware County Industrial Development Agency
Director Bruce Dolph, who also participated in the festivities.
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Ag & Food Industry Summit May 23, Binghamton
The second annual Ag & Food Industry Summit, an
economic conference focused on connecting and maximizing opportunities within the agriculture and food service industries throughout the Southern Tier, hosted by Southern Tier 8 and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County will be held in Binghamton on May 23, 2019.
This event is for farmers, suppliers, grocers, distributors, investors, land owners, packaging plants and transportation companies.
Presentations will start at 9 a.m. and lunch sourced with local ingredients is included.
A "Happier Hour" business networking event will begin at 2:30 p.m.
Speakers include:
Richard Ball
, NYS
Commissioner of Agriculture, Chobani's Mark Broadhurt and NYS Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, speaking about the hemp industry in the Southern Tier.
Additional speakers include:
- Dr. Ken Jaffe, cattle farmer
- Adam Tiberio, Tiberio Custom Meats
- Rob Salamida, Salamida Sauces & Seasonings & Spiedies
- Jason Evans, SUNY Cobleskill; Institute for Rural Vitality
- Todd Schmidt, Cornell's Dyson School
- Sheila Marshman, SUNY Morrisville
- Debbie Coager from Don's Dairy Supply
- Abby Wilson, Maple Shade Farms
- Ramsay Adams, Catskill Riverkeeper
- Victoria Giarratano, CCE Broome County
Cost: $69 per person.
To register, and pay, click
here.
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"Green" Residential Heating and Cooling Informational Workshop in Delhi
Make your home greener with Clean Heating & Cooling!
When: Thursday May 30
Time: 6:30-8:00 pm
Where: Bushel Collective, 109 Main Street, Delhi
Clean heating and cooling systems-ground source and air source heat pumps-are smart and health
y options that, along with energy efficiency, will keep your home comfortable year round, lower your energy usage, and reduce your carbon footprint.
By joining your neighbors and participating in Heat Smart Southern Tier, a program of the non-profit Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition, you'll learn about these technologies and energy efficiency, plus available incentives and financing. Plus, we've taken the guesswork out of the process because all products and installers have been vetted by Heat Smart Southern Tier and NYSERDA.
To register for this FREE event, click
HERE.
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*** ATTENTION *** Business Owners/Managers
Workforce Development - Employees in Recovery Training
The Chamber is proud to host this
FREE workforce development event aimed at business owners and managers who may have staff members in drug and/or alcohol treatment and recovery.
Participants in the event will hear from a Sal's Pizza business owner about her experience with hiring employees who are in addiction recovery and treatment.
Industry and field experts will help employers pinpoint ways to help their employees in recovery be successful both on and off the job!
This event includes a short 15-minute film, produced by Chamber member
Vecc Videography in collaboration with the
LEAF Council on Alcoholism and Addictions and
Friends of Recovery of Delaware and Otsego Counties, Inc. (FOR-DO),
targeted, actionable suggestions for success in the workplace by Ben Riker and Julie Dostal, and a short Q & A session, with takeaway literature to provide a recovery-positive workplace. Representatives from the Delaware County Probation Department, Delaware County Drug Treatment Court, CDO Workforce and the Department of Labor will also be on hand to advise business owners of accountability requirements from this prospective labor pool and of tax and other financial incentives available for businesses willing to hire from this demographic.
A preview of the film being shown at the event, "A Slice of Hope", can be viewed by clicking
here.
For more information (and to let us know you are coming!) call the Chamber at 607.746.2281.
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Your Business Featured Here (FREE)!
In our effort to help all businesses succeed, we want to feature YOUR business here and on our social media channels! If you've received a "Business Feature" email request from our office with a short questionnaire, please answer the questions and submit a jpeg logo or photo that you think best depicts your business, and send to Lillian at
info@delawarecounty.org.
If you have not received an email yet, please feel free to copy and paste the below-listed questions into an email, along with a logo or photo, and we will be happy to help promote your business!
Business Name:
Location:
Contact info including mailing address, website address, email and social media information:
Hours of operation:
Number of Years in Business/Year Business Opened:
What types of services or products does your business provide?:
How many employees do you have?:
Recent or Planned Changes in Operation:
What you want your (potential) customers or clients to know:
Tell others why they should join the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce:
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