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Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
Membership Monday
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Join us for
Breakfast on May 3, 2019
Friday, May 3, 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 for this event is industry expert and consultant Jeff Bump, of Grow Hemp New York, LLC, headquartered in Windsor, who will talk about the recent evolution in hemp
legalization and markets. Bump will also discuss regulatory requirement, best growing practices and provide information about affiliate grower status and consulting protocols.
Bump is a licensed grower/producer and is licensed to open a processing facility in New York in 2019.
The event sponsor is sfcu.The credit union difference is about helping people - a responsibility that sfcu embraces enthusiastically by giving back to communities and encourages its members and staff to pay it forward through volunteering and donations in the name of community support. sfcu is proud to be part of the the community.
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Do You Need Employees?
Find Them at the Job and Resource Fairs on April 10 & 11
Join us for our Job and Resource Fair on Wednesday, April 10
from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm at ONC BOCES in Grand Gorge and on Thursday, April 11 at DCMO BOCES Harrold Campus in Masonville Employers will be connected to a viable workforce consisting of recent high school and college graduates as well as adults who are eager to obtain employment.
Present information about your company and job openings.
Be prepared to interview applicants, accept resumes, and offer advice about how to prepare for employment with your company.
Event promotion will be targeted to recent college and high school graduates, as well as job-seeking adults.
There is
no fee to participate, but registration is required.
The schedule for the events:
11:00 am - Lunch
11:30 am - Tours of BOCES classes and labs
12:00 noon - Meet with students from BOCES and area high schools
2:00 pm - Meet with adult job seekers
A table with two chairs will be provided. Please note that we are not able to provide electric service.
The Job and Resource Fair is sponsored Delaware County Department of Economic Development, the Delaware County Industrial Development Agency, and the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce.
To register and reserve a table for Grand Gorge on April 10 click
here. To register and reserve a table for Masonville on April 11 click
here.
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Chamber Seeks Comments on State Ag Labor Wage Proposal
Chamber President Ray Pucci, representing member businesses, is scheduled to offer public testimony on the proposed Farm Workers Fair Labor Practices legislation on May 2 at 1 p.m. at SUNY Sullivan in Loch Sheldrake.
The Chamber wants to represent YOU! Please send written comments to Ray or Lillian via
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| Chamber President Ray Pucci advocates for restoration of AIM Funding in February, 2019. |
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email to info@delawarecounty.org or via hardcopy at the Chamber Office, 5 1/2 Main Street, Delhi, and your comments will be read into the official record at the hearing.
Some of the main provisions of the Farm Workers Fair Labor Practices Act include:
- Providing collective bargaining rights for farm workers
- Mandating overtime pay to farm workers after eight hours of work per day and 40 hours per week
- Providing unemployment insurance and workers' compensation for farm laborers
- Including farm workers under disability laws
- Continuing to include farm workers under New York minimum wage laws
- New housing regulations
The proposed legislation, if passed, would have significant impacts on farm owners and farm workers in Delaware County.
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US Census Bureau Recruitment, April 24 in Delhi
The Chamber, CDO Workforce Development and NYS Department of Labor are sponsoring a recruitment effort to hire Census workers on April 24, from 9:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., at the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, 5 1/2 Main Street, Delhi.
US Census staff will be on hand to answer questions regarding application and provide assistance. Current job openings include:
* Office Operation Supervisor
* Office Clerk
* Census Taker
* Recruiting Assistant
For more information contact CDO Workforce Development in Delhi at 607.832.5777.
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State Tax Cap Permanent, Prevailing Wage Expansion Rejected
New York's state budget was finalized on April 1 and the Chamber's lobbying efforts, along with other small business advocates, in Albany on March 19, have paid off. The 2 percent property tax tax cap was made permanent and the proposal to expand prevailing wage law to private projects which receive state funding, was rejected.
The Chamber seeks to strengthen the local economy, increase local business and to represent the interest of our members to government officials.
The Chamber is committed to being the voice of business at the local, state and federal levels.
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Chamber President Ray Pucci, left, urges NYS Senator Jim Seward to vote against the expanding the prevailing wage requirements on March 19, in Albany. |
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DEC Details Trout Management First-Year Study Results in Hancock, April 9
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will make a public presentation April 9 from 6 -7 p.m. at Hancock Central School, 67 Education Lane, Hancock, on the ongoing 3-Year Joint Fisheries
Investigation Plan for the Upper Delaware River Tailwaters, which includes waterways in Hancock.
Learn more about the Upper Delaware River wild trout fishery and this new study that will play a critical role in the future management of the fishery, tourism and the economy.
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Walton Chamber of Commerce Hosts Sportsmens Event
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What's Your Business Worth?
The Chamber's Two-Bits a Piece cooperative mailing program delivers your brochure, flyer, or card to a targeted market of interested and motivated consumers!
Choose your program:
Travel Guide Mailings
sent to all requests for visitor and tourism information.
New Business Welcome Packets are handed to all new business owners filing DBA forms.
JUST 25¢ per piece!
Here are the Details:
All material (rack card, flyer, business card, etc.) must be a single piece of paper not larger than 8.5 x 5.5 inches.
Deliver a minimum of 100 pieces with a check payable to the Delaware County Chamber for 25¢ for each piece.
Identify which cooperative mailing program you wish to use.
Chamber staff will insert your material in the appropriate packets and notify you when supply is low.
Call us for details 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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