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Grab your favorite beverages & snacks, housemates, and join emcees Brett Bossard & Joey Steinhagen for an entertaining evening! |
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M&T Bank Great Big Chamber Auction |
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Our Silent Auction is open, and
runs through November 19th
Bid on over 115 fantastic items for yourself, friends & family, and even your business - donated by area Chamber member businesses, Board members, and Chamber staff! It's a great way to start your holiday shopping early - all while supporting the Chamber and area businesses.
All proceeds support the work of the Tompkins Chamber & CVB, and help fund our efforts to support a vibrant local economy and sustained economic recovery.
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Live Auction - November 19th!
6:30 - 8 p.m. | Now Virtual Only
Join us for a fun evening of networking and bidding on great items from the comfort of your home. We have 10 fantastic Live Auction items for you to bid on during the event! All winning bidders should expect to pay for their items the night of the auction.
Get your snacks & beverages ready, or enjoy the offerings at one of our partner sites. This year our emcees are Joey Steinhagen of Running to Places and Brett Bossard from Cinemapolis - a dynamic duo sure to entertain & make things fun!
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Submit Your Shop Local Deals
The Tompkins Chamber team wishes to foster "shop local and small" efforts this holiday season. We will be partnering with members who are offering special discounts, coupons, and experiences to promote your offerings in a weekly newsletter to our members, and also through our social media platforms. We hope our members will also share these opportunities, so we can all help support local businesses through this difficult time!
Thank you in advance for your submissions, and sharing local shopping options with your networks!
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Healthy Workforce Network
On-the-Job Training Grant
This funding is intended to support people in recovery receiving educational and training supports, new job opportunities, and maintaining a recovery friendly employer base in Tompkins County and regionally.
Employers are eligible for grant support for new hires and promotion/advancement of existing employees, and program clients are ready for new opportunities as well!
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Visit Ithaca Needs Your Support
Through the impact of tourism, Visit Ithaca strengthens our community’s economy & vitality, providing benefit to all the people of Tompkins County.
It is important to share with our partners and community that the CVB has experienced a nearly 50% reduction in total funding from all sources in 2020, and expects similar impacts in 2021. Yet our team has continued to work hard to support our tourism partners and to attract and serve visitors to our community, which has a direct impact on small businesses and residents in our region.
We really need your help. Whatever you might contribute, whether it is $25 or $2500, the CVB and Tompkins Chamber will promise to leverage your donation to benefit our entire community's economy, keeping important programming and promotional efforts going, and helping our partners navigate these uncertain waters. We know you value the connections we build, and we appreciate your consideration of a year end gift at this very challenging time.
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Tompkins Connect Seeks Nominations for 2020 Superheroes in Annual Fab5 Young Professional Awards
Tompkins Connect is excited to announce it is now accepting nominations for the sixth annual Fab5 Young Professional Awards sponsored by Tompkins Trust Company. The Fab5 Awards celebrate the achievement of young professionals ages 21-40 in Tompkins County.
The Fab5 Awards categories are: Entrepreneur of the Year, Not-for-Profit Leader of the Year, Businesses Leader of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Essential Worker “Hero” of the Year. Judges will be encouraged to consider individuals in all categories who have been a 2020 superhero by showing strong leadership, resilience and creativity in a way that has benefited a social justice cause, helped the community during the pandemic, or has made an impact on society in a positive way this past year.
Nominate someone or read more below!
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Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca are hosting a series of Community Voices Public Forums for community members to share perspectives and visions for reimagining public safety. For example, community members may choose to provide input based on their recent interactions with law enforcement and/and thoughts on the role of trust in policing and public safety. Thank you to the community members who have shared their voices and input so far in this process.
The forums use Zoom’s webinar function for live comment, and are livestreamed on YouTube. Members of the community are invited to participate by registering for the webinars in advance, the moderator will use a timer displayed on the screen and participants will speak one at a time. Officials from Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca will be present, and all input shared in public forums will be archived and shared with working groups developing the reimagining public safety plan. Forums will occur weekly on Fridays through December 4, 2020 at 4:30pm, with the exception of November 27. An additional forum will be held on Saturday November 14. Registration links are listed below:
Additional opportunities for community input are available and are listed below, online, and on a document being distributed widely throughout the community:
· Leave a voice mail with input by calling 607-274-5465
Members of the community who would like to receive updates on the process and announcements of future community forums via email can fill out this online form.
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Member & Local Development News
We're providing a weekly roundup of member news. To have something included, email Jennifer.
Member Dewitt Mall Welcomes Several New Businesses/Celebrates Relocations
- Wednesday, Nov 18th | 11 a.m. Ribbon Cutting: Ithaca Made/Fibers
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Friday, Nov 20th | 11 a.m. Ribbon Cuttings: Cayuga Creamery, Petrune, Home Green Home/Nothing Nowhere
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Recharge & Connect Small Business Conference
Feb 4, 2021 | 9am – 5:30 pm on Zoom
The past year has been tough for small business. To celebrate and recognize your resilience and perseverance, Alternatives Federal Credit Union and the Civil Advocacy Project have created a day for you to come together, take a breath, learn and connect with other local small business owners.
Seats are limited - reserve yours today and take advantage of the Early Bird discount! Scholarships are available. Please contact Kathleen Clark at kclark@alternatives.org to learn more.
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Experience! the Finger Lakes Hosts Black Friday Wine Pairing Event
E!FLX is hosting an "FLXgiving" Black Friday Wine & Charcuterie Virtual Pairing Event on Friday, November 27th, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM! This is an exclusive event with a limited capacity of 15 households, so order your kit before they're gone! Free pickup of kit orders from Triphammer Wine and Spirits or direct shipping to your home for an additional fee.
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Women & Wellness with Tompkins Financial: Managing Your Finances During Periods of Uncertainty
Wednesday, November 18 | 10:00 a.m.
Virtually via WebEx
Join Tompkins Financial and women from the community to discuss and share experiences around financial well-being. Managing finances on a “normal” day is challenging enough, but what do you do when everything around you feels out of the “norm?” Join Tompkins and Wisdom Tree as they navigate the current climate, together.
Click below to learn more & register. If you’re interested in checking out future events, please visit their Women and Wellness page for more information.
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Child Development Council has Funds to Help Essential Workers with Child Care Expenses
The Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) has provided New York with $20 million in child care scholarships for children of essential workers. This newest round of scholarships will run through December 31, 2020 or until funds are depleted.
New York State’s continued funding will ensure that the workforce that is needed to protect and care for the public during this ongoing pandemic have the child care they need. This scholarship will be administered through Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies. CCR&Rs are the child care experts and the conduit to accessing child care in New York State. The Child Development Council is the CCR&R for Cortland and Tompkins Counties.
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Local, Regional, and New York State Updates
- Businesses that are licensed for on-premises service of alcohol must suspend dining service AND consumption of food and all beverages (inside and outside) at 10:00 p.m. Such businesses may continue delivery and to-go service of food and non-alcoholic beverages only.
- For hotels, this means you can still do room service after 10 p.m. but alcohol is not included. NYSH&TA did receive confirmation that this means at 10 p.m. the restaurant must be closed with no one left inside. You can’t seat and serve someone at 9:55 p.m. and have them stay until finished.
- If you have a liquor license, this new ruling also means banquets must end by 10 p.m.
- The re-opening time is the existing time as permitted by the County.
- All restaurants (including those without an SLA license to sell alcohol) must cease in-person dining from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. but may continue take-out and delivery service.
- All gyms and fitness centers must close between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
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The Executive Order indicates there may be additional guidance from SLA. If/when that posts, NYSH&TA will share that information with its members.
Indoor and outdoor gatherings statewide at private residences will be limited to no more than 10 people beginning Friday, November 13, at 10 p.m. Existing non-essential gathering limits are in effect otherwise.
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Hiring?
Tompkins County has a resource for your job posting called " Workforce Redirect", intended to match job seekers with those employers that are currently hiring.
Contact Workforce Development Board Executive Director Natalie Branosky to have your business added to this page. |
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November & December Meeting Schedule
Government & Community Affairs
2021 Policy Priorities
Monday, December 7th | Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Chamber Foundation
Wednesday, December 9th | 9 - 10:15 a.m.
Board of Directors
Wednesday, December 16th | 8 - 9:30 a.m.
All meetings require advance registration & will be virtual until further notice. Register with Carly Hansen at chansen@tompkinschamber.org.
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Did you miss one of our L.E.A.R.N. Business Impacts webinars or Networking @ Noon Industry Insights events?
You can watch them all right on our YouTube channel. Consider subscribing to receive updates every time we post a new video!
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Tompkins Chamber and CVB Property at East Shore Drive for Sale
Tompkins Chamber & CVB have announced that our property at East Shore Drive is listed for sale, after much consideration and decades of being headquartered at this iconic facility. We're excited to see what will come next for our organization, and for 904 E. Shore Drive. Click below for the listing information!
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Have questions?
Our team is here to help.
Note: Our offices are open by appointment - please reach out to Carly, Diane, or Jennifer if you need to visit us.
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