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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 Debbie 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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*** ATTENTION *** Business Owners/Managers
Workforce Development - Employees in Recovery Training
The Chamber is happy 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, on Tuesday, May 28 at 10 a.m. at the Chamber Office, 5 1/2 Main Street, Delhi.
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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Delaware County Businesses to be Honored July17 at Hamden Garden Party
Join us in honoring those individuals and businesses working to improve life in Delaware County, by celebrating at our annual awards ceremony. The ceremony, with gourmet sample-station delicacies will be held on July 17 at 6 p.m. at Bird Song Farm on state Highway 10 in Hamden.
Business of the Year
Delhi Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
New Business of the Year
Schoolhouse Construction Services
Binnekill Tavern
Bold Gold Media Group, 104.5 FM
Business Advocate of the Year
Barbara Hanselman of Del-Rose Farm & The Farmer's Wife
Tourism Business of the Year
Stagecoach Run Art Festival
Table to Farm Tours
Tickets are $50 per person. For more information or to reserve your seat, click
here.
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NYS Comptroller Staff Discusses Delaware County Economy
On Monday, May 20, New York State Comptroller's Office Representative Matt Martini visited the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce to discuss recent changes in the county's economic climate.
Chamber President Ray Pucci detailed impacts to the business community from multiple layers of government, declining population and the lack of a viable workforce.
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Left, Chamber President Ray Pucci, meets with Matt Martini of the NYS Comptroller's Office. |
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Chamber Celebrates Delaware County's 2019 Outstanding Young Farm Family
Pictured, from left, Lauren Sherwood, Lillian Browne and Tim Sherwood.
On Sunday, May 19, Chamber staff member Lillian Browne presented the 2019 Outstanding Young Farm Family award, on behalf of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and the Dairy Promotion Committee, to Tim and Lauren Sherwood of Sher-Brook Organic Dairy Farm in Delhi at the 57th annual Delaware County Dairy Princess Coronation Dinner, held at the South Kortright Central School.
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BOCES Grade-Level Reading Campaign
The DCMO BOCES is launching a Grade-Level Reading (GLR) Campaign in Delaware County. The GLR Campaign aims to both streamline and augment local literacy services. We are seeking individuals to volunteer on a work team to set goals and brainstorm solutions in one of the following areas: School Readiness, School Attendance, and Summer Learning. Teams will meet remotely once a month throughout the summer with the goal of creating a strategic plan by Fall 2019.
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Community Health Assessment Roundtable in Delhi, May 30
The Delaware County Community Health Assessment Planning Committee invites you to participate in a roundtable to establish action steps for the Community Health Priorities identified through recent Delaware County surveys.
Location: Sanford Hall at SUNY Delhi Campus
Time: 9am-12pm.
Continental breakfast will be served.
The intended outcome is to develop activities based on the community-defined priorities from the surveys. This Community Roundtable disussion will be styled after a "World Cafe" model.
If you are unable to make it and wish to give input, or have any questions, email Evan Heaney, Population Health Coordinator at eheaney@rhnscny.org.
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Incentivized Business Development : Opportunity Zone in Walton, June 6
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce has collaborated with the Walton Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware County Industrial Development Agency to present a one hour info-session on Walton's designation as an "Opportunity Zone" by New York state.
The designation allows for incentivized business development in Walton.
When: Thursday, June 6
Where: Molto Espresso, 151 Delaware Street, Walton
Time: 11 a.m. to noon
IDA President Jim Thomson will detail Opportunity Zones business project requirements and how those projects can be funded. Thomson will also provide information about the Delaware County IDA and how it invests in communities in a way that differs from traditional lenders.
This FREE info-session is for anyone interested in opening or expanding a business, municipal leaders, real estate agents, accountants, lawyers and investors.
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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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Thunder Country Comes to Delaware County!
Chamber me
mber Bold Gold Media Group has completed its acquisition of radio station 104.5 FM
WQFM in Hancock and i
t will now operate under the new call letters WHNB.
With the acquisition Bold Gold Media Group's station count to 14.
Tune in and help welcome one of Delaware County's newest businesses!
For more information about Bold Gold Media Group click
here.
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Electrician's Helper Training in Delhi June 17 - 27
SUNY Delhi and CDO Workforce Development are hosting a 60-hour electrician's helper training from June 17 - 27, Monday - Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the SUNY Delhi Campus.
Cost: $850 per person. Tuition assistance available for qualified candidates.
This training consists of a combination of lecture and lab classes and cover: safety; tools of the trade and their use; finding and interpreting schematic, wiring and one-line diagrams; Ohm's Law calculations involving curr
ent, voltage, power and resistance in electrical circuits; recognize appropriate wi
ring metho
ds in residential installations and more!
All students who complete the program will receive basic electrical tools.
For more information call Barb Scherer at 607.746.4545.
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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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