Business After Hours at Personal Best Brewing

Wednesday March 12th | 4:30 - 6:30 pm

Personal Best Brewing | 321 West State St, Ithaca

Business After Hours is our premier monthly networking opportunity. We are excited to join hosts Personal Best Brewing, an independently owned and operated microbrewery in Downtown Ithaca. This event offers opportunity to share ideas, make connections, and win some prizes!

Community Conversations: Back in Trumansburg

Thurs March 27 | Trumansburg Village Hall

Free to all people (members and non-members) vested in the success of the Village of Trumansburg economy and quality of life. We want to hear about current influential factors in the community, and illuminate pathways for collaboration.

Women in Business Roundtable

Tues April 1st | Serendipity Catering

Join us for our next Women in Business Roundtable co-hosted by Serendipity and Lansing Community Library!

We'll gather for conversation and connection with women business and nonprofit leaders from all throughout Tompkins County and our broader Chamber membership. Important conversations, real-time brainstorming, and a supportive environment are the hallmarks of our regular Women in Business Roundtable gatherings.

Any Chamber member business owners, leaders, or team members, who identify as women are welcome at our roundtable discussions.

Chamber 101: Maximize Your Membership

Friday April 4th | Hybrid Remote/Onsite

A free, hybrid session with our team on Friday April 4th, 9:30-11:00am. Learn about the Chamber's mission, programs, and services. Open to new members, potential members, or as a refresher on how to take full advantage of your membership investment. A space to ask questions, get answers, and make new connections within our Chamber community. You are welcome to join us at our Brindley St. offices, but Zoom option is available.

3rd Annual Upstate MWBE Conference SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!

A 3-day immersive journey exploring ways to build capacity through innovation and equity. This year is hosted by the City of Rochester. Several ticketing options available! We are proud to offer interested attendees scholarships to attend this event, including travel expenses. Look for more information in an email from us, later this week!

Aspire Dispensary Expansion & Celebration

March 21 & 22 | 205 N..Fulton St.

To better serve our customers, we’re expanding our hours, and to mark the occasion, we’re hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside a weekend of festivities.

Enjoy delicious food from the food truck G n B Eats , shop with local vendors Florist farms and Ithaca Organics, and take part in an unforgettable celebration of our journey and community support. Don’t miss this special event as we continue to grow and elevate your Aspire experience!

HOLT Architects, INHS Recognized

for Village Grove

HOLT Architects proudly announces that Village Grove, an innovative affordable housing development designed for Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS), has achieved Passive House Certification. This milestone underscores INHS and HOLT’s commitment to high-performance, energy-efficient design, and sustainable community development. Village Grove’s certification represents a significant step forward in the movement toward more sustainable, equitable housing solutions in New York State.

State of the Art Gallery Calls for Entries

State of the Art Gallery invites you to submit your photography for the 36th Annual Juried Photography show held in June, 2025. All work must be original art that has never been exhibited at our gallery. The work may be traditionally or digitally produced and printed. There are no restrictions on content, physical size, or creation date. Manipulation of images during a post-production process is acceptable so long as it begins with an original photographic process. Scanned images are acceptable. Images wholly produced with AI software are not acceptable.

 The deadline is 5pm, Thursday, May 1, 2025.

SHRM-TC Hosts Labor Law Updates Session

This will be a great opportunity to network with local HR Professionals, Business Owners and General Practitioners that are responsible for managing Human Resources functions for their organizations while ensuring you are up to date on the latest labor and employment laws that could impact your organization.

Attendees will leave with key legal updates related to changes in labor and employment laws, regulations, and other developments. This event will be offered on March 25, 2025, from 8:30 – 11:30 in Ithaca, NY.

FREE: March SPCS Trainings

Suicide Prevention and Crisis Services offers several trainings free of charge, to educate and empower attendees in ally resources, suicide prevention, and crisis intervention. Registration required. Several other programs available, as well!