Chamber of Commerce

(WNY News Now) With creative planning and locally focused events, Chautauqua County's newest Director of Events hopes to increase Chamber influence. Staunzie Grady has been promoted to the newly created post of Director of Events, which the CHQ Chamber is happy to announce. As a part-time Chamber Coordinator, Staunzie joined the Chamber's staff in 2022 and has mainly worked in the Westfield and Mayville regions, specializing in event development, including the wildly popular First Fridays extension. In October, she also assisted in planning and running the inaugural Made in Falconer event. The CHQ Chamber has added a new job called Director of Events, which will be responsible for organizing, managing, and developing all of the Chamber's annual events. It entails coordinating locations, vo...

(WNY News Now) The CHQ Chamber Annual Meeting focused on strengthening collaborations and adopting innovative ideas, emphasizing the value of regional prosperity and community cooperation. The main lessons learned from Friday's CHQ Chamber Annual Meeting were forming alliances, concentrating on the task at hand, and experimenting. Chamber President & CEO Daniel Heitzenrater gave a brief summary of the ambitious timetable that the CHQ Chamber had accomplished during the previous year in front of a packed crowd at the White Inn in Fredonia. His remarks focused on focussing on the Chamber's mission statement, which is to support our local businesses in Chautauqua County, establish essential relationships, and offer professional tools. In 2024, the CHQ Chamber carried on a significant re...