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Chamber assisted with war effort in 1940s
Though the U.S. had yet to enter World World II, a Chamber of Commerce of Chambersburg committee surveyed industry in March 1941 to see it there was any idle manufacturing equipment that could be used...
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Downtown undergoes changes in 1950s and the Chamber gets a new name
The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce is 100 years old in 2011. Each month we will take a look back at Chamber history, one decade at a time. Today we examine the decade from 1951-61. ■ ■ ■...
View ArticleChamber grows significantly in 1980s
The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce is 100 years old in 2011. Each month we will take a look back at Chamber history, one decade at a time. Today we examine the decade from 1981-91. When...
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Chamber forms CADC and moves forward in the 1960s
The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce is 100 years old in 2011. Today we examine the decade from 1961-71. Chambersburg entered the 1960s with a building boom. Doing its part was the Greater...
View ArticleChamber helps to brighten the difficult 1970s
The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce is 100 years old in 2011. Each month we will take a look back at Chamber history, one decade at a time. Today we examine the decade from 1971-81. In 1970,...
View ArticleChamber’s work leads to thousands of jobs in 1990s
The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce is 100 years old in 2011. We are looking back at Chamber history, one decade at a time. Today we examine the decade from 1991-2001. The Chamber began the...
View ArticleFoundation honors volunteer Traynor
CHAMBERSBURG — The Greater Chambersburg Chamber Foundation honored Sandy Traynor Oct. 13 as the first recipient of a new award recognizing volunteers. The award was presented at the Foundation’s annual...
View ArticleChamber’s Work Results in Community Improvements
The past decade has been an important one for the Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce, a time when the organization and its affiliates completed key projects and received recognition for their...
View ArticleStrategic Early Warning Network Newsletter
november-2011-newsletter SEWNews A publication of the Strategic Early Warning Network A program of the Steel Valley Authority In Partnership with the PA Department of Labor and Industry...
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Face-to-face meetings are best way to communicate
By SUZANNE MILLER TRINH As we come to the close of the Centennial Anniversary year of the Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce, I took some time to reflect on what it means to be part of an...
View ArticleChambersburg’s Unemployment Rate Dropped in October
HARRISBURG (DECEMBER 1) – The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the Chambersburg Micropolitan Statistical Area (mSA) fell two-tenths of a percentage point in October to 6.5 percent. This marked...
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Chamber releases unique montage of Chambersburg
CHAMBERSBURG — Looking for a unique holiday gift this year? Or something special for your home or office? The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce has released a one-of-a-kind art montage...
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Chamber names Martin Business Person of the Year
CHAMBERSBURG — The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce named Edwin D. Martin the 2011 Business Person of the Year at the Chamber’s Annual Business Breakfast on Dec. 8. Martin is part...
View ArticleChamber Centennial Endowment reaches $150,000
CHAMBERSBURG — The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce announced Dec. 8 that its Centennial Endowment Fund has reached $150,000 in donations and pledges. The Chamber unveiled a plaque with...
View ArticleSecretary of Transportation to speak in Greencastle March 8
GREENCASTLE — Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Transportation will be the featured speaker at a Legislative Luncheon presented by the five Chambers of Commerce in Franklin County. Barry J. Schoch of the...
View ArticleChamber to offer 3 Civil War seminars, tours in 2012
CHAMBERSBURG — The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce will offer three Civil War seminars and tours in 2012, starting on April 20-22 with “Gray Ghosts, Raiders and Bushwhackers: Partisan Warfare...
View ArticleImprove your memory with training on April 25
CHAMBERSBURG — Ever forget someone’s name soon after you were introduced? Or forgotten something else that’s important in a business relationship? A simple slip of the mind can result in thousands of...
View ArticlePennsylvania’s Employment Situation for December 2011
Pennsylvania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.6 percent in December, down from 7.9 percent in November. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was below the U.S. rate of 8.5 percent, and has...
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