Tompkins County Minimum Wage Should Equal NYS Minimum Wage The topic of minimum wage has once again come to the forefront in our local community. As many are aware – and the vast majority of our minimum & living wage survey respondents were – there are many individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations advocating that Tompkins […]
As the geographic reach of the business grew, Ongweoweh moved from manufacturing to sourcing and brokering. The company now sources, recycles, and manages the supply chain of pallets for Fortune 500 companies such as Coke and WalMart from their Ithaca headquarters on Warren Road. Bonamie, an enrolled member and former Chief of the Cayuga Indian […]
Creating A Brighter Future Through Solar Energy According to a study done by Cornell University, Tompkins County used an estimated 779,501,347 kilowatts per hour of electricity in 2008. Producing that energy released 1,087,117 metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. The county has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050—in order […]
Express Employment Professionals is raising the bar of professionalism for staffing in Ithaca and Cortland. “We hear from business leaders every single day that finding the right people for their business is their biggest challenge right now– and we’re here to help.” Kathy Nivison founded the Ithaca location of Express Employment Professionals, a national franchise, […]
Dr. Russ Ebbets, 2 time national track championship coach at Union College has been working with amateur, collegiate, and Olympic athletes for over 25 years and has recently joined the team at Sea Change Family Chiropractic, a sponsor of Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce events each month. Dr. Ebbets comes from a great sports tradition. […]
Ithaca Board of Realtors New Location Ribbon Cutting The Ithaca Board of Realtors celebrated their own housewarming on their 90th anniversary, and in celebration of Fair Housing Month. On April 11, 2017 at 2:15pm, participants from local government, the real estate community, and the Chamber of Commerce came together to cut the ribbon for 957 […]
Ithaca Farm Making a Difference On and Off the Table with Green Fork NY! When local organic farmer Anton Burkett started a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm nearly 20 years ago, little did he know that the concept would grow to inspire not only a recipe box solution sourced from the Finger Lakes region, but […]
The Chamber Works for You, and Economic Progress By Jerry Dietz, Chairman of the Board The following is an excerpt from the Board Chairman Jerry Dietz’s remarks at the annual Economic Summit, held on Thursday, March 30th at the Country Club. People think about the Chamber of Commerce in a lot of different ways – […]
Tompkins Chamber Hosts Panel on Immigration, Travel Ban, and Federal Executive Orders and Impacts to Community On Monday, March 6, 2017, the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Government & Community Affairs Committee hosted a panel of representatives from local municipalities, higher education institutions, and the Ithaca/Tompkins Regional Airport, who discussed impacts of new Federal Executive […]
There’s a lot that makes the Finger Lakes special– from waterfalls to wine to farm-to-table dining. With so many options, it’s worth it to have an expert guide. In the 10 years since its founding, the mission of Experience! The Finger Lakes has held steady. Each and every one of their tours is focused […]
The Society for Human Resource Management of Tompkins County (SHRMTC) is a non-profit, individual membership association for human resource management professionals. The local chapter meets once monthly, providing a forum, through breakfast meetings and presentations, where Human Resource representatives can network with one another to enhance professional growth and career development. Supervisors and managers as […]
Spring is in the Air Unseasonably warm days are a blessing and a curse in upstate New York. People are out seeking early season outdoor dining; the traffic downtown on the Commons has exponentially increased; and our daffodils are coming right up in the Chamber gardens. Yes, the daffodils are on their way—but my ski […]