Tavares Awarded Recertification in International Economic Development Designation Ithaca, NY – Jennifer Tavares, CEcD, President & CEO of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, was been awarded re-certification by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), early in 2017. Ms. Tavares first achieved the Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) designation in the fall of 2013. CEcD recertification […]
NEWS RELEASE Jennifer Tavares President and CEO (607) 273-7080 jtavares@tompkinschamber.org TOMPKINS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOINS NATIONAL BUSINESS COALITION ON FEDERAL RESEARCH FUNDING Ithaca, NY (July 28, 2017) – Recognizing that cuts to federal research budgets threaten innovation and economic growth, the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce today announced that it has joined with 70 other Chambers of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]