﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.hazletonchamber.org</link><description>News related to Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Women's Luncheon September  9/29/2026 12:00 Noon - 9/29/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Open to ALL women from throughout Greater Hazleton!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Join us for a luncheon and deeply personal story of a cancer surviror,&amp;nbsp; as we get ready to start the month-long foucs on Breast Cancer Awareness. Attendees will enjoy lunch, a 50/50 raffle, and a doorprize drawing! Please bring your business cards, brochures, coupons or giveaways to share on our &amp;quot;Business Resource Table.&amp;quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guest Speakers:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;Ms. Theresa Long, MMI Prepartory Head of School&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topic:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;A 3x&amp;#39;s cancer survior story - her journey and the power of courage, hope, and resilience&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.hazletonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=10211</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:01:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Networking Mixer 9/30/2026 5:00 PM - 9/30/2026 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"&gt;Chamber members, employees, co-workers &amp;amp; guests are invited to enjoy a casual, after-hours event, networking with the business community of Greater Hazleton Chamber!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"&gt;Enjoy plentiful hors d&amp;#39;oeuvres and beverages and meet the team at Providence Place Senior Living! Hear about their services &amp;amp; take a tour!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"&gt;And don&amp;#39;t forget your business cards to be entered to win doorprizes!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"&gt;Free to attend!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reservations are required. If you register and are unable to attend, please be courteous and cancel your reservation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.hazletonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=10214</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:14:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RC Breakfast:  Featuring Penn DOT District IV  10/8/2026 7:45 AM - 10/8/2026 9:00 AM</title><description /><link>https://web.hazletonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=10196</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:00:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The First Step: Starting a Small Business in PA 10/8/2026 10:00 AM - 10/8/2026 11:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.hazletonchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentId=20587" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.hazletonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=10208</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:05:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>25th Annual Business &amp; Community Awards Luncheon 10/29/2026 11:45 AM - 10/29/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;nbsp;2026 SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The purpose of this award is to appreciate and recognize a small business in the Greater Hazleton Area and promote the importance of small businesses to&amp;nbsp;the economy and welfare of&amp;nbsp;the entire community. Eligible applicants include any Chamber member business which has no more than 50 full-time employees and is located in the Greater Hazleton Area. Judging will be based on staying power, growth, community contribution and overall management philosophy.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;2026 LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The purpose of this award is to appreciate and recognize a large business in the Greater Hazleton Area and promote the importance of large businesses to&amp;nbsp;the economy and welfare of&amp;nbsp;the entire community. Eligible applicants include any Chamber member business which has more than 50 full-time employees and is located in the Greater Hazleton Area. Judging will be based on staying power, growth, community contribution and overall management philosophy.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;2026 PRIDE OF PLACE OF THE YEAR&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The purpose of this award is to recognize a local business or organization whose exterior property physically improves or enhances the community and environment in the Greater Hazleton Area. Eligible applicants include any Chamber member business located in the Greater Hazleton Area and the structure must be a commercial or public building.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;2026 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR IN MEMORY OF ROCCO COLANGELO SR. &amp;amp; JR.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The purpose of this award is to extend appreciation to and honor an individual who volunteers within the Greater Hazleton Area and to promote the importance of volunteerism to the community at large. Eligible applicants include any resident of hte Greater Hazleton Area that participates in volunteer work or community service.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;2026 HEALTHY WORKPLACE&amp;nbsp;OF THE YEAR&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The purpose of this award is to recognize a business&amp;nbsp;in the Greater Hazleton Area who is adopting wellness practices into their workplaces. Eligible applicants include any Chamber member business located within the Greater Hazleton Area. Judging will be based on strength&amp;nbsp;and creativity of their workplace wellness initiatives.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;2026 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The purpose of this award is to recognize any Chamber member non-profit organization within the Greater Hazleton Area who have improved the welfare of the community.&amp;nbsp;Judging will be based on strength and creativity of their non-profit organization.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;2026 YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The purpose of this award is promote the development of future business owners and operators within the Greater Hazleton Area. Nominees must be between the ages of 15 and 40, reside or attend school in the Greater Hazleton Area, attend school, high school or college or have successfully completed high school, may be a full time graduate student, dorm students are eligable, have a for-profit business, currently operate within Greater Hazleton, ongoing businesses are eligible, businesses must be in operation for at least on year and must have a client/customer base of three or more. Applicants will be judged on staying power, growth and community contribution.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;CAN BE, Inc.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium"&gt;The Greater Hazleton Chamber&amp;#39;s Women&amp;#39;s Networking Committee will also be recognizing their annual Women&amp;#39;s Empowerment Grant Recipients at the program!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:#ffffff; font-size:large"&gt;Nominate Your Chamber Member Business, Another Business or an Individual TODAY!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To make a nomination for &lt;u&gt;ANY&lt;/u&gt; of these awards contact Mary at mmalone@hazletonchamber.org&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;or 570.455.1509&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;We will notify the&amp;nbsp;business, organization or individual that they have been&amp;nbsp;nominated and&amp;nbsp;ask them to complete an official application&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;~ All applications MUST be received by Monday, September 29th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;NOW SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR OUR 2026 BUSINESS &amp;amp; COMMUNITY AWARDS!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px"&gt;Contact Mary Malone at&amp;nbsp; mmalone@hazletonchamber.org to nominate your business, another business or any individual for any of the awards, the application will then be provided.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Applications are due no later then Monday, September 28th&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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