Member Spotlights

MBA for Executives By Don Purdy, Program Director In addition to being a long-time chamber member, I am the Director of the MBA for Executives Program in the University at Albany’s School of Business.  I’ve worked with several hundred executive-level MBA students in the past 15 years and the reasons that folks decide to study…

Albany Realty Celebrates 20 Years Albany Realty Group Celebrates 20 Years in Business When Marie Bettini launched Albany Realty Group, she had a vision for a real estate business that would focus on people, on relationships that make the often-complicated process of buying and selling real estate a little less stressful and more satisfying. Over…

A Bird’s-Eye View Hi, I’m Craig from Sky Photos LLC. I’ve worked in industrial automation and project management for the last 20 years, starting in GE and most recently Commercehub, but I’ve always enjoyed the process and fun of photography. After leaving Commercehub, I started Sky Photos. I took the skills I learned in college…

Bethlehem Senior Projects — Keeping Residents Engaged Written By: Co-Presidents: Leslie Horn Trosset and Linda K.P. Mertz, MSW LCSWR There is a common misconception that as we age, we need to be treated differently and that our lives should somehow be limited. However, aging does not mean that we stop living or that our worth…

Toys for Tots Collection on Small Business Saturday   This holiday season kicks off with National Small Business Saturday on Nov. 26. The Bethlehem Chamber will promote local businesses and participate in the Toys for Tots campaign. Anyone can drop off a new, unwrapped to at any bin of participating businesses in the Town of Bethlehem,…

Owens Corning and Sabic Host Students for Manufacturing Day  Two industrial plants in Selkirk recently hosted 30 students from Bethlehem Central and Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk schools for Manufacturing Day 2022. The trip arranged by the Bethlehem Chamber’s Workforce Development Committee in cooperation with Owens Corning, Sabic and the school district officials continues the Manufacturing Day tradition. Students…

Thank you to our players, sponsors and volunteers for another successful and fun event. See you next year.

37th Annual Chamber Golf Outing–Are you ready to play? Plug Power Energizes Bethlehem Golf Outing Sponsors $25,000 Hole-In-One Contest   DELMAR – Plug Power recently signed on as one of the top-level sponsors for the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce’s 37th Annual Golf Outing on Monday, Sept. 19 at the Orchard Creek Golf Course in Altamont.…

New President Joins Chamber Bethlehem Chamber Hires Terri Egan as New President Egan is former Acting Commissioner of NY DMV, and Acting Deputy Commissioner of NYSDOH   The Board of Directors of the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Theresa Egan as the next president of the Chamber. Egan is a life-long resident…

SizeUp Bethlehem! to help all size businesess Businesses who want to expand or locate in the Town of Bethlehem have access to a new, no-cost market research and intelligence online tool  with the launch of SizeUp Bethlehem. Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Bethlehem Industrial Development Agency, is launching SizeUp Bethlehem, making powerful…