“Longevity at a Business and Fostering my Career Along the Way” Bidwell Park Golf Course, Chico, CA  The Young Professionals Organization  had the pleasure of having Ben Winter, our Chico Chamber Board of Directors and also the Director of Business Development with Visionary Partner, Transfer Flow, Inc. Growing up locally in the small town of Paradise, graduating […]

Hi Everyone! Tri Counties Bank President & CEO Rick Smith joins our President & CEO Katie Simmons and 2017 Chairman of the Chamber Board Rick Anderson for an afternoon conversation centered around the evolution of Tri Counties Bank, millennial banking needs, how Chico is changing, our community identity, and the importance of businesses giving back […]

Chico Chamber YPO Leadership Luncheon: “Chico, What the Tech?” How is technology transforming Chico?   Do we have what it takes to bring tech companies to Chico?  Where can our younger generation get involved and move local technology forward?   Wendy Porter, Managing Director of Chicostart, moderates a local panel discussion featuring Kathryn Schifferle, CEO, Work Truck […]

In this 2nd part of  “A Look at the Community Vision Report”, our CEO & President, Katie Simmons, Chair of the Board, Rick Anderson  and Mark Francis, Golden Valley Bank continue their conversation about the status of our Community Vision and why now is the time to kick of the important conversation about taking responsibility for […]

After releasing the 2017 Community Vision Report, President & CEO, Katie Simmons, Chair of the Chico Chamber Board of Directors, Rick Anderson and Mark Francis, Golden Valley Bank, Legacy Partner sat down for a candid conversation about the status of our Community Vision. They talked about why now is the time to kick of the […]

On June 21st, our City of Chico Fire Chief Bill Hack addressed our Young Professionals Organization at their monthly Leadership Luncheon.  Bill begins with a quick history of fire departments and his background, then moves on to discuss more local topics such as measuring fire staff performance, reducing risk in our community, and the future […]