The Butler County Chamber of Commerce Executive Officers pose for a photo during the Chamber's Celebrate Business Annual Dinner & Business Awards in September, 2008. Making up the 2008 Executive Officers are (pictured from left to right) Jim Hackbart, Consultant - Treasurer; Sherry Kyne, Eisler Landscapes / The Atrium - Immediate Past Chair; Tom Graham, Frames & Pixels, Inc. - Chairman of the Board; Jocelyn Howard-Sinopoli, C.W. Howard Insurance Agency - 1st Vice Chair; and Brenda Lemmon, Minuteman Press of Butler - 2nd Vice Chair.

The Butler County Chamber of Commerce really does mean it when we say, "We Mean Business"!

Since our founding in 1896, the Butler County Chamber has been providing the area's business community with invaluable member services through an extensive list of benefits including networking, advertising, discounts, education, business events, resources and more. By offering these benefits, the Chamber becomes an important source for small business, industry, the corporate community, nonprofit organizations and area professionals interested in strengthening Butler County's economic climate as well as promoting themselves and the county's assets, meeting the growing needs of the future.

Uniting over 600 businesses and organizations, the Chamber creates a unique energy that allows us to positively promote our community and the economic welfare of our members. The Chamber works in cooperation with its affiliate members — Leadership Butler County, Butler Business Network, Butler County Young Professionals, our Foundation - New Visions for Butler, Butler Human Resources Association, Slippery Rock Business Association, and Butler Downtown — in order to carry out our mission and better serve the business community. Our organization continues to serve as the hub for business activity - and we are very proud of our status as the "Number 7" Chamber of Commerce in Western Pennsylvania.

We are once again very excited to be partnering with the Cranberry Area and Zelienople-Harmony Area Chambers of Commerce for the 4th Annual "We Mean Business" Showcase 2008. Sponsored by ARMSTRONG, Consolidated Communications, and NexTier Bank, nearly 100 Chamber Members will be on hand at this cooperative event to let you know more about their thriving businesses. In addition, the Chamber would like to thank FORD Business Machines for donating printing services for the event.We invite you to become involved in our organization and to find out more about the Butler County Chamber of Commerce. Feel free to visit us at our Butler location at 101 East Diamond Street in Morgan Center, Lower Level, Suite 116 ¿ or by contacting us at 724.283.2222 or visiting our website at www.butlercountychamber.com today.<B><I>Sincerely,Stan KosciuszkoPresidentButler County Chamber of Commerce</B></I>