Group has no office
ZELIENOPLE — The Zelienople Harmony Chamber of Commerce temporarily has no office.
The chamber had rented an office on the second floor of the Zelienople borough building, but it moved out at the end of 2014.
“They informed us the space was no longer available,” said director Jennifer Ackerman.
Borough manager Don Pepe said he needed more space for the borough staff and asked the chamber’s board if the borough could have the office back.
Ackerman, who is the lone staff member for the chamber, said she is working from home while the chamber looks for a new office in Zelienople or Harmony.
The chamber doesn’t necessarily need a storefront or a large space, just a one-room office, Ackerman said.
The office in the borough building typically did not get many visitors. Occasionally people would stop in to ask about membership or ask questions about businesses and attractions in the area, she said.
The chamber is a 501c6 tax-exempt organization with a 13-member board and 150 to 175 members. Most of the members are businesses that are in or do business in the Zelienople and Harmony area. The board has its meetings in the borough council meeting room, which it will continue to do.
In addition to providing services to its members, the chamber’s business association organizes the Horse Trading Days festival in July each year.
Though it is without an office, the director can still be reached through the chamber’s website, zhchamber.com.
