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Schuylkill Chamber officials participate in national briefing on impact of child care crisis
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (312+ words) Robert S. Carl, Jr., President and CEO; and Samantha Chivinski, Executive Vice-President of the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce, joined economists and business leaders from across the country on Wednesday at a national briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. examining the escalating…...
Business Briefcase: Chamber urges people to actively support funding for pre-k and child care
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (389+ words) Since 2019, according to a message from the chamber's Samantha Chivinski, Schuylkill County has lost 20 percent of its child care facilities. "We can't afford to lose more," she said. "As you know," Chivinski continued, "we've been working with a coalition of…...
Business Briefcase: Schuylkill chamber leads advocacy on child care issue
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1093+ words) POTTSVILLE " The Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce, according to a chamber release, is leading a coalition of 72 chambers and economic development organizations urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to support a $55 million investment in the early childhood education workforce. The funding, according…...