The Fourth Annual River Valley Four Race Challenge Series starts June 28! The Series consists of three 5K races and one 4.5K race in the River Valley area, from June to October.The first race in the series is the 12th Annual Rotary River Valley Road Race/Walk, to help raise money for Rotary Scholarships and Black […]

The primary purpose of the Chamber of Commerce is to support its members and local commerce. With the current state of the economy and ever increasing gas prices, this goal is more important than ever. One way to accomplish this is by encouraging the community to shop locally. The upcoming Chamber Expo, September 19 and […]

Dear River Valley,The primary purpose of the Chamber of Commerce is to support its members and local commerce. With the current state of the economy and ever increasing gas prices, this goal is more important than ever. One way to accomplish this is by encouraging the community to shop locally. The upcoming Chamber Expo, September […]

Dear River Valley,The primary purpose of the Chamber of Commerce is to support its members and local commerce. With the current state of the economy and ever increasing gas prices, this goal is more important than ever. One way to accomplish this is by encouraging the community to shop locally. The upcoming Chamber Expo, September […]

Threshold To Maine Resource Conservation and DevelopmentThe Threshold To Maine Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Area was established in 1970 as part of a national movement to address rural development needs and other related natural resource issues. The RC&D Council helps to establish or improve coordination systems in rural communities and build rural community leadership […]

Business to help low-income workers become self-sufficientRiver Valley business leaders announced today the formation of The Good Fisher, a Maine, non-profit micro-business incubator and training facility that assists low-wage workers develop the requisite entrepreneurial skills necessary for success and self-sufficiency in the 21st century economy.Most economic development efforts take a top-down approach, focused on helping […]

A Shared Use Kitchen provides access to commercial kitchen equipment in a shared space, to prepare and process food for consumer marketing. The River Valley Agriculture Commission is currently conducting a survey of River Valley residents, as part of a project to establish a shared use commercial kitchen at the River Valley Technology Center as […]

Business to help low-income workers become self-sufficientRiver Valley business leaders announced today the formation of The Good Fisher, a Maine, non-profit micro-business incubator and training facility that assists low-wage workers develop the requisite entrepreneurial skills necessary for success and self-sufficiency in the 21st century economy.Most economic development efforts take a top-down approach, focused on helping […]

The deadline for the Christmas in the Valley scholarship application was May 1. Thanks to all students who submitted an application. Our selection committee will be announcing the recipients in the July issue of the Chamber Newsbrief.

The Chamber of Commerce has added an IRS Tax Center link to its Web page, www.rivervalleychamber.com, which is a great source of tax information for small businesses. This section covers such areas as how to get started in a small business, IRS forms and publications, electronic filing, disaster information and additional resource information for small […]