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Chamber News |
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Welcome New Members |
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Nonprofit Through Leadership Series |
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Last week, CCCBI hosted another session of our Nonprofit Thought Leadership Series, From Surviving to Thriving: Creative Benefits Strategies for Nonprofits.
Our series sponsor, OneDigital, brought Mike Troy to present a comprehensive overview of what organizations should consider for employee benefits, including opportunities for cost savings and added benefits that are often overlooked. He provided compelling statistics and data that employers may not be aware of, but that can help when making benefit package decisions. |
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After the presentation, all registration proceeds were donated to one Member nonprofit in the room. This session's recipient was The Camphill School!
Thank you to all who joined us for an informative presentation. Our next session is coming up in early June! Stay tuned for registration information and our exciting topic in the coming weeks. |
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Legislative Update |
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House Bill 2103 Narrowly Passes in PA House |
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The Pennsylvania House this week narrowly passed legislation to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. While the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act already bans discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, and disability, supporters of the bill argue that the absence of explicit LGBTQ protections has created gaps in enforcement, particularly in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) said "If you want to understand why we’ve offered this bill, why it has been offered and reintroduced for 20-plus years, it is because Pennsylvanians are experiencing this discrimination and they want it to end."
Republicans contested the bill in the House, which passed by a 1 vote margin. Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa (R-Fayette) said "This bill shifts power away from elected representatives and places it in the hands of judges who will decide over time how far these definitions reach. And while that plays out, it will not be large institutions that carry the burden, it will be the small business owners, it will be the faith-based organizations, it will be the individuals, people of faith, forced to choose between their beliefs and the threat of litigation.” The bill faces uncertainty in the PA Senate, where Republican leaders have expressed concerns about potential conflicts with religious liberty protections and policies governing school athletics. |
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Member Spotlight |
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Citizens |
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Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $226.4 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025.
Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail, private banking, wealth management and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions.
Citizens helps its customers reach their potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order to offer tailored advice, ideas and solutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and online banking, a full-service customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 3,100 ATMs and approximately 1,000 branches in 14 states and the District of Columbia.
Consumer Banking products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings, wealth management and small business offerings. Consumer Banking includes Citizens Private Bank and Private Wealth, which integrate banking services and wealth management solutions to serve high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as investors, entrepreneurs and businesses.
In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers a broad complement of financial products and solutions, including lending and leasing, deposit and treasury management services, foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity risk management solutions, as well as loan syndication, corporate finance, merger and acquisition, and debt and equity capital markets capabilities. |
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Member Events |
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We’d love to hear from and highlight your business! We are seeking member spotlight stories to include in our weekly newsletter! Email your news to abby@chescochamber.org |
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