Over 50 businesses and agencies hailing from wide-ranging categories descended to the Hilton Garden Inn for ChamberCON to connect with their peers and provide information about their company or organization.

When the location of your networking mixer has “fun” in the name, it’s bound to be a good time.

That was certainly the case when the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber’s Young Professionals Group (YPG) held the latest Business After Hours at Staten Island FunPark. In addition to networking with other businesses and sharing ideas in a relaxed setting, participants had the opportunity to hit the batting cages, putt around the miniature golf course or race around the track in go karts.

The Atlantic Ocean beachfront and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Boardwalk served as the perfect backdrop to announce the establishment of the East Shore Local Development Corporation (ESLDC) on Thursday at the South Fin Grill in South Beach.

Success can be measured in different ways.

That was apparent after listening to graduates of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Foundation Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) during an alumni luncheon at the newly-opened Dave & Buster’s at the Staten Island Mall.

When people see fires, they usually don’t think of the New York Police Department. Yet, it was the bravery and courageous efforts during an early-morning inferno that netted five members Police Officer of the Year honors during the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce’s annual festivities Thursday at LiGreci’s Staaten.

The Staten Island Chamber of Commerce kicked off the first day of summer with its latest Business After Hours networking mixer Thursday at Flagship Brewery in St. George.

With small businesses playing such a vital role on Staten Island, Congressman Dan Donovan spent his Tuesday morning sitting down with members of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce and the small business community to provide updates that could prove to be beneficial to business owners.

A Panther and a Pirate took home the top prizes during the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce’s 5th annual High School Golf Invitational at LaTourette Golf Course.

Petrides High School senior Mark Stuto finished with a 5-over 77 to win first place in the boys’ portion while Tottenville High School senior Blossom Yu shot a 15-over 87 to garner the top spot in the girls’ portion.