Tioga County, NY Chamber of Commerce

The Tioga County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the 2010 Graduating Class of Leadership Tioga.  Commencement Ceremonies will be Tuesday May 4th, at the Pumpelly House Estates, Main Street in Owego, NY. The event will begin with a reception at 5:00 p.m. and graduation ceremonies will follow at 6:00 p.m.

Leadership  Tioga is in its eleventh year of operation and over 200 people have completed the program.  Students take part in a ten month program designed to educate, inform and empower leaders.  The goal is to develop individuals for future leadership roles in our Tioga County.  Leadership Tioga enlists people who live and work in Tioga County and are interested in developing their leadership skills and knowledge of local issues, as well as pursuing leadership roles in their community.  A new program year begins in September.  For more information on the program you can contact the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce

Elisa Amato Harris,  Tioga Opportunities, Inc., Tyson Bowgren, Wagner Lumber, Christopher Byrne, Tioga State Bank, Kevin Ford, TC Bureau of Fire, Andrew  Hafer, Tioga Opportunities, Inc., Gary Hammond, TC Public Works, Charles  Hogancamp, Owego Police, Michael  Horton, Best Buy, Dolores King, Catholic Charities, Jennifer Moraczewski, Tioga State Bank, Christy Olmstead, TC Social         Services, Tyler Poole, Cornell Coop Extension, Angela Rogers,     Lockheed Martin, Kimberly Ward, TC Sheriff's Office.

It’s official: The marketing, communications and web   development firm formerly known as “GrafiQa” is now Vibrant Creative.Company President Christopher Quereau made the announcement on April 22 at a launch event in Downtown Binghamton. Vibrant’s employees hosted more than 50 clients, friends, and community and business leaders for the announcement at the company’s new Binghamton   Office at 199 State Street. The following day, on April 23rd a follow up event was held at the Oneonta location.

“The name ‘Vibrant Creative’ accurately embodies who we are and what we do for our clients,” said Quereau. “The name is the result of a six month research and development process.”  Bijoy Datta, Vibrant’s Director of Client Relations, added, “This new name explains exactly what our employees do: make our clients Vibrant.”

The company unveiled the name along with the logo and a promotional video. Quereau explained the graphic development of the logo, which was conceived by “looking downward onto a fiber optic light and thinking how vibrant the colors were.”

The celebration also marked the Grand Opening of Vibrant’s new Binghamton Office. The building was formerly a dilapidated industrial building that sat as a vacant eyesore for years. Vibrant gutted and renovated the entire building, including an entirely new interior buildout, new electric, new heating/cooling, new plumbing and more. The Grand Opening marks the end of a yearlong process that began with the company’s “Grand Smashing” media event on 4/8/09. All work on the building was done by  local contractors.                   Written by Bijoy Datta.