Indiana County Chamber of Commerce

The Indiana County Chamber of Commerce was formed 100 years ago by a group of Indiana businessmen who were granted a charter that same year. The members met for lunch regularly over the years, but the Chamber functioned as little more than a social club. Things changed in the late 1940s with the faltering of the coal industry, an Indiana County mainstay. Severe unemployment, accompanied a drop in coal production, to its lowest point in years. As a result, a group of concerned business professionals who were determined to turn around the local economy chose the Chamber of Commerce as their vehicle. Among the first industries to come to the county through Chamber efforts were Indiana Sportswear Co., Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Co., Season-All Industries and Fisher Scientific Co., and over the years, the Chamber has been a responsible partner for bringing in many new industrial and manufacturing firms, and for helping many others expand and grow. Around 1960, the Chamber changed its name to the Indiana County