Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry

The Susquehanna River quietly cuts a path through beautiful mountains, winding into broad valley of the Greater Wilkes-Barre area. Home of the county seat, it is filled with more than 300,000 people, an international airport, five colleges and universities, and serves as the center of business and industry for Northeastern Pennsylvania.

The Greater Wilkes-Barre area is home to year-round festivals and events, the state’s first slots casino and live harness racing at the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, a 14-screen theater and shops at Northampton & Main, countless shops and restaurants.

Founded in 1770, we helped fuel the Industrial Revolution with the rich veins of coal running beneath the soil. In the late 1800s, the Greater Wilkes-Barre area was among the most affluent in the country. More than a century later, the area grew as a center for fun and excitement with the opening of the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza, home to Pittsburgh’s farm team, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, arena football and countless performing acts.

We are less than 30 minutes from the home of the Yankees minor league team, more than dozen ski areas in the Poconos, and limitless outdoor recreation, including white-water sports, hiking, rock climbing and fishing.

To learn more about all there is to do and see in the Greater Wilkes-Barre Area, visit the About Wilkes-Barre

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The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry and its affiliates are community, economic development and business service organizations charged with the mission of collaborating with community and regional partners to create quality employment and business opportunities and improve the area’s quality of life through strategic planning, programs and investments in our community.

The organization works on a wide range of projects – from business recruitment and job creation programs to Downtown revitalization, entrepreneurial and workforce development, riverfront, greenways initiatives, and more.

Complementing those initiatives is the work of the Chamber of Business and Industry’s three main subsidiaries – the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Wilkes-Barre Development Corporation and the Greater Wilkes-Barre Industrial Fund – and its affiliate, the Diamond City Partnership.

Please contact us with any questions or to request specific information about any of our projects.

Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce is a membership organization representing more than 1350 businesses by providing a wide range of targeted business programs and services — including networking mixers, educational initiatives and healthcare opportunities. Click here to browse our membership directory.

More than 400 volunteers work with the Chamber organize networking sessions, take positions on legislative issues that affect business and community, provide targeted marketing opportunities and business development programs, to assist in shaping and refining our transportation infrastructure, to provide benefits for area businesses and more.

Already a member? Check out upcoming events or explore the services to which you, your employees and co-worker are eligible.

Not yet a member? Learn how your business could benefit from a Chamber membership today.

Economic Development

The Greater Wilkes-Barre Area is growing as a center for business and industry for local, national and international corporations, including Altria, Caremark RX, Fairchild Semiconductor, igourmet.com, Pepperjam, Pepsico, Sallie Mae, Travelocity and Quaker Oats.

Visit this section and learn more about what the Greater Wilkes-Barre Area has to offer, including five business parks, a superior workforce, a strong ground and air transportation infrastructure, and incentive programs.