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Nazareth Area Chamber Merges with Bath

Bath Borough is incorporated into Nazareth Area Chamber of Commerce name.

The Nazareth Area Chamber of Commerce's newest member is a whole community.

The chamber announced Tuesday that it's adding Bath Borough into its name.

Effective immediately, the merger will now be known as The Nazareth-Bath Area Chamber of Commerce.

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"Bath Borough has been involved with the Nazareth Area Chamber of Commerce for many years, so the formal inclusion was an easy decision that we are very happy about," Chamber President Tina Smith said. "We look forward to working with the borough government and business community."

Chamber officials said the move made sense since Nazareth and Bath are just four miles apart and share a lot of history and similarities.

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The Nazareth chamber has been active in Bath for many years and some chamber members own or represent businesses in Bath, including First Northern Bank and State Rep. Marcia Hahn.

The chamber also awards scholarships to a student living in the Bath zip code each year. A networking mixer was also held recently at S Seem Antiques with The Daily Grind.

The merger decision was made at a recent retreat attended by Bath Council President Bob Fields, who is also a chamber member. Bath approved the decision with no opposition.

"With the merging of Nazareth/Bath Chamber of Commerce, we can only grow in service and membership," Fields said. "It is an honor to remain an independent chamber while maintaining individual attention to our members. We look forward to this partnership."

For more information, call the chamber offices at 610-759-9188 or the Bath office at 610-837-6525. 


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