Chamber Adds Second Business Fair in Ross, Fair is Free and Open to Public

Over time,  held by The Chamber of Commerce, Inc. at the  has become a popular event that attracts more than a 1,000 people from the area each year.

“Year after year, it grows,” said Shawn Bliss, events coordinator for The Chamber.

Now the event is getting its own spinoff.

On Tuesday, The Chamber, which serves north Pittsburgh, northern Allegheny and the Cranberry area, will hold the first Community Business Fair.

The event will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Pittsburgh North on McKnight Road in Ross Township. The fair is free and open to the public. 

Bliss said a second business fair was in high demand from chamber members.

Tuesday’s event also will be held in the southern part of the Chamber’s territory in the hopes it will attract people who may not make it north for the Cranberry event, Bliss said.

“What we attempt to do is spread out our events over our footprint,” he said.

There will be 50 businesses from the area at the event. Vendors will give away food samples and promotional items at the fair.

Bliss added it’s an excellent way for people to network in Pittsburgh’s northern communities.

“Basically, you get to meet and mingle with businesses in the area," he said. “We expect 300 to 500 people in attendance.”