Chamber

 April 11, 1960, Twin City News-Record

The Menasha Chamber was formed around 1919 while the Neenah Chamber organized in 1940. In 1946 the Directors of the Neenah Chamber invited Menasha businesses to join with them and reincorporated into the Neenah-Menasha Chamber of Commerce.   In 1976, the business community realized that bringing the two largest area chambers together would provide even more of an impact on economic growth. So the Appleton and Neenah-Menasha organizations consolidated to become the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce and Industry, creating a broader geographical service base and range of business interests.

Like Menasha, the Fox Cities Chamber celebrates its 150th birthday this year, as it charts its founding from a day in August 1874 when the Appleton Chamber of Commerce was first organized.