The Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce traces its heritage back to the organizational meeting for the Williamsport Board of Trade on Tuesday December 15th, 1885. Emanuel Andrews, Esquire, was elected as the first Chairman of this newly founded organization. In 1923, the name was changed to the Williamsport Chamber of Commerce. Subsequent names changes occurred in 1956 when it became the Greater Williamsport Chamber of Commerce and in 1975 it again changed to our current name, the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce.

The Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce is a founding member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. It is a 30-year accredited Chamber of Commerce, one of only a few in the country with that distinction.