Thank you so much for taking the time to read our extended Enewsletter Blog! We hope this is helpful and informative for you.

If you have any suggestions on content to add, we welcome your feedback. Send me an email at whitney@yountville.com.

Thank you for all your support and have a great weekend!

Whitney Diver McEvoy

President & CEO, Yountville Chamber of Commerce

Wholesale Inflation Cooling Which Signs Prices Slowing

U.S. wholesale price increases mostly slowed last month, the latest evidence that inflation pressures are cooling enough for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates next week.

The Labor Department said Thursday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it reaches consumers — rose 0.2% from July to August. That was up from an unchanged reading a month earlier. But measured from a year ago, prices were up just 1.7% in August, the smallest such rise since February and down from a 2.1% annual increase in July.

Excluding food and energy prices, which tend to fluctuate from month to month, so-called core wholesale prices moved up 0.3% from July and have risen 2.3% from August 2023.

Taken as a whole, last month’s wholesale price figures suggest that inflation is moving back toward the Fed’s 2% target level. After peaking at a four-decade high in mid-2022, the prices of gas, groceries and autos are either falling or rising at slower pre-pandemic rates. On Wednesday, the government reported that its main inflation measure, the consumer price index, rose just 2.5% in August from a year earlier, the mildest 12-month increase in three years. Learn More.

Visit California’s annual report

This annual report details the results of Visit California’s global program of work, which delivered billions of dollars of additional visitor spending in the state in FY 2023/24.

In 2023, travelers spent $150.4 billion in California — a new record (page 6). This remarkable achievement is a testament to the resilience and unity of California’s tourism industry.

Visit California inspired demand for California as a travel destination through The Ultimate Playground, a new brand platform that celebrates California’s welcoming ethos and our state’s abundance of experiences.

The first creative execution of The Ultimate Playground was a new spot called “Let’s Play,” which debuted globally in March (page 10). The spot — supported by an integrated campaign across paid, owned, earned and trade channels — encapsulates the essence of the Californian experience by celebrating diversity and encouraging travelers to play in their own unique ways in California. The engagement with audiences around the world, including an audience of 23 million across owned channels, has been phenomenal — the spot delivered a 33% lift on consumers’ likelihood to visit the state. The campaign also garnered hundreds of earned media placements and drove 4.9 million new visitors to VisitCalifornia.com. Read More.

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Yountville Community Center

Register today for the Yountville 2024 General Election Forum, featuring a Q&A with the four candidates running for Yountville Town Council. This event will be recorded and available on our YouTube Channel.

Thursday, October 24, 2024

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Materra | Cunat Family Vineyards

Save the Date for our October Networking Mixer, taking place at Materra | Cunat Family Vineyards. We look forward to a fabulous evening with you. Stay tuned for the invitation!

Thursday, October 17

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Deuces Market

Join us for a night of networking and fun with fellow young professionals in Napa Valley. Enjoy drinks and appetizers while mingling with other young professionals in the area.

Deadline is quickly approaching for Holidays in Yountville!

Send in your content by October 1.

Holidays in Yountville is a six-week program designed by the Yountville Chamber of Commerce. The goal of this program is to promote Chamber Members, drive traffic to your business during November and December, and of course, promote Yountville and the Napa Valley. Holidays in Yountville will run from November 24, 2024, to January 1, 2025.

ALL Yountville Chamber members can participate, no matter where you are located! 

The following are easy ways to participate:

1. Submit your Holiday Event(s) here to be featured on the Yountville Holiday Calendar.
2. Submit up to two (2) gifts or packages to be featured in the 2024 Holiday Gift Guide.
3. Decorate your lobby or inside of your business to be featured in the 2024 Holiday Décor Blog on Yountville.com.
4. Create Holiday video content to be featured across the Yountville social media accounts.
5. Decorate your business with white lights. The entire town will be lit at the Yountville Town & Tree Lighting event on Sunday, November 24.

Have questions? Contact Andrea at andrea@yountville.com.

Check out our latest Member to Member benefit list below. Remember to review the details, call ahead to confirm the availability of the discount, and have your membership card handy.

If you require additional membership cards (the Member to Member discount is available to all employees of your business) or if you wish to add an offer to the list, please contact whitney@yountville.com

Member to Member Benefits 

The St. Helena, Calistoga, and Yountville Chambers of Commerce would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the Blue Zones Project for their incredible work in transforming the well-being of communities across the Napa Valley.

Does your business have an upcoming event? It’s your time to submit your events. Get your event in front of the tens of thousands of visitors to Yountville.com each month.

It will come as no surprise that Yountville’s breakfast scene reflects the town’s stellar culinary reputation. Whether you’re looking for a cup of coffee, a perfectly executed croissant, or something more substantial, Yountville has a number of ways to begin your day. After all, any day in Napa Valley should start out with something delicious.

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