By Kitsey Burns Harrison kburns@yadkinripple.com
Yadkin County Chamber of Commerce members gather for 2015 annual dinner and awards banquet at Tractor Brown’s Museum in Yadkinville.
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Marty Driver, Hands of Hope Clinic, and Jessica Wall, Asst. Human Services Director with the Yadkin Medical Clinic, are among the honorees at the 2020 Yadkin Chamber Awards Banquet.
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Lenuel Chamberlain receives the first Farmer of the Year Award in 2009 at the Yadkin County Chamber of Commerce banquet.
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For more than 30 years the Yadkin County Chamber of Commerce has hosted an annual banquet an awards ceremony in January to celebrate the accomplishments of local businesses and community leaders. In light of the continued safety concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s celebration has been put on hold.
Chamber of Commerce elevates first woman to CEO role
Tom Hamburger, The Washington Post
Feb. 9, 2021
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Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Suzanne Clark, Senior Executive Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce are photographed on Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Washington, D.C.Washington Post photo by Salwan Georges
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced late Tuesday that Suzanne Clark will become the next chief executive officer of the country s largest business lobbying organization, the first woman to hold the position in the business lobby s 109-year history.
Clark replaces Thomas J. Donohue, 83, who led the organization for 24 years and built up the chamber financially and politically during the decades he controlled the organization.
Greater Utica Chamber Of Commerce Names New Executive Director
The Chamber Board of Directors has named Kari Puleo to the post.
Puleo will be replacing Meghan Fraser McGroghan, who has held the position for the last six years.
The official transition will take place at the end of February.
“I’m ecstatic to be working alongside such a talented chamber team. Together, we will continue to build strong partnerships and connections for the Greater Utica business community,” said Puleo.
Puleo has been a Utica resident for over fifteen years.
For the past seven years, she has been the Director of Advancement for Notre Dame Schools.
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COLUMBIANA The Chamber of Commerce is looking into creative ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year, and that includes the use of large pods.
City council has approved a request from chamber member Nicole Ice for the chamber’s celebration event on March 14 that will include a parade.
The approval is dependent upon final approval from the city police department and county health department.
Ice said the plans have been submitted to the health department, and that the chamber is planning to have 6-by-6-foot pods, or “viewing box seats” placed along the parade route so that people can view the parade and maintain social distancing required due to the pandemic.
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COLUMBIANA The Chamber of Commerce is looking into creative ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year, and that includes the use of large pods.
City council has approved a request from chamber member Nicole Ice for the chamber’s celebration event on March 14 that will include a parade.
The approval is dependent upon final approval from the city police department and county health department.
Ice said the plans have been submitted to the health department, and that the chamber is planning to have 6-by-6-foot pods, or “viewing box seats” placed along the parade route so that people can view the parade and maintain social distancing required due to the pandemic.