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There was a great turnout today at the Business of the Year Awards. Congratulations again to all the recipients:

President's Choice Award - Capital Press
New Business of the Year - Hot Rod Hair
Small Business of the Year - Abbey Carpet Care
Regional/National Business of the Year - Unitus Community Credit Union
Employer of the Year - Roth's Fresh Markets
Agri-Business of the Year - Redhawk Winery, Inc.
Business of the Year - Arbuckle Costic Architects, Inc.

Thanks to presenting sponsor Umpqua B… Continue

Over the last few weeks, Chamber members have been front and center in the Statesman Journal. Pale Horse Brewing Company, Golden Rule Remodeling and Architecture and Abbey Carpet Care have all been highlighted as small, local businesses with a story to share.

In case you missed any of the articles, here they are:
Brewing brothers sip… Continue

In case you missed them, here are this week's Greeters announcements. 071009 pdf.pdf

Congratulations to the Leadership Salem class of 2009 (my class!) There was a nice write up in the Statesman Journal on Saturday.


Chamber of commerce graduates 25 from leadership program

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In case you missed it, the Chamber now has an e-publication called the Chamber Insider. This quarterly publication takes an in depth look at some of the issues the Chamber is working on for the benefit of our members.

Here are some headlines of stories we've covered:
Business Leadership Tackles Workforce Challenges - April 2009
Chamber Defends Small Business Against Union Attacks - January 2009
Members Speak Out on Minimum Wage Increase - January 2009
Chamber Works to Keep Salem Moving - Octobe… Continue