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Salem Chamber brings back annual business awards

Tom Hoffert, chief executive officer of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, left (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter)

The Salem Chamber of Commerce is resuming its annual Business of the Year awards with a presentation Monday.

The awards ceremony will be held at the Salem Convention Center from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. as a special event in the Chamber’s monthly forum speakers series.

The Chamber last issued the awards in 2017.

“Following the challenges of a pandemic on Salem’s local business community, our 25-person volunteer Board of Directors identified 2022 as the ideal opportunity to bring back a program which recognizes excellence and innovation within the resilient Salem business community,” said Tom Hoffert, Chamber CEO, in an email.

Six awards will be given: Business of the Year, Employer of the Year, New Business of the Year (recognizing a business which opened in the last 24 months), Key Community Initiative or Non-Profit of the Year, Agriculture, Processing or Manufacturing Business of the Year, and Small Business or Entrepreneur of the Year.

Advance registration is required, and Chamber members get a discount on tickets. For more information, visit the Chamber website.

-Rachel Alexander