The Regional Chamber is asking for help from the community to identify three organizations most-deserving of an award to celebrate their extraordinary COVID-19 response efforts.

The Tri-Cities community has overcome incredible obstacles during the last year and a half by demonstrating innovation, grit, and resiliency. The new “Most Valuable COVID-19 Response Awards” will celebrate three organizations that stood out by going above & beyond with their COVID-19 response efforts – and recognize them in front of a crowd of hundreds. 

Awards will be presented to the winners of three different categories:

• “Most Valuable Company Response” – This award will go to a company that demonstrated an exemplary response to the pandemic by ensuring the well-being of its employees, customers, and community.
• “Most Valuable Government Response” - This award will go to a government organization that demonstrated an exemplary response to the pandemic by ensuring the well-being of its constituents and employees.
• “Most Valuable Non-Profit Response” - This award will go to a non-profit organization that demonstrated an exemplary response to the pandemic through serving its community.
  
  

To win, the organizations must be based in Benton or Franklin counties and they must still be in operation at the time of the presentation of the award (August 25, 2021). The organizations do not need to be a member of the Regional Chamber in order to be considered.

The nomination form can be found here. Everyone, regardless of membership, is invited to submit nominees through the nomination form. Businesses, government entities, and non-profit organizations may also self-nominate. The Regional Chamber’s Awards & Recognition Committee will evaluate the nominees and select a winner. The nomination deadline is Wednesday, August 11, 2021.

Questions or comments should be directed to Elisabeth Holt at [email protected].

HENDERSON, Nev. – The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce received an Outstanding Chamber
Program Award for their Economic Gardening program at the Western Association of Chamber
Executives (WACE) annual conference in Henderson, Nevada on Tuesday, February 6.

The Outstanding Chamber Program Awards recognize programs in the core competency areas of:
strengthening the local economy, promoting and improving the community, political action,
representing interest of business with government, and/or networking and building business
relationships. Programs nominated for the award must be able to be replicated by other chambers.

The Chamber’s Economic Gardening Program is the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. In
partnership with the Edward Lowe Foundation, Economic Gardening provides regional second-stage
businesses with guidance from the National Center of Economic Gardening’s (NCEG) “National Strategic
Research Team” – a team of specialists from across the country who will deliver Economic Gardening
services that are specifically tailored to each business’ particular attributes and goals.

The Tri-City Regional Chamber received the award along with chambers from Tacoma, Washington,
Irvine, California, Surprise, Arizona, and Fort Collins, Colorado.

​The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce is the catalyst, convener and champion for community and
business prosperity. For further details about the Regional Chamber, visit
www.tricityregionalchamber.com or call 509.736.0510.