6th Annual Chamber Innovation Awards Winners
We are excited to announce the winners of the 6th Annual Chamber Innovation Awards Competition:
Grand Prize
Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce (AR)
Small Chamber
Utah Black Chamber (UT)
Medium Chamber
Mason City Area Chamber of Commerce (IA)
Large Chamber
Greater Louisville Inc. – Metro Chamber of Commerce (KY)
Honorable Mentions
Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce (AB)
Donelson-Hermitage Chamber of Commerce (TN)
West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce (LA)
Vail Valley Partnership (CO)
Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce (BC)
The Judges:
- Frank Kenny, Chamber Industry Pro
- Betsy Gardner Eckbert, President/CEO; Winter Park Chamber; 2018 Grand Prize Winner
- Todd Shimkus, President; Saratoga County Chamber; 2017 Grand Prize Winner
- John Cook, ChamberMaster Senior VP of Marketing
The top nine innovators are featured in The 6th Annual Big Book of Chamber Ideas.
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The Chamber Innovation Awards recognize innovative programs, events, and ideas that challenge the status quo. Over 100 entries were received from an international array of chamber organizations for the 6th annual awards.
Entries were judged on creativity, community impact, value to the chamber, value to members and replicability. The overall competition winner was awarded the $1,000 grand prize. $500 prizes were awarded to the first-place winner in each of the following categories: Small Chamber, Medium Chamber, and Large Chamber.
The top 9 innovative ideas are featured in the 6th annual Big Book of Chamber Ideas, available on chambermaster.com.
