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SC BRANDED - CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS
What was our state’s best sports moment of the last year ?
Who in SC brews your favorite adult beverage?
Which economic development project had the biggest impact on SC last year?
Those questions and more will be answered at the SC Chamber’s newest event, SC BRANDED, being held on November 2, 2017 in Columbia!
SC Branded focuses on companies, people and products that define South Carolina. The event includes 15 awards—called “Brandys”—presented to qualifying companies, products and people from across South Carolina who have become known for their brand’s meaning and impact on the state.
Your nominations serve as our pool of potential winners! Let’s see who takes home the “Brandy” this year in the categories:
Economic Development Project
Palmetto Green
Health Initiative of the Year
Arts Champion
Woven & Worn
Farm, Forest & Field
Taste of the State
Brewery of the Year
Iconic Sports Moment
Destination Award
Product Innovation
Charitable Impact
Hometown SC
Brand on the Rise
Legends Award
Nominations are due by August 14, 2017.
Your favorites can’t win if you don’t nominate them. So visit www.scbranded.com today to get your nominations in.
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Announcements from our Members
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FREE BUSINESS CONSULTATIONS FOR CHAMBER MEMBERS
We still have slots available for
Wednesday, August 2nd if you would like to meet with a personal business consultant from the Small Business Development Center regarding your business. This consultant can offer ideas on advertising, expanding, restructuring your business, etc. Meetings are free but you must register.
Email us!
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Buddy Grant of Ace Screen Printing flips through the Chamber of Commerce's scrapbook collection "Through the Decades," one of the local programs affiliated with the Smithsonian exhibit "The Way We Worked." Both tourists and Chamber members alike have enjoyed perusing the books, which contain interesting articles and photographs, mostly related to Chester County economic development, dating back to the 1950's. Visitors are welcome during the Chamber's regular business hours.
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Christ Central says THANK YOU for generous donations
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Center of Hope is a new homeless Women’s Shelter coming to Chester! It is a community project under the Chester Branch of Christ Central Ministries. Christ Central Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency (tax ID is 58-2313533).
Center of Hope, located at 127 ½ Hudson St., will provide homeless women and their children a safe, loving, and clean place to heal and grow. It will be a faith-based 9 month residential program covering addiction recovery (as needed), employment and education for increasing job skills, and classes teaching various life skills (budgeting, nutrition, parenting, healthcare, etc). Economic self-sufficiency is the goal.
Chris Central Ministries has already raised thousands of dollars thanks to the generosity of Chamber members. As they continue in their fundraising efforts (look for their letter in the mail), they would like to say a special "thank you" to those members who have already given to make this project a reality: Springs Close Foundation, OMNOVA Solutions, the J. Marion Sims Foundation, Classic Metals, First Baptist, Chris Gaddy State Farm, Black's Drug Store, and Walmart.
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LEPC (Local Emergency Planning Committe) Presentation
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OMNOVA Solutions' David Williamson gave an informative presentation on his company and its role in the "
Responsible Care" program through the American Chemistry Council. This program is part of OMNOVA's continued efforts to ensure their plant is a safe workplace for employees, and a sound industry for Chester County residents and the environment. Mr. Williamson also chairs the LEPC.
The LEPC connects industry leaders with emergency management professionals to ensure safety procedures are in place at plants (especially those that deal with chemicals), and that these procedures are adhered to and practiced. For more information on becoming a part of this important and well-organized group, please contact Deputy Director Ed Darby with Chester County Emergency Management at
emdarby@chestercounty.org.
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Does your business want to participate as a vendor?
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See what's happening on our social sites
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