At the W.A.C.E. Annual Conference in San Diego, awards were presented to four chambers
in the “Outstanding New Programs” category. Entries were
judged in three categories – innovativeness,
success and can this/should this program be
duplicated by other chambers of commerce. Here
are this year’s winners:
Grand Junction CO -
The issue in Grand Junction was how to address
the lack of qualified workers and the general
selling of the community to the younger
workforce. The answer was a video titled "Get
Jazzed in GJ" which was posted on
www.youtube.com
Las Vegas NV – The
chamber developed special "pullout" sections in
their monthly publication 'Business Voice'
on a wide variety of subjects of interest to
the business community, including health care,
marketing and going green. The chamber found
that these special sections had a longer shelve
life than the regular newsletter, and proved to
be a huge success in additional advertising
revenues.
Madera CA - In
partnership with the Madera Police Department,
the chamber's "Security Assessment Program" was
developed to help businesses with interior and
exterior security evaluations of their business
locations - at no cost. The results have
been a safer community and a better working
relationship with the police department.
Santa Fe NM -
With its Spanish Language Business Resource
Roundtable, the chamber has developed a way to
connect business resources with Spanish speaking
start-up businesses. A key partner is the Las
Voz de Nuevo Mexico, the largest Spanish
language newspaper in the region.
Outstanding New Program Entry Form
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