Old Dominion News

Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce recently issued the following announcement.

Annual Awards 2021

Date: September 16, 2021

Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Event Location:

This event will be offered virtually through Zoom. A Zoom account is not required to participate, and participants will receive a link to join prior to the meeting. Special accommodations for those with disabilities will be considered. Please let us know by September 14 if you require special accommodations. 

Admission Info:

Registration Cost: $20

Member Rate: $10

Cancellations may be made without penalty up to 48 hours prior to the event date. Registrants will be charged the full registration fee for no-shows and/or cancellations made within 48 hours of the event.  Registrant substitutions are allowed and may be made at any time up to the start time of the event.

Join us for the Chamber's 2021 Annual Awards Event. This event will be held virtually via Zoom, and the following award recipients will be recognized:

• Pinnacle Award
• Pinnacle Small Business Award
• Young Professionals PACE (Professional and Community Engagement) Awards
• Educator of the Year 

In addition, Barry DuVal, President & CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, will offer remarks. Under Barry’s leadership, the Virginia Chamber has grown from fewer than 1,000 member companies in 2010 to become Virginia’s largest business advocacy group with more than 26,000 members today.

In 2013, the Chamber produced Blueprint Virginia – the Commonwealth’s first comprehensive business-led initiative to provide direction and long-term economic development planning for Virginia. In 2017, the Chamber released an update to the original Blueprint, Blueprint Virginia 2025. Blueprint Virginia 2025 engaged over 6,000 business and community leaders from around the Commonwealth to build an action plan for strengthening Virginia’s economic competitiveness and getting Virginia back to the top of business climate rankings.  Blueprint Virginia 2025 serves as the Virginia Chamber’s legislative agenda.

Before taking the position of president and CEO with the Virginia Chamber in 2010, Barry served as Mayor of Newport News from 1990-1996 and in several high-profile economic development roles, including Secretary of Commerce and Trade for Virginia from 1998-2002.

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