It’s official!  I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to announce the award finalists for the 2020 Annual Awards Gala.  Thank you to all who submitted nominations for consideration by our Awards Committee.  Please join me in congratulating the following:
 
Business of the Year:
Complete Recovery Corp
Concentrix
Jacobsen Construction
 
Best Place to Work:
Cyprus Credit Union
Ace Recycling & Disposal
Maxtec
 
Small Business of the Year:
Hamlet Homes
TalentTeam
Naag Tag
 
Volunteer of the Year:
Paul Howard, Chair, Leadership Institute (Chick-fil-A West Valley)
Ben Horsley, Past Chair, Legislative Affairs Committee (Granite School District)
Mace Molen, Chair, Ambassadors
 
As a reminder, the ChamberWest 2020 Annual Awards Gala is scheduled for Thursday, February 20^th from 5:00 – 8:30 pm at the Maverik Center.  The theme this year is “Calling all Troops, Operation ChamberWest” with a focus on the service provided by our many friends, colleagues, employees, and neighbors who proudly serve in the military.    
 
We invite you to join us and an expected 400+ attendees as we recognize Ron Bigelow, Mayor of West Valley City, Utah State Representative for 12 years, and strong business advocate with the 2020 Hall of Fame Award.  In addition, we’ll be highlighting the three finalists in four award categories with award winners announced that evening.  We will again offer a cash bar featuring local craft distilleries and non-alcoholic specialty drinks for your enjoyment. Even with such a strong theme, in the spirit of having fun, the dress for the evening will be ‘business casual – patriotic’.  If you have interest in a gala sponsorship or table sponsorship, please contact us for additional information.
 
On April 22^nd, we will be hosting a Job Fair in collaboration with the Granite School District and the Jordan School District and support from the Salt Lake Community College and the Utah Department of Workforce Services.  There are sponsorship opportunities if you are interested in getting your logo or name out to 50,000+ school households and to 67,000 homes via ads in The City Journals.  We are also offering tables at the event at no charge for our chamber members on a first come first served basis.  If you are interested in a sponsorship and/or table, please contact our office. 
Upcoming program and event highlights include:

• Legislative Affairs Committee Meetings, Thursday, January 23^rd, 30^th, February 6^th, 13^th;
• Business Connections & Bowling, Wednesday, February 5^th, 19^th, 3:30 – 5:00 pm;
• Leadership Institute, Tuesday, February 11^th;
• HR Essentials Series, Wednesday, February 12^th;
• Annual Awards Gala, celebrating business success, Thursday, February 20^th  5:00 – 8:30 pm.