{"id":23455,"date":"2025-11-21T19:27:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T01:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=23455"},"modified":"2025-11-21T19:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T01:35:30","slug":"chamber-opens-nominations-for-excellence-in-business-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/23455-chamber-opens-nominations-for-excellence-in-business-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber Opens Nominations For Excellence In Business Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23456 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-Excellence-in-Busi-640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-Excellence-in-Busi-640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-Excellence-in-Busi-640-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Effingham County Chamber is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Excellence in Business Awards.\u00a0 This prestigious recognition celebrates local businesses that demonstrate outstanding leadership, innovation, and community impact throughout Effingham County.<\/p>\n<p>Eligible nominees include Chamber-member businesses \u2014 private or public, non-profits, associations, vendors, or government entities \u2014 that meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8211; Demonstrated growth in revenue and job creation.<br \/>\n&#8211; Adoption of sound or innovative business practices.<br \/>\n&#8211; Active community service and civic involvement.<br \/>\n&#8211; Commitment to employee development and collaborative spirit.<br \/>\n&#8211; Excellent customer service and a significant contribution to the area\u2019s economic health.<\/p>\n<p>Past Excellence in Business winners are not eligible.<\/p>\n<p>Interested parties may submit nominations via the Chamber\u2019s online form &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/EffinghamCountyChamber.com\/nominate-a-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EffinghamCountyChamber.com\/nominate-a-business\/<\/a>.\u00a0 Self-nominations are encouraged.\u00a0 Each nomination requires a separate form.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Deadline:\u00a0 Friday, December 5, by 5 p.m.<br \/>\nAward Presentation:\u00a0 Winners will be honored at the Chamber\u2019s Annual Gala on Saturday, January 17, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis award offers a unique opportunity to shine a spotlight on those businesses making a real difference in our community,\u201d said Katie Koester, President &amp; CEO of the Effingham County Chamber.\u00a0 \u201cTheir innovation, growth, and service strengthen the local economy \u2014 and by recognizing them, we support the entire region\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about the nomination process or would like assistance, please contact Nicole Morrison, Director of Marketing &amp; Communications, at 217-347-6282 or NMorrison@EffinghamCountyChamber.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Effingham County Chamber is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Excellence in Business Awards.\u00a0 This prestigious recognition celebrates local businesses that demonstrate outstanding leadership, innovation, and community impact [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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