Tuesday, December 10 · Membership Development Committee Meeting · 2:00-3:00 p.m. · Conference Call
Wednesday, December 11 · Executive Committee Meeting · 8:00-9:30 a.m. · Arlington Chamber of Commerce – VIDA Fitness Boardroom · Directions
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On Friday, December 6 more than 350 members and guests gathered at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel for the 95th Annual Meeting. This event featured a celebration of the Chamber's 2019 accomplishments, a preview of plans for 2020, a new logo unveiling, awards presentation and a keynote speech from Brian Huseman, Vice President of Public Policy at Amazon. View the full press release about the Annual Meeting here.
Arlington Chamber President & CEO Kate Bates highlighted some of the Chamber's top achievements this year, including its robust business advocacy efforts, strong membership and retention rate, and successful execution of numerous events. The 2019 Chair Greg Hamilton of Arlington Magazine unveiled the Chamber's new logo, whose design is intended to increase the prominence of Arlington and give the logo a more modern feel. The exciting updates continued as incoming 2020 Chair R. Scott Ritter of United Bank introduced the 2020 Executive Committee and announced that Todd Ihrig of Avantax Investment Services will serve as the 2021 Chair of the Board of Directors. |
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(L-R) 2021 Chamber Chair-Elect Todd Ihrig, 2020 Chamber Chair R. Scott Ritter, Chamber President & CEO Kate Bates, and 2019 Chamber Chair Greg Hamilton |
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Following the announcement by Scott, Brian Huseman, Vice President of Public Policy at Amazon, delivered the keynote speech. Huseman shared with attendees his perspective of Amazon's first year in Arlington, its future here, and how Amazon's presence will continue to benefit those who live and work in Arlington. Amazon has been, and continues to be, an active participant in the Chamber as they build ties with local businesses and the broader Arlington community. At the meeting, Huseman shared that he's especially looking forward to seeing how Amazon will continue to partner with the Chamber and support local businesses.
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Chamber President & CEO Kate Bates with Amazon's Vice President of Public Policy Brian Huseman |
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Amazon's Vice President of Public Policy Brian Huseman delivers the keynote speech |
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The 2019 Chair's Award winners, Arlington Community Federal Credit Union, with Chamber President & CEO Kate Bates |
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For more photos from the Annual Meeting, visit our Facebook page. We encourage you to tag yourselves and your organizations in the photos!
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Thursday, December 12
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Register for the Chamber’s last Business After Business event of the year! Come and check out this beautiful, newly renovated space that is great for hosting networking receptions. Unwind after your workday by mingling in a relaxed setting while enjoying food, beer, wine, and soft drinks (all included in your registration).
Those present at the event have the opportunity to win door prizes, and there's also a cash jackpot for members only. Members have the opportunity to donate a door prize that all attendees will be eligible to win. The Business After Business is on Thursday, December 12, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Murphy Funeral Homes.
The cash jackpot is now up to $2,700!
Exclusive to members
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Developing a custom solution isn’t easy. Sometimes it’s the right choice, and other times it makes more sense to go off-the-shelf. But, when it does make sense, history and industry standards suggest we assume what the industry has termed an “Agile Mindset.”
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Contribute to the Chamber Blog!
Writing for the Chamber Blog is an excellent way to establish yourself as a thought leader in your industry. This is a free opportunity, available exclusively to Chamber members.
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Unveils New Logo!
As part of the Chamber’s strategic plan, we updated our logo this past year to better match the mission of our organization. The new design is intended to increase the prominence of Arlington and give the logo a more modern feel.
The Chamber selected a local design firm, Design Powers, led by Evelyn Powers to create our new logo and also put together a logo task force. The task force was chaired by 2019 Chamber Chair Greg Hamilton of Arlington Magazine and included Chamber Directors Greta Menard, Robin Robertson, and Scott Reamy. A special thank you to everyone who was involved in creating the new logo.
The logo was revealed at our 95th Annual Meeting held last Friday, December 6. The logo will be fully rolled out in 2020, and will include the updated Chamber member logo.
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