CONWAY — At the virtually held 108th annual business and membership meeting of the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 27, Executive Director Janice Crawford saluted all businesses in Mount Washington Valley with the chamber’s “Business of the Year” and “Employer of the Year” award.
“This year we decided that our entire business community deserved those awards with the resilience they have shown with this pandemic and making every effort to provide for their employees making the best effort they could — so a big shout out to our business community, our valley for being able to handle just one more challenge,” said Crawford.
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