Greenville Chamber gets national recognition

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The Greenville Chamber of Commerce received two awards at the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives 2019 Annual Convention in Long Beach, Calif.

The chamber received two Awards of Excellence in the Communications Excellence awards program. Julie Alexander, the chamber’s former senior investor development manager, received a Gold Level Lifetime Sales Achievement Award, and Ben Haskew, former chamber president and CEO, was recognized as a life member.

The annual Awards for Communications Excellence program is designed to showcase top communications and marketing work of chambers of commerce and similar organizations across the nation, according to a news release. The Greenville Chamber’s award-winning submissions included the 2018 Investor Marketing Materials and the 2018 Online Tier Selector. The chamber partnered with local agency, Bright and Co., on the development of both tools, the release said.

“This is a great honor for our organization. We are proud of the team for their dedication to continuously pursuing excellence and we hope that commitment to quality and innovation is felt in everything that we do,” Carlos Phillips, chamber president and CEO, said in the release.