Tucson Metro Chamber Recognized at Western States Conference

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Tucson Metro Chamber Recognized at Western States Conference

Tucson, AZ (February 3, 2017) The Tucson Metro Chamber was recognized with four major awards at the 2017 annual conference of the Western Association of Chamber Executives in Los Angeles this week. WACE is an association of 420 chambers of commerce in the western states of the U.S. and western provinces of Canada.

Executive Vice President Lori Banzhaf was recognized as the Gerald Hathaway Staff Person of the Year for her achievements in business development and for creating an important workforce development program called Intern-to-Career. This program links TUSD students with local businesses to create paid summer internships that ultimately lead to employment in five different sectors: auto technology, construction, engineering, healthcare and hospitality.

The Chamber’s Intern-to-Career program was recognized for its originality and impact on improving the availability of qualified local employees.

The Chamber’s new video called The Good Stuff won first place in its communications award category. The video was produced locally by Abbott Animation.

President & CEO Mike Varney was selected as the CEO of the Year for the Tucson Metro Chamber’s overall program of work, organizational achievements and contributions to the chamber of commerce industry over a career spanning 15 years in Las Vegas and Tucson.

About The Tucson Metro Chamber The mission of the Tucson Metro Chamber is to lead and advocate for a successful community. The Chamber is an investor-based business advocacy and economic expansion organization that represents more than 1,500 businesses, employing more than 160,000 employees in the greater Tucson area.

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