Local businesses, individuals honored at Chamber’s Annual Awards Gala By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Held on March 13, the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s annual awards gala provided the occasion to recognize individuals and businesses that have made a significant impact on the Woodstock community. Arlene Lynes, owner of Read Between the Lynes, […]
Brad Ball, the new president and CEO of the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry, remembers being a third- or fourth-grader when his family lived in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. His teacher assigned students to report on U.S. cities. Ball was tasked with writing about Houston. “How do I find out what’s […]
Except for the mask wearing and semi-social distancing, the limited-capacity crowd, the help-yourself dinner and dessert, and the springtime date, the annual awards gala of the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry last week was like any other. Chamber President Danielle Gulli, who co-hosted Friday night’s 76th annual event, noted it was good to […]
Mayor Brian Sager was named winner of the annual Harold Buschkopf Award during a dinner Saturday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The four-term mayor was on vacation and unable to attend. Terry Willcockson, city communications manager who nominated Sager, accepted the award on his behalf. Other […]
Developers of the proposed Founder’s Crossing housing development downtown have decided to conduct a public relations campaign before they take their latest plan to the Woodstock City Council. According to an email Monday to members of the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the most recent revisions to the proposed development north of the […]
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