Chattanooga Chamber Of Commerce Announces 2022 Chamber Award Winners

  • Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Cempa Community Care, Double Cola Company, Market Street Partners and Trident Transport were awarded Small Business Awards today, along with six Community Engagement Award recipients, the Chattanooga Chamber announced.  

Also recognized Wednesday was the Chattanooga Area Manager of the Year, Jim “JV” Vaughn, market president, Truist Bank.  

Community Engagement recipients are:  
Healthy Business — Chattanooga Football Club Foundation  
Sustainability Partner — Tennessee River Gorge Trust  
Business Education Investor — American Water   
Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement — BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee  
Family Friendly Workplace — SVN½Second Story Real Estate  
Velocity 2040 Community Collaborator  — The Regions Foundation  

Small Business recipients are:  
Non-Profit — Cempa Community Care  
1-20 Employees —The Double Cola Company 
21-50 Employees — Market Street Partners 
51-300 Employees — Trident Transport 

Chattanooga Chamber recognizes and thanks all Small Business Award finalists for their hard work and long-lasting commitment to advancing the Chattanooga area.  

Congratulations to all award recipients.  

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