Columbus Chamber annual meeting set for Friday

The Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce will be having its annual meeting on Friday, delayed from its normal spring date due to COVID-19.

The event will include a virtual component for most attendees, with a small core of people in attendance at The Commons, says Cindy Frey, president of the chamber.

This year’s featured speaker is Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow, an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Management and Business Law at the Kelley School of Business Indianapolis. Previously, she served for five years at the NCAA as vice president of Diversity and Inclusion.

The theme for this year’s program is “Resilience.”

The Chamber will also be giving out its annual awards including the Community Project, Business of the Year and Community Service. Some well known award winners usually given at the chamber meeting have already been recognized including the Edna Folger Teacher of the Year and the high school Maverick Challenge winners.

The 3 p.m. event will be an hour long and will not have the usual lunch served.

You can sign up to participate in Friday afternoon’s virtual event at columbusareachamber.com and click on events. Tickets for the livestream are $50.