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Business Open House
Tuesday, December 18, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Woodman Museum
182 Central Avenue, Dover
The Woodman Museum  welcomes Chamber members for December's monthly Business Open House event. Bring plenty of business cards and enjoy an evening of networking with friends and colleagues.

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Morning Mixer
Wednesday, January 2, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce
550 Central Avenue, Dover
Hosted by  The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce - Morning networking opportunity presented by the Chamber. Join members for light refreshments and Speed Networking!

Pre-registration is required and is limited to 30 participants.  The program starts promptly at  8am. 
  



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HRCU Pointe Place -  Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Monday, January 7, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
HRCU Pointe Place Location
50 Pointe Place, Unit 19, Dover
Holy Rosary Credit Union  welcomes Chamber members to join them in the grand opening of their newest branch location at Pointe Place in Dover.  We will have a ceremonial ribbon cutting presentation to help open the new branch.  Come join us in congratulating HRCU!   
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Annual Awards Gala
Friday, January 18, 5:30pm
Rivermill at Dover Landing
2 Washington Street, Dover, NH 
The Annual Awards Gala recognizes recipients of Business of the Year, Nonprofits of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and Citizen of the Year. Join Chamber members and community members to honor recipients and celebrate their achievements.  

We are pleased to announce this year's recipients: 

Citizen of the Year:  Cathy Beaudoin
Business of the Year: Ross Furniture
Volunteer of the Year:  Michael Mengers
Large Non-Profit of the Year: Community  Action Partnership of Strafford County
Small Non-Profit of the Year:  Dover Children's Home

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Have a say in what public transit could look like in your community!
COAST is taking a fresh look at the best way to meet the region's changing transportation needs, and  every voice is needed at the table. Public transit design impacts businesses, employers, workers, agencies, educators, students, visitors, and more.
 
COAST welcomes you to participate in this process by taking a few minutes to complete an online survey available at  www.publicinput.com/coastcoa. You can also access the survey through COAST's website at  www.coastbus.org/OurFuture.
 
COAST hopes to collect significant public input through this survey by mid-December, and hopes to better understand the region's wants, needs and expectations as a result. COAST will be reporting out on the initial public input gathered through public forums and this online survey in late January or early February.

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Business NH Magazine's Business of the Year Awards
Deadline: January 11th, 2019
Is Your Company a Business of the Year? You just might be. You don't need hundreds of employees or billions in income to apply. We are looking for companies that are financially sound, active in their communities and members of their local chambers. Businesses of all sizes have won in the past, and you could be next.
 
For more than 25 years,  Business NH Magazine  and the NH Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives have celebrated the NH Businesses of the Year and Business Leader of the Year.
 
Awards are given to one Business Leader of the Year and nine NH companies, one in each category:

 * Business Services * Business Assistance Organizations * Education/Nonprofit 
* Financial Services/Insurance * Health Care * Manufacturing/Technology 
* Real Estate/Construction/ Engineering * Retail/Wholesale * Tourism/Hospitality
 
The 2019 nonprofit winner will receive an unrestricted $5,000 grant from the NH Charitable Foundation.
 
 
 
 
The 2018 winners will be featured in the May issue of Business NH Magazine and honored at the Business of the Year Awards Luncheon on May 30, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m. at the Double Tree by Hilton in downtown Manchester.
 
All 2019 winners will be eligible to apply for the Business of the Decade or Business Leader of the Decade in 2020 and feted with a huge gala event in May 2020.
 
Please contact Editor Matt Mowry with any question at 603-626-6354 ext. 214 or  [email protected]  .