The 2017 Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner will be on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at the Geary County Convention Center at 6:00 pm.

Four awards will be presented at the Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting; the Chamber is accepting nominations for three of those four awards.

You can submit nominations for the following awards:

• Business/Citizen of the Year:  Any business or citizen that has had a positive impact on Junction City/Geary County with a demonstrated, long-standing commitment to promoting, supporting and improving our community.
• Tourism Advocate of the Year:  Any business or individual that has been a leader in promoting tourism within our community, and who actively puts Junction City/Geary County in the spotlight to attract visitors.
• Eldon L. Hoyle Economic Development Award:  In recognition of Mr. Hoyle’s outstanding contribution and service to the community, the purpose of this award is to recognize a local citizen whose service has improved the Junction City community in 2016 relating to any of the following areas–creating new jobs, retaining existing jobs, inviting new business, new business start-up, community development, or quality of life.

Each nomination should include your name, the name of the company/person being nominated, the award they are being nominated for, a description of why they deserve the nomination, and how they fit the above criteria.

Nominations must be made no later than 5:00 pm on Thursday, December 22, 2016.

Nominations can be emailed to info@jcacc.org, or sent to the Chamber office at P.O. Box 26, 222 W. 6th Street, Junction City.

Awards will be presented at the Annual Dinner on January 26th at 6:00 pm.

Tickets are $50 per person; in order to attend the Annual Dinner you must RSVP by January 20,2017.

If you have any questions, call the Chamber at 762-2632.