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(Chicago)- The Little Village Chamber of Commerce in Chicago received the United States Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) “Chamber of the Year,” Award during the 2018 USHCC National Convention in Philadelphia, PA. The USHCC Chamber of the Year Award was created to honor and recognize chambers that have achieved major accomplishments in the areas of business economic development, procurement, and access to capital. The award spotlights chambers that epitomize leadership, commitment to the Hispanic business community, and outstanding accomplishments.

“On behalf of the Little Village Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Members and Staff, we thank the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for this national recognition,” said Jaime DiPaulo, Executive Director, the Little Village Chamber of Commerce. “We are dedicated to the small business community in Little Village, a thriving and impactful business community in Chicago and we are extremely excited to be named Chamber of the Year by the USHCC.”

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Jaime Di Paulo, Executive Director and Blanca Soto, Managing Director, receive the award on behalf of the Little Village Chamber of Commerce.

“We are very proud to recognize the tremendous effort and contributions that our chambers make around this country”, said USHCC Interim President and CEO Fernand Fernandez. “Because of these chambers’ commitment to their communities, small businesses everywhere benefit from access to capital, information, and networks in order to thrive and expand their businesses.

As the 2018 Chamber of the Year Award recipient, the Little Village Chamber of Commerce joins a list of impressive past recipients that include the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana, the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

In 2017, the Little Village Chamber of Commerce received the USHCC Local Chamber Grant Program to fund an entrepreneurship program known as Juntos Emprendemos, which helped 75 small businesses in Chicago.

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About the Little Village Chamber of Commerce (LVCC)
The Little Village Chamber of Commerce is a membership organization that has represented the interests of local businesses for more than 30 years. Its mission is to promote and support the growth and success of businesses in Little Village and to leverage the community’s unique cultural identity to generate new opportunities. The Chamber works closely with business and community leaders; government agencies; law enforcement; corporate partners; elected officials and others to address the issues that affect the community and the commercial area. For more information, visit www.littlevillagechamber.org

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