Business booster surpasses 300 members
By Brennan Rego
The Hailey Chamber of Commerce announced at a Business After Hours (BAH) event on Thursday that it will now operate under the name “The Chamber of the Wood River Valley.”
“The Chamber feels that the name more clearly reflects our mission and our membership, which already represents the communities of Bellevue, Carey, Hailey, Ketchum and Sun Valley,” said Chamber Board President Richard Stahl in an interview after the BAH. “We feel that the new name is a more inclusive name, without departing from our original mission of representing the Hailey business community.”
The decision to change the name to The Chamber of the Wood River Valley came after several months of discussions, strategy meetings and outreach to some of the organization’s membership, according to a recent news release from The Chamber.
While announcing the name change at the BAH, Membership Director Jeff Bacon also said that The Chamber surpassed 300 members last week, including businesses based as far as Twin Falls.
“The name change will not affect how we work with our member businesses in the city of Hailey or the city itself,” states Chamber board member Patrick Buchanan in the release. “The Chamber has been and remains a strong supporter of the City of Hailey and looks forward to continuing our work promoting Hailey as a visitor destination in the Wood River Valley.”
The release also states that The Chamber is in the market for a new logo and will soon begin accepting quotes from local graphic artists.
“It’s important to note that while we want to work with a local artist, it’s equally important that the company or individual we choose is also a member of The Chamber,” states Bacon in the release.
For more information about the Request For Quote for The Chamber’s logo, call (208) 788-3484 or email members@HaileyIdaho.com.