Two Greenbrier County businesses were recognized with the West Virginia Centurion Chamber of Commerce award by West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner.
Camp Greenbrier and Ronceverte Ice and Produce were bestowed with the honor. Raleigh General Hospital in Raleigh County was also awarded the honor.
“We are thrilled about it,” said Michael O’Brien, a company representative. “To be in business as long as it has and to sustain and endure a lot of rough times over the years makes this a great honor.”
O’Brien said the company “appreciates the recognition and everybody that’s had a part in it. Both our customers as well as the folks that have given a lot of time, effort and work to the business.”
Warner announced the West Virginia Centurion Chamber of Commerce Award in 2019 as a way of recognizing businesses that have withstood the test of time in the Mountain State. The list of Centurion members is a culmination of domestic business entities pulled from the Secretary of State’s business database and those provided to the office by local chambers of commerce and community leaders. The 2019 Centurions can be found by clicking here.
“These businesses have withstood generations, challenging economic times, and ever-changing technology,” Warner said. “They include banks, newspapers, hospitals, family-owned businesses, and more. These Centurions are anchors and leaders in our communities.”
Each business entity eligible for the recognition will receive a certificate recognizing them as a member of the Centurion Chamber of Commerce. The certificate will include the entity’s founding date.
According to records obtained by the Secretary of State’s Business & Licensing Division, the business entities founded in 1920 are:
Berkeley County: The Union Sales Company, The Bunker Hill Cemetery Association; Cabell County: Charles W. Cammack Children’s Center, Inc.;
Harrison County: Progressive Women’s Association; Marshall County: Windsor Coal Company LLC;
Monongalia County: Greer Industries Inc., Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce Inc.; Ohio County: The Home for Aged Men; Randolph County: Kelley Foundry & Machine Company;
Upshur County: West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Any domestic business entity that can confirm that it has been in operation continuously for 100 years or more in West Virginia should reach out to the Secretary of State’s Office to inquire about eligibility. Please contact Jennifer Gardner at 304-558-6000.
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