BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard METRO Chamber seeks nominations for annual Emerald Awards The Eugene Eugene, city (1990 pop. 112,669), seat of Lane co., W Oregon, on the Willamette River; inc. 1862. A processing and shipping center in a farming area, the "Emerald City" has lumbering, food-processing, and microchip and other electronics industries. Area Chamber of Commerce is soliciting nominations through July July: see month. 21 for the second annual Emerald Awards. The awards seek to draw a connection between the success of local business and the quality of life in the local community. Awards are divided into four categories: job growth, community caring, environmental values and innovation. Any business in the larger Eugene/Springfield area is eligible. Chamber membership is not required either for nominators or nominees. Those interested in nominating a business may get a nomination form at the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce at 1401 Willamette Willamette (wĭlăm`ət), river, 294 mi (473 km) long, rising in several headstreams in the Cascade Range, W Oregon. It flows N past Eugene, Salem, and Portland to the Columbia River just NW of Portland. St., in the June/July issue of Open for Business magazine or by visiting the Chamber's Web site at www.eugenechamber.com Award winners will be announced in September. The Emerald Awards are sponsored by Bank of America
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