{"id":16258,"date":"2015-02-06T18:36:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T23:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2015\/02\/hiring-our-heroes-organization-honors-saratoga-county-chamber-of-commerce.html"},"modified":"2015-02-06T18:36:51","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T23:36:51","slug":"hiring-our-heroes-organization-honors-saratoga-county-chamber-of-commerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2015\/02\/hiring-our-heroes-organization-honors-saratoga-county-chamber-of-commerce\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hiring Our Heroes&#8217; Organization Honors Saratoga County Chamber Of Commerce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce<br \/>\nwas honored by Hiring Our Heroes with<br \/>\nthe Chamber of Valor award.<\/p>\n<p>The mission of Hiring Our Heroes is finding<br \/>\nmeaningful employment for veterans, transitioning<br \/>\nservice members and military spouses.<br \/>\nThe announcement was made by the U.S.<br \/>\nChamber of Commerce Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The Chamber of Valor acknowledges the<br \/>\ncontributions of local chambers, industry<br \/>\nassociations, and business development organizations<br \/>\nthat join the Hiring Our Heroes<br \/>\nmission.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would never be able to do the work we<br \/>\ndo without the tremendous support of local<br \/>\nchambers and the Saratoga County Chamber<br \/>\nof Commerce is setting a standard for other<br \/>\nchambers to follow,&#8221; said Eric Eversole, executive<br \/>\ndirector of Hiring Our Heroes and vice president at the U.S. Chamber. &#8220;The Saratoga<br \/>\nCounty Chamber has been instrumental in<br \/>\neducating and influencing employers about<br \/>\nthe great value veterans and military spouses<br \/>\nbring to the workforce.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chamber of Valor award recipients submitted<br \/>\napplications to the U.S. Chamber of<br \/>\nCommerce Foundation to be considered for<br \/>\nthe award. Applications were scored by U.S.<br \/>\nChamber of Commerce Foundation staff and<br \/>\nhonorees were awarded at the one-, two-, and<br \/>\nthree-star levels. The Saratoga County Chamber<br \/>\nof Commerce is a three-star Chamber of<br \/>\nValor award recipient.<\/p>\n<p>Hiring Our Heroes launched in March 2011<br \/>\nas a nationwide initiative. To date, more than<br \/>\n1,500 companies have hired over 25,000 veterans<br \/>\nand military spouses as a result of more<br \/>\nthan 810 hiring fairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce was honored by Hiring Our Heroes with the Chamber of Valor award. The mission of Hiring Our Heroes is finding meaningful employment for veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses. 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