by Sarah Thomack
St. Joseph Post
Chambers of Commerce are often known for their ribbon cuttings to help local businesses announce an opening or a change. One chamber is adapting the ceremony to follow COVID-19 safety measures.
Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lily White says as chamber member businesses begin to reopen as coronavirus restrictions are lifted, they are doing online ribbon tying.
“We’re tying a green ribbon - so tying our community back together, opening the doors, green, because of course it’s Maryville and everything we love is green,” White says. “(We’re) having each of them do a 30-ish-second video just to tell us what’s changed about their business. Some of them are not fully operational yet, so if it’s still appointment only, if doors are closed and you can do online things, something like that, to highlight each business as they’re reopening their doors and getting back into the world.”
Find all the ribbon tying videos with business updates on the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce Facebook page.