More than three dozen local and state chambers of commerce earned accreditation by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2011. Accreditation by the U.S. Chamber is the only program of its kind that defines excellence in chamber planning and performance by providing chambers with a rigorous self-analysis tool that shows how to reach and maintain industry standards. In addition to ensuring that a chamber is continually improving and promoting strong business practices, accreditation is a way to recognize strong chamber leadership, significant contributions to the community, benchmarks and best practices, and support of free enterprise and economic growth policies at the federal, state, and local levels. For a complete list of accredited chambers, please visit www.uschamber.com/accreditation.

Chambers accredited in 2011 are listed below:

ACCREDITED
Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce
Alexandria, LA

Licking County Chamber of Commerce
Newark, OH

ACCREDITED WITH 3 STARS
Dyersburg-Dyer County Chamber of Commerce
Dyersburg, TN

Greater Casa Grande Chamber of Commerce
Casa Grande, AZ

Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce
Chicago, IL

San Diego North Chamber of Commerce
San Diego, CA

Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce
Kennewick, WA

Walton County Chamber of Commerce
Monroe, GA

ACCREDITED WITH 4 STARS
Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
Bedford, VA

Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry
Malvern, PA

Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland, TN

Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Galveston, TX

Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
Green Bay, WI

McLean County Chamber of Commerce
Bloomington, IL

Pearland Chamber of Commerce
Pearland, TX

ACCREDITED WITH 5 STARS
Bristol Chamber of Commerce
Bristol, TN

Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
North Charleston, SC

East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce
Slidell, LA

Harrisburg Regional Chamber of Commerce
Harrisburg, PA

Metro South Chamber of Commerce
Brockton, MA

Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce
Rapid City, SD

Richardson Chamber of Commerce
Richardson, TX

Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
Lafayette, LA

Longview Chamber of Commerce
Longview, TX

Chamber Southwest Louisiana
Lake Charles, LA

Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Aiken, SC

Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce
Brandon, FL

Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce
Westlake Village, CA

Greater Watertown North Country Chamber of Commerce
Watertown, NY

Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce
Lynchburg, VA

Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce
Naperville, IL

Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce
Ocala, FL

Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce
Owatonna, MN

Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce
Warner Robins, GA

ACCREDITED STATE CHAMBER
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
Frankfort, KY

ACCREDITED STATE CHAMBER WITH DISTINCTION
The State Chamber of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK

Association of Washington Business
Olympia, WA

South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
Columbia, SC