CLEVELAND, TN – Barry Ray, CEO and Co-founder of Legacy Senior Living, has been chosen as the 2025 Robert W. Varnell Jr. Leadership Award winner, one of the highest honors bestowed by the Chamber. Barry Ray was acknowledged as the 2025 winner at the Chamber’s 99th Annual Meeting on Thursday, January 23. He was nominated and chosen by his peers and former award recipients not only because of his success with Legacy Senior Living, but also for his community leadership, service, and dedication to his faith.
CLEVELAND, TN – The 2025 M.C. Headrick Free Enterprise Award, one of the highest awards given by the Chamber, is presented to Isaac Libbey, Owner of Best Buy Metals. At the 99th Chamber Annual Meeting, set on Thursday, January 23, Isaac Libbey was honored as the 2025 M.C. Headrick Free Enterprise Award winner. This award honors the memory of one of the most outstanding businessmen Cleveland and Bradley County has ever produced, M.C. Headrick. Headrick was a man who believed wholeheartedly in the
CLEVELAND, TN – Trae Cody, Owner/operator of Companion Funeral & Cremation Services, has been chosen as the 2024 Mel Bedwell Small Businesspersons of the Year by the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce award search committee. Cody becomes the 31st recipients of the award. Companion Funeral & Cremation Services opened its doors in 2008 under the name Constant Companion Pet Crematory. Trae’s father and mother, Robbie and Shelli Cody, opened the facility just after the economic downturn. Trae
Randolph Promoted to Director of Investor Development CLEVELAND, TN – The Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the promotion of Tammy Randolph to Director of Investor Development. This new role will be effectively immediately. With nearly two decades of dedicated service to the Chamber, Tammy brings a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of our community to her new role. Tammy joined the Chamber in 2005 and has since been an integral part of our organization’s