The Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce has been renamed the "Washington County Chamber of Commerce."
Members of the chamber voted to officially approve a rebrand of the business organization during a nearly two-week period which ended Monday, July 12, according to an announcement by the chamber Tuesday, July 13.
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