Chip away: Uncertainty, new organizers delay program's awards ceremony

One of the premier business events in Southwest Florida, the Blue Chip Community Business Awards, is going through a pair of pandemic-led changes.

On timing, much like other big-ticket events in the region, the date for the event, known as Blue Chip, has been postponed to May 2021, according to a statement. The event, coordinated and sponsored by McGriff, a subsidiary of Truist Insurance Holdings, for 26 years, is also getting some new partners. It will now be co-produced with the Lee County Economic Development Office, the Horizon Council and the Horizon Foundation, the release states. The council is a public-private group that advises Lee County commissioners on economic development issues, while the foundation raises money to support economic development.