The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce held its 2022 Excellence in Business Awards Thursday at Cross Creek Country Club in Mount Airy, presenting ten awards to businesses, individuals, and a non-profit organization.
The Young Professional of the Year is a new award for the chamber, with officials there saying they were looking for someone who has shown a commitment to the future of Surry County. They found the right person in Nick Cooke who was recently named the CEO of AES in Mount Airy.
“My youth affords me a sense of creativity and ingenuity that I may not be able to harness if I was at a mature state in my career. Since I haven’t been told no, I can only see the opportunities,” he said.
In his nomination it was noted in 2011 he started the Helping Hands Foundation, “aimed to help…
