The D.C. Chamber of Commerce said Friday afternoon its search for a new president and CEO will go on.
The news comes one week after the Washington Business Journal reported June 30 the business organization had offered its top spot to Victor Reinoso, a former D.C. deputy mayor and education-technology entrepreneur, but Reinoso had yet to accept.
It is unclear whether Reinoso and the chamber could not come to terms or if there was some other reason the group is continuing its search. But D.C. Chamber Chairman Carl Hairston wrote in the statement that the chamber will continue its 鈥渞eview of a shortlist of candidates鈥� for the position.
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Hairston did not respond to a request for comment regarding Reinoso. Reinoso has been involved in the鈥�
