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Nom your faves

The Technical.ly Awards are back — and this is your last chance to shape who 2021's nominees will be!

 

Technical.ly is honoring the top companies, leaders and organizations in tech communities across mid-Atlantic cities. Tell us who should be considered for each of these categories:

  • Invention of the Year

  • Tech Community Leader of the Year

  • CTO of the Year

  • Startup of the Year

  • Growth Company of the Year

  • Culture Builder of the Year

Get your last nominations in here by midnight today, Nov. 3. Next, the newsroom will curate finalists for each category and put them forth for public voting. Look for that to open in the next few weeks!

 

 Technical.ly Managing Editor Julie Zeglen ()

 


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