The Merced County Chamber of Commerce held its 2012 installation dinner and presented its 2011 community awards last Saturday at the Merced Golf & Country Club.
The organization also honored M. Stephen Jones, 2011 president, and Dawn Kinney, retiring director and past president, for her 14 years of service to the chamber, and Merced County businesses, according to information from the chamber's website.
The award recipients included:
Good Business Citizen of the Year: Judy Gandy, executive director of the Gustine Chamber of Commerce.
Businesswoman of the Year: Jeannie Fluetsch Bliss, secretary/treasurer of Fluetsch & Busby Insurance.
Businessman of the Year: Jim Abbate, proprietor of the ALIA Corp.
Business of the Year: Razzari Motors (owner, Tim Razzari).
Ambassadors of Good Will: Dave Long, proprietor/partner of Hilltop Ranch, and Marvin Hanneman, proprietor of Imedia West.
-- Sun-Star staff
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