Nineteen businesses and organizations
carried off honors this week as the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of
Commerce presented the 17th annual Business Excellence Awards.
Co-sponsoring the event at the
Marriott Monterey were First National Bank of Central California,
KWAV 97 FM/Magic 63 AM and Coast Weekly.
All categorical winners are now
eligible to be considered for business of the year honors in
January.
Winners
were:
• Arts/Culture
(under 50 employees): Forty Karat Productions.
• Business/Professional
Sales and Service (under 50 employees): TPO Human Resource
Management.
• Business/Professional
Sales and Service (more than 50): Hayashi & Wayland Accounting.
• Communication
(under 50): Brickman Marketing.
• Communication
(more than 50): KSBW Channel 8.
• Dining/Nightlife
(under 50): Passionfish.
• Dining/Nightlife
(more than 50): Knuckles Sports Bar at the Hyatt.
• Education:
Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute of Public Policy.
• Family
Friendly (under 50): Country Home Care.
• Family
Friendly (more than 50): Peter B's Brew Pub at the DoubleTree Hotel.
• Hospitality/Tourism
(under 50): SCRAMP/Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
• Hospitality/Tourism
(more than 50): Monterey Peninsula Inns.
• Nonprofit
(under 50): Chartwell School.
• Nonprofit
(more than 50): Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice.
• Personal
Services (under 50): Resort 2 Me.
• Retail
Sales and Service (under 50): Creative Cakery.
• Technology/Manufacturing: Byte
Technology.
• Rookie
of the Year: Wild Bird Center.
• Adopt a
Business: Creative Cakery.
Source:
Monterey Herald
