{"id":124851,"date":"2019-11-15T08:33:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T13:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=124851"},"modified":"2019-11-15T08:33:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T13:33:37","slug":"chamber-names-small-biz-event-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/11\/15\/chamber-names-small-biz-event-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber names Small Biz event finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Join the Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce when it celebrates and honors outstanding small businesses at its Salute to Small Business Awards Luncheon at noon Thursday, November 21, at Willow Bend Country Club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Category winners of the 2018 Salute to Small Business Awards include (from the left) Roy Salisbury of National Door and Trim, Kim Laudick of the YWCA of Van Wert County, Chuck Koch of Koch Law Office, JoAnne Thatcher of Elite Interiors, Cheryl Bowen and Alli Kennedy of Brewed Expressions, and Andy Czajkowski of Statewide Ford Lincoln. <\/strong>VW independent file photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Luncheon registration closes Monday, November 18, and the community is invited to attend as the Chamber recognizes outstanding businesses in six diverse categories of small businesses built on an independent entrepreneurial spirit. Each nominated business plays a vital role in the Van Wert community and economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finalists for the 2019 Salute to Small Business Awards are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spirit of Entrepreneurship <\/strong>
Sisters Bridal Boutique
Young\u2019s Trash Service
Collins Fine Foods<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charitable Non-Profit<\/strong>
Pregnancy Life Center
Main Street Van Wert
YWCA of Van Wert County<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service Industry Showcase<\/strong>
Young\u2019s Trash Service
Lee Kinstle GM Sales and Service
Laurie\u2019s Naturescapes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retail Excellence<\/strong>
Laudick\u2019s Jewelry
Collins Fine Foods
Laurie\u2019s Naturescapes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palate Pleaser<\/strong>
Gibson\u2019s Barnyard BBQ
El Mexicano
Rager\u2019s Original Sausage Sandwich                       <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community Champion <\/strong>
Eric McCracken
Mark White<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsors for the event are Citizens National Bank and Shultz Huber and Associates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those wanting to register for the Salute to Small Business Luncheon by the November 18 deadline can do so by contacting the Chamber at 419.238.4390, chamber@vanwertchamber.com<\/a>, or register online at www.vanwertchamber.com<\/a>. Cost is $20 per attendee or $150 for a table for eight, which includes lunch and beverages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent\/submitted information Join the Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce when it celebrates and honors outstanding small businesses at its Salute to Small Business Awards Luncheon at noon Thursday, November 21, at Willow Bend Country Club.  Luncheon registration closes Monday, November 18, and the community is invited to attend as the Chamber recognizes outstanding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-10 01:42:42","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124851\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}