On July 26 at Monterey’s Portola Hotel & Spa, 400 Peninsula business and community leaders gathered to celebrate 50 businesses exemplifying excellence in their fields and saw top honors awarded to winners in 16 categories at the 32nd Annual Business Excellence Awards (BEA) Dinner hosted by the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce (MPCC). Those winners will automatically become finalists for the 2018 Business of the Year Award, which will be announced in 2019.
The Chamber congratulates all 2018 Business Excellence Award Recipients:
ACCOMMODATIONS & VISITOR SERVICES Portola Hotel & Spa
ADVERTISING, MARKETING & MEDIA SERVICES Carmel Magazine, Inc.
ART, ATTRACTIONS, ENTERTAINMENT, EVENT SERVICES & RECREATION Monterey Bay Aquarium
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS Monterey County Vintners & Growers Association
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING SERVICES Scudder Roofing
EDUCATION & TRAINING Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
FINANCIAL & INSURANCE SERVICES 1st Capital Bank
FOOD & BEVERAGE Folktale Winery & Vineyards
GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC UTILITIES & TRANSPORTATION Monterey Airbus Shuttle
HEALTHCARE, FITNESS, WELLNESS & SENIOR SERVICES Montage Health
NONPROFITS, CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS Rancho Cielo Youth Campus
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Fenton & Keller, A Professional Corporation
REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Women’s Council of Realtors Monterey Peninsula
RETAIL, WHOLESALE, DISTRIBUTORS & MANUFACTURERS Whole Foods Market
SERVICES TO BUSINESSES Rayne Technology Solutions, Inc.
SERVICES TO RESIDENTS Dawg Gone It
MPCC sincerely thanks its Presenting Sponsor Union Bank, a big supporter of businesses of all sizes and variations, for its ongoing investment in building strong community relationships.
MPCC is grateful for the generosity of all our 2018 sponsors: Union Bank, Montage Health, Portola Hotel & Spa and Event Technologies, Noland Hamerly Etienne & Hoss, Monterey Herald, MBS Business Systems, Pinnacle Bank, DMT Imaging, Rayne Technology Solutions, KSBW 8, Aera Energy, Central Coast Federal Credit Union, Chevron, City of Sand City, Marina Community Partners The Dunes on Monterey Bay, Monterey Signs, Old Fisherman’s Grotto, California American Water Company, Mission Mortuary, Monterey County Cannabis Industry Association, Monterey Regional Waste Management District, Monterey Coast Realty and TPO Human Resource Management.