Businesses and individuals celebrated for community involvement at Chamber awards event
The Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated entrepreneurship and community during its annual Awards of Excellence event on Thursday, May 27. Pete Aube, the retired manager of the PotlatchDeltic sawmill was given the lifetime achievement award while Paul Bunyan Communications took home Business of the Year. 8:19 pm, May 27, 2021 ×
Pete Aube holds up his Charlie Naylor Lifetime Achievement Award after accepting it at the Bemidji Chamber of Commerce’s annual Awards of Excellence luncheon on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at the Hampton Inn and Suites. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)
BEMIDJI After an entirely digital ceremony in 2020, the Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce was able to once again celebrate entrepreneurs and community involvement face-to-face.
The Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Awards of Excellence event on May 27.
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Pioneer Staff Report | 2:28 pm, May 14, 2021 ×
BEMIDJI The Bemidji community will soon honor businesses that operated with excellence over the past year.
The Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Awards of Excellence event and give out six awards in total, with one of them being the Charlie Naylor Lifetime Achievement Award. The businesses are Chamber members and have been nominated by their peers.
The winners will be announced during a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 27, at the Hampton Inn and Suites, with keynote speaker Susan Jarvis, President of Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota.