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CHAMBER ANNOUNCES CHAMBERCHOICE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT OF THE YEAR

Contact: Adrienne Olson, Communications Coordinator
                Phone: 218.359.0524 / Cell: 701.361.8249

FARGO MOORHEAD – The Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead has named Dawson Insurance the 2007 Business of the Year and CCRI Inc. the 2007 Not-for-Profit of the Year.

The announcement was made at the Chamber’s Annual Awards Luncheon, held on Wednesday, May 16 at the Ramada Plaza & Suites and Conference Center in Fargo. More than 300 people were in attendance at the event, which honors the vigorous entrepreneurial spirit and important contributions made by businesses in the Fargo Moorhead metropolitan area.

The event also honored the five other award winning finalists, including Fargo Jet Center, Inc., Financial Business Systems, Inc., and Ramada Plaza & Suites and Conference Center in the Business of the Year category and the Plains Art Museum and Rosewood on Broadway in the Not-for-Profit of the Year category.

The ChamberChoice Award recipients were chosen from among 51 businesses nominated for the annual awards. Selections were made by a panel of independent judges from the Fargo Moorhead business community, who evaluated accomplishments in the areas of business growth, innovation, creativity, community involvement and unique achievements related to a specific business or industry.

Names of the seven firms to receive ChamberChoice Awards were announced at a March reception. The award recipients in each category were then finalists in the competition to be named the number-one, top-ranked business within that category.

Dawson Insurance
2007 ChamberChoice Business of the Year

Dawson Insurance is a locally owned independent insurance agency founded in 1917. With the majority of their clients located within a 50-mile radius of Fargo Moorhead, Dawson’s mission is to help manage the financial risks of its clients by providing them insurance, surety and financial products and services. Dawson is licensed to represent over 100 insurance companies and brokers, but the vast majority of their business is with 20 to 25 insurance companies with whom they have true partnerships.

For more information, visit www.dawsonins.com or contact Tom Dawson at 701.237.3311.

CCRI Inc.
2007 ChamberChoice Not-for-Profit of the Year

For 30 years, CCRI Inc. has empowered people with disabilities through creative care. CCRI helps people with a wide variety of abilities in their daily lives by increasing their independence, improving emotional stability and teaching social skills. Nearly 300 individuals with disabilities in Clay County receive support services from CCRI, from therapy to travels and everything in between. CCRI believes in providing quality services that are tailored to an individual’s desires and in advocating for people with disabilities so they can achieve the highest quality of life possible.

For more information, visit www.creativecare.org or contact Rhonda King at 218.236.6730.

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The Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead is a bi-state, regional federation of more than 1,900 members. The Chamber serves as the primary advocate for member firms on local and regional issues, hosting events and forums to provide business leaders a greater understanding of specific issues affecting the Fargo Moorhead region.