[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16030]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   1999 EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS AWARDS

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 14, 1999

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
recipients of the fourth annual Excellence in Business Award for their 
high ethical standards, corporate success and growth, employee and 
customer service, and concern for the environment.
  Award winners include many types of businesses from the Valley: 
agriculture; charities; finance; banking and insurance; health care; 
manufacturing; professional services; real estate and construction; 
nonprofit organizations; small businesses; retail and wholesale.
  The 1999 Excellence in Business Award winners are: Joseph Gallo 
Farms-Agriculture, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Fresno, Kings and Madera 
Counties Inc.-Charitable, Valley Small Business Development Corp.-
Financial/Banking/Insurance, The Fresno Surgery Center-Healthcare, 
National Diversified Sales-Manufacturing, San Joaquin River Parkway and 
Conservation Trust-Nonprofit, Anthony C. Pings and Associates-
Professional Services, Colliers Tingey Internatinal-Real Estate/
Construction, Me-n-Ed's Pizzerias-Retail/Wholesale, McCombs and 
Associates-Small Business, and Samuel T. Reeves-Hall of Fame.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate each of the 1999 Excellence in 
Business Award winners for their leadership and contributions to the 
community. I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing all of the 
recipients many more years of continued success.

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