[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 1745-1746]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO MR. TOM NUTTING, 1998 MERRIMACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS 
                         OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to pay 
tribute to Tom Nutting, the recipient of the ``Business of the Year 
Award'' from the Merrimack Chamber of Commerce.

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  Tom began an electrical contracting business, Custom Electric, in 
1983 with two employees. Today, his company employs fifteen people and 
continues to grow. He is described by his colleagues as a very 
enthusiastic, highly motivated businessman.
  Tom has served as Director of the Board of the Merrimack Chamber of 
Commerce since 1993. He is a member of the Merrimack Village District 
Board of Directors and a member of the Association of Facilities 
Engineering.
  Tom is also very active in the community. His business sponsors a 
Babe Ruth baseball team and he assists at a vocational/technical 
college. He helps to put together a yearly Golf Tournament and trade 
shows for the Chamber of Commerce. Every year, he sets up the holiday 
decorations in Fraser Square in Merrimack for all to enjoy.
  As a former small business owner myself, I understand the hard work 
and dedication required for success in business. Once again, I wish to 
congratulate Tom Nutting on Custom Electric being selected as 
``Business of the Year'' by the Merrimack Chamber of Commerce. It is a 
pleasure to represent him in the United States Senate.

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