Businesses honored at Spirit of Solano Event


Nine Solano County businesses will be honored at the annual Spirit of Solano luncheon, Dec. 6 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fairfield.

            Celebrating its 17th year, this premier event showcases the exceptional recipients that have been selected by the Solano County Chambers of Commerce for their outstanding spirit and community support.  The Spirit of Solano is proudly hosted by Westamerica Bank and the Solano Economic Development Corporation.

            The awards program was designed to emulate the Spirit of Solano, recognizing the role chambers of commerce play in economic development and honoring those businesses who take an active role to improve the communities they serve.

            This year's recipients are:

·         HISPANIC CHAMBER: Marisela Barbosa, Monarch Engineers

·         BENICIA CHAMBER: Dennie Geltz and Frances Hurley, Printer Concepts Technology

·         DIXON CHAMBER: Dorothy Luedke and Cher Besneatte, Curves of Dixon

·         FAIRFIELD-SUISUN CHAMBER: Pat Holzwarth, Delta Graphics and Sohail Tabar, Ford Lincoln Fairfield

·         FILIPINO-AMERICAN CHAMBER: Omar Enrique Martinez Zerbato, Martinez Multi Services    

·         SOLANO BLACK CHAMBER: K. Patrice Williams, 123 Target Marketing

·         VALLEJO CHAMBER: Krissy and Richard Hiteshew, A-1 Guaranteed Heating & Air Conditioning Inc.

·         VACAVILLE CHAMBER: Gary Passama, NorthBay Healthcare

            Seating for this popular event is limited.  The event runs from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. Cost is $40 per person, $400 for a table of ten. To make reservations contact: Pat Uhrich at 707 864-1855 or e-mail pat@solanoedc.org. RSVP no later than November 28, 2012.