At its 108th Annual Meeting & Gala on May 19, the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce honored business and community leaders for their contributions over the past year.
Some 500 Chamber members and guests attended the annual celebration at the Chattahoochee Country Club in Gainesville. The program and awards were presented by Chamber Chairman Brian Daniel, Carroll Daniel Construction, Chair Elect Lee Hemmer, The Simpson Company, and Kit Dunlap,Chamber President and CEO.The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce presented its Annual Business Awards
2015-2016 Annual Business Awards:
Small Business of the Year: AB Aviation (Aaron Burkhart & Lillian Todd, Owners)
Small Business of the Year: North Georgia Canopy Tours (Leah & Kirk Watkins, Owners)
Family Business of the Year: Clipper Petroleum (Tom Bower, President & CEO)
Family Business of the Year: Chestnut Mountain Egg Farms (Tom Oliver, President & CEO)
W.G. Mealor Chairman's Award: Tony Paramore (CEO, Gainesville Design Center)
Community Service Award: Jackson EMC Foundation / Operation Round Up
Distinguished Citizen Award: Carl Rogers, State Representative, Georgia General Assembly
2015-2016 Silver Shovel Awards:
David Abee, Regions Bank
Jeff Butler, Morton Vardeman & Carlson
Karen Ching, Liberty Candy Company
Jason Everett, Gainesville Flooring
Kathy Fauscett, Keller Williams Realty
Brad Gooch, Lawson Air Conditioning & Plumbing
Jim Grier, Champion Capital Alliance
Mike Holman, Baldor Electric
Erin Langford, HTI Employment Solutions
David Lloyd, Liberty Utilities
Carol Shirley, South State Bank
Tyler Smith, Smith, Gilliam, Williams & Miles
Ahna Still, Halski Systems
Al Trembly, WSI Digital Rainmakers
Jessica Tullar & Rusty Ligon, City of Gainesville
Davis White, LinkPoint Advantage
Lee Hemmer, The Simpson Company, officially takes over the position as Chairman of the Board on July 1, 2016. Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Officers 2016-2017:
