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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015
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More than 250 people cele-
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SEASIDE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2015 AWARD WINNERS
• Board member of the year: Robin Knoll
• Volunteer of the year: Ruth Swenson
• Business of the year: Seaside Brewing Co.
• Corporate business of the year: Seaside Lodgings
• Building blocks: Sea Star Gelato; Helping Hands Re-entry Outreach Centers
• Chamber ambassadors of the year: Dolores and Bob Tomasso
• Lifetime member award: Don Larson
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Past Byron Award winners Cheryle Barker (from left),
Doug Barker and Sandy McDowell present this year’s re-
cipient, Fred Loser, with the Byron Award during the Sea-
side Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet and awards
ceremony Tuesday night.
of the Seaside Museum and
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Joe Cortright
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Joe Cortright is president and principal
economist of Impresa Consulting of Portland.
He is chair of the Governor’s Council of
Economic Advisors. Also he is director of a
new think tank called City Observer, funded
by the John S. Knight Foundation.
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