July 29th, 2010
The Thoma chiefs and leaders: Pearl & Bud (front) and sons Ed and Bill (back).
Thoma Electric Company has earned many accolades over the years for impeccable electric design and construction, generous community support and for being one great company. It’s nice to see the news spread over three counties as it did this week when Pacific Coast Business Times selected Thoma Electric to receive the Spirit of Small Business Award in San Luis Obispo County. Congratulations to the Thoma team, especially present day chiefs Bill and Ed, and the company’s dedicated founders, parents Bud and Pearl Thoma … Congratulations to first time grandpa, Wade McKinney, Atascadero CAO whose gorgeous granddaughter Hannah was the centerpiece of a recent five-generation photo. Son Jay, and daughter-in-law Courtney, are the proud parents. Wade is happy to share photos.
July 16th, 2010
The most recent issue of the prestigious Bender’s Labor & Employment Bulletin includes not one, but two articles written by Andre, Morris & Buttery attorneys Kathy Eppright and Dennis Law. Maybe not your easiest reading, but well worth touting: “California Supreme Court Vacates Arbitration Award for Legal Error” and “Ninth Circuit Decision Demonstrates Breadth of Federal Class Action Fairness Act” … Jerry Michael, Engineering Division leader and principal at RRM Design Group, has been elected president of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), representing over 5,300 firms in California. Maybe Jerry can lure members to the Central Coast for an annual conference … And more big-time leadership from right here at home: SLO County EVC president and CEO Mike Manchak has been elected to the board of directors for the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED), California’s leading statewide economic development organization.
July 1st, 2010
Congratulations to local architect George Garcia, whose ga&d firm nabbed three 2010 Design Awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in a competition held at Cal Poly State University. George brought home trophies for a small residential addition, an outdoor garden and terrace and a large scale mixed use complex … The Wallace Group, longtime local engineering, water resource specialist and a boatload of other disciplines firm, has also been honored recently with a total of six awards. If you know anything about engineering companies and their awards, you know there are waaaaay too many words and acronyms involved to plow through them all. We’ll just say congrats and read it for yourself … Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center has stacked two more awards on the hospital’s shelves. The American Heart Association recognized the hospital with two gold performance achievement awards for the hospital’s work with heart patients. And speaking of the American Heart Association, welcome to the local chapter’s new exec, Emily Reneau.
June 17th, 2010
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center is Glee-fully showcasing the importance of infection-preventing hand washing. A custom soundtrack by SV neurosurgeon Dr. Harold Segal and his band, the Bluz Dog, combined with a building full of ready dancers, most in scrubs, adds up to something fun. Catch the act anytime … And while we’re talking Sierra Vista, there’s a new face (and some good humor) on the SV governing board, courtesy of newest member Cuesta Prez Dr. Gil Stork. We’ll resist the temptation to make an easy Birth Center pun.
May 20th, 2010
Walkin the talk: Kudos to Pacific Energy Company’s John Ewan and Susan Mullen for helping keep the community green by providing the firm’s mobile solar generator for events including the SLO Downtown Association’s Thursday Night concerts.
May 6th, 2010
Major kudos to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center for being one of only eight hospitals throughout the United States to win the 2010 Tenet Corporation “Circle of Excellence” honor. The award is given for hospitals achieving the highest levels of quality, service and operational performance … A lot of words that add up to “top dog” – Framberger Employee Benefits and Insurance Services, Inc. owner Connie Framberger was named Lifetime Qualifier for the Golden Eagle Award for the Leading Producers Round Table. The award, given by the National Association of Health Underwriters, is the group’s highest achievable award … RRM Design Group’s Whittier Greenway Trail is something special. The project recently nabbed two prestigious honors: an Award of Excellence from the California Parks and Recreation Society and the Merit Award, the highest recognition extended by the California Trails and Greenways Conference.
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