More than 100 people gathered at Ruth's Chris Steak House Monday to hear the announcement of the Best of Central Valley Business winners. Photo by Ram Reyes
published on December 5, 2019 - 2:42 PMWritten by Gabriel Dillard
Ruths Chris Steak House in Fresno was hopping Monday night as more than 100 of the leading local business owners and representatives gathered to hear the winners of the 2019 Best of Central Valley Business awards.
In its sixth year, the competition invites online readers of The Business Journal to vote for their favorite people, businesses and organizations in the Central Valley in 35 different categories.
From a humble start of 22,000 votes in the first year of competition, this year the program garnered nearly 160,000 votes from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31.
The top three vote-getting finalists from each category were invited to the event.
Be sure to thumb through this Fridays issue of The Business Journal to read about the winners.
Best Politician on Business Issues:
Winner: Rep. Devin Nunes
1st Finalist: Assemblymember Jim Patterson
2nd Finalist: Rep. Jim Costa
Best Business Supporting Local Charities
Winner: Granville Homes
1st Finalist: De Young Properties
2nd Finalist: Tale Mountain Casino
Best Nonprofit
Winner: Marjaree Mason Center
1st Finalist: Hinds Hospice
2nd Finalist: Poverello House
Best Commercial Real Estate Company
Winner: Colliers International
1st Finalist: Fortune Associates
2nd Finalist: Stumpf and Co.
Best Residential Real Estate Company
Winner: London Properties
1st Finalist: Guarantee Real Estate
2nd Finalist: Realty Concepts
Best Real Estate Property Management Co.
Winner: Granville Homes, Inc.
1st Finalist: Manco Abbott
2nd Finalist: Regency Property Management
Best Architectural Firm
Winner: Darden Architects
1st Finalist: TETER
2nd Finalist: The Taylor Group
Best Engineering Firm:
Winner: Blair, Church, & Flynn
1st Finalist: Precision Civil Engineering, Inc.
2nd Finalist: Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group
Best Homebuilder
Winner: Granville Homes
1st Finalist: DeYoung Properties
2nd Finalist: Wathen Castanos
Best Business Bank
Winner: Central Valley Community Bank
1st Finalist: Wells Fargo
2nd Finalist: Chase Bank
Best Employment Service
Winner: PrideStaff
1st Finalist: Denham Resources
2nd Finalist: Hire Up Staffing
Best Property/Casualty Insurance Co.
Winner: DiBuduo & DeFendis
1st Finalist: Der Manouel Insurance Group
2nd Finalist: Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.
Best Credit Union
Winner: Educational Employees Credit Union
1st Finalist: Noble Credit Union
2nd Finalist: Golden 1 Credit Union
Best Auto Dealership
Winner: Selma Auto Mall
1st Finalist: Hedricks Chevrolet
2nd Finalist: Haron Jaguar Land Rover Volvo
Best Accounting Firm
Winner: The Garabedian Group
1st Finalist: Moss Addams LLP
2nd Finalist: Moore Grider & Company
Best Law Firm
Winner: McCormick Barstow LLP
1st Finalist: Dowling, Aaron, Inc.
2nd Finalist: Baker Manock & Jensen
Best Advertising Agency
Winner: JP Marketing
1st Finalist: Jeffrey Scott Agency
2nd Finalist: Catalyst Marketing
Best Bar To Entertain Clients
Winner: Elbow Room
1st Finalist: Pismos Coastal Grill
2nd Finalist: Annex Kitchen
Best Hospital
Winner: Clovis Community Medical Center
1st Finalist: Valley Childrens Hospital
See the rest here:
Best of Central Valley Business winners unveiled - The Business Journal
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