Chamber Recognizes Long-Running Businesses at Annual Dinner

Last week, the Greater Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce held its fifth annual membership dinner, at which Chamber officials gave out numerous awards of recognition.

Chamber President Jennifer Jones-Sinnott presented plaques to retiring Chamber board members Lynn Schramer, of the Bank of Montgomery, and Matt Brolley, of Koziol Engineering Servces. Brolley resigned his position on the board when he was elected a village trustee last month.

Other retirees, who were unable to attend, include former Village Trustee Jeanne Felten of Old Second National Bank, Montgomery Fire Chief Tom Meyers, and Mark McGee of State Farm Insurance.

Certificares were also handed out to members based on the number of years they have been in business, ranging from one year to 140. Those businesses are:

(1 year)

Primerica (1 year)

Chiro One Wellness Center (5 years)

Linde, LLC (5 years)

Oswego Family YMCA (10 years)

ERS of Illinois, Inc. (20 years)

Scott Eye Care (20 years)

Fox Valley Sewer Services, Inc. (more than 50 years)

(52 years)

Earthmover Credit Union (53 years)

(54 years)

Blain's Farm & Fleet (56 years)

Reuland Food Service, Inc. (56 years)

(58 years)

(62 years)

Aurora Blacktop, Inc. (64 years)

(65 years)

The Lakone Company (67 years)

Allsteel Credit Union (75 years)

Fox Metro Water Reclamation District (82 years)

Ozinga Illinois (83 years)

(85 years)

Lang Ice Company (91 years)

Provena-Mercy Medical Center Occupational Health Services (100 years)

Rush-Copley Medical Center (125 years)

Heitkotter, Inc. (127 years)

(131 years)

Old Second National Bank (140 years)

For more information about the Greater Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, call 630-897-8137 or log onto www.chamberofmontgomeryil.org.