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Cloquet chamber honors members

The Cloquet Area Chamber of Commerce honored businesses large and small along with its volunteer of the year at its annual meeting and banquet Thursday, Feb. 27 in the Otter Creek Event Center at the Black Bear Casino Resort.

For 67 years, the Cloquet Area Chamber has recognized the significant contributions that area individuals and businesses make to the local, state and national economies with the presentation of awards and recognition to its member businesses each year.

Award winners for 2019 are:

The Large Business of the Year Award was presented to Community Memorial Hospital Raiter Family Clinic.

The Small Business of the Year Award was presented to Tom McConnell and his team at Cloquet Flooring.

The Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Bruce Ahlgren from Enbridge Energy Company.