(KAIR)--Several Atchison businesses were recognized Wednesday during the 2014 Business Recognition Luncheon presented by the Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce.
Chamber President Jacque Pregont says that the event is just a way to celebrate local businesses that are celebrating an anniversary, and each plays an important role in the Atchison community, no matter how long they have been in operation. She says that “We just want to appreciate them and let them know that we are happy they are here, and we are happy to work with them, and we want to work with them going forward to make it bigger and better all the time”.
Business recognized included the Atchison Library, open for 135 years, Paolucci's restaurant, open for 120 years, Maur Hill-Mount Academy, open for 95 years, and KAIR radio, on the air for 75 years.
Other businesses honored:
Ten Years, Tuck U Inn Bed & Breakfast
Fifteen Years, Atchison Heritage Conference Center, Gambino's Pizza, IMKO Staffing Speacialists, Sears
Twenty Years, Caudle Financial Group
Twenty Five Years, Hundly Liquor
Thirty Years, Amelia Earhart Birthplace and Museum, Atchison Animal Clinic, Atchison Dental Associates, HIgh Plains, Inc., Quick Stop East, Theatre Atchison
Thirty Five Years, Achievement Services of NE Kansas, Mo-Kan Transit Concrete Co, Inc.
Forty Years, Orscheln Farm and Home LLC
Forty Five Years, Farris Law Firm
Ninety Years, Westar Energy
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