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Networking: Ferguson saluted as top manager

Joe Ferguson, chairman of the EPB Board and winner of the Chattanooga Area Manager of the Year, talks with Julie Baumgardner, left, and Nel Reid before the start of the awards ceremony that took place in June at The Chattanoogan.
Joe Ferguson, chairman of the EPB Board and winner of the Chattanooga Area Manager of the Year, talks with Julie Baumgardner, left, and Nel Reid before the start of the awards ceremony that took place in June at The Chattanoogan. Joe Ferguson, chairman of the EPB Board and winner of the Chattanooga Area Manager of the Year, talks with Julie Baumgardner, left, and Nel Reid before the start of the awards ceremony that took place in June at The Chattanoogan.

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Ferguson saluted as top manager

EPB Chairman Joe Ferguson was recognized as the 2018 Chattanooga Area Manager of the Year during a luncheon at the Chattanoogan hotel in June. He was the 33rd recipient of the annual honor, which was launched in 1986 by area business and management groups to better recognize top business leaders.

photo Christian Patino, Michael Walton and Harvey Fest attend the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Chattanooga 2018 graduation festivities.

Leadership Chattanooga graduates 2018 class

The Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Chattanooga program graduated 38 class members in 2018. The grads were recognized during a May luncheon at the Chattanooga Convention Center where Dr. David Dodson of the philanthropy group MDC talked about the importance of education and economic mobility and the barriers to achieving those dreams.

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