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Rachel Santos has been named a finalist for the 7th Annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards. A ceremony will take place June 19 in New York.

EverBank announced that Chris Hoch has joined the retail lending division as a mortgage loan officer. Hoch will work out of EverBank’s Santa Clara and San Benito offices. He will offer residential mortgage solutions to local customers and build awareness of EverBank’s products and programs in the local community. Hoch has more than 23 years of experience in the mortgage industry. He belongs to the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors, the Women’s Council of Realtors and is a board member of Community Media Access Partnership.

Home Depot, 8850 San Ysidro Ave. in Gilroy and 860 E. Dunne Ave.

Greenstreak Landscaping of Gilroy had another award-winning year. Greenstreak, lead by owner Pete Gluhaich, received two regional awards from the California Landscape Contractors Association. Gluhaich, a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate, has been a landscape contractor for more than 27 years. The company has won 58 CLCA awards over 22 consecutive years. Local awards for the Central Coast were handed out June 27 in Santa Cruz. Greenstreak awards included first place: Design Build for Custom Residential for the Roberts Residence; and Achievement Award for the Water Feature for the Roberts Residence.

The Coast Distribution System, Inc. in Morgan Hill announced

Alexandra Morris, owner of Geriatric Care Management and

Big-Killing Burt lived in an estate home in an exclusive area of southern California. He had made a huge profit from a small company that he invested all his money in. Burt is the type of investor who is willing to take the kind of risks most investors shy away from.

Patty Chantler, a tax partner with Morgan Hill's Sensiba San

After a highly competitive and thorough application and