Business

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage raised approximately $11,500 for Habitat for Humanity at its ninth annual Party in the Vineyard.

RE/MAX Realty partners and Dave Clink just opened a new site at 501 Vineyard Town Center in Morgan Hill. Joining Dave at the ribbon cutting were many of the agents in the office, along with customers and members of the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce. Call RE/MAX at (408) 710-5143. Email your ribbon cuttings to [email protected].

Top Sales World, the international hypermarket of resources for sales professionals, recently published the 2014 list of the Top 50 Sales and Marketing Influencers. Deb Calvert, president of People First Productivity Solutions based in Morgan Hill, is a first-time addition to the list.

As a business leader and involved citizen in the Gilroy area, Allstate exclusive agency owner Michael Blake has been designated an Allstate Premier Agency for 2014.

Allstate Insurance Company has named Morgan Hill’s Allstate exclusive agency owner Cuahutemoc “Temo” Soto a Top Agency in Allstate Business Insurance sales.

Brad Ledwith, CFP® from Ledwith Financial Wealth Management, recently attended the LPL Financial Masters 2014 conference, an event for the top advisors of LPL Financial LLC, the nation’s largest independent broker/dealer, an RIA custodian and a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

Rabobank associates Jennifer Lovecchio, Tammy McCormick, Vahlya Eldredge and Amber Minderler joined Deanna Franklin, vice president and branch manager of Rabobank Gilroy, Harry Wardwell, regional president of the Central Coast Region and Rabobank CEO John Ryan in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for their newly remodeled location at 805 First St., Gilroy.

In April, Brenden Zimmer, chief gardener, cut the red ribbon officially opening the growing/selling season for the Demonstration Garden in Gilroy. Joining Zimmer were community volunteers and Demonstration Garden supporters including Ronald and Ann Marie Welten and Marcia Queen.

As a business leader and involved citizen in the Morgan Hill area, Allstate exclusive agency owner Temo Soto has been designated an Allstate Premier Agency for 2014. This designation is for outstanding business performance and commitment to putting customers at the center of his agency’s work. “The Premier Agency designation is not just about Temo’s successful business results,” said John Stolte, regional sales leader for Allstate Insurance Company in California. “The honor also demonstrates Temo’s commitment in being accessible to customers and using knowledge to help ensure customers have the insurance products they need to protect themselves and their family.” For more information, visit Temo Soto’s agency at 105 W. Main Ave. in Morgan Hill or call (408) 779-0055.

The Ford Store Morgan Hill is among an elite group of Ford and Lincoln dealerships nationally recognized with the 2013 President’s Award by Ford Motor Company. The prestigious award honors dealerships that have excelled in automotive retailing in 2013, by providing exceptional customer service and satisfaction.