Crawfish House holds grand opening
Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Christine Giusiana, board members and ambassadors, Mayor Steve Tate and their spouses celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting for The Crawfish House at their location at 16410 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill. Owners Angelica and Steve Pham and their family and friends treated this large group to an evening of delicious food featuring appetizers, main courses (crawfish, chicken wings and kebabs) desserts and beverages. The opening of this restaurant has been a dream of the owners for awhile.
New strategies propel dollar stores to strong growth
A few days after the New Year’s holiday, clerks at the Dollar Tree store in the St. Paul, Minn., Midway neighborhood were busily setting up new displays celebrating Valentine’s Day and Super Bowl Sunday. Any remnants of the Christmas holiday season were long stowed away, and the bright new merchandise enticed shoppers anew.
Severing services
Breaking up is hard to do – even with your house cleaner. Shannon Stevens felt so bad about letting her cleaning lady go that she gave her more than a month’s notice and a Costco membership to alleviate the sting.
James A. Ward celebrates grand opening
Attorney James A. Ward hosted a ribbon cutting and the January Mixer for the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 12 at the office at 7810 Monterey St. Details: 847-4800 or wardesq.com.
101 Ways to save money
Some bills are fixed – the monthly rent or mortgage payments for instance. Others fluctuate with the season – think the electric bill in winter and the water bill in summer.
Matt van Keulen joins Colliers International
Matt van Keulen has joined the Colliers International team in Gilroy. Prior to joining Colliers International, van Keulen had been working for Cassidy Turley Northern California in San Jose on various land, retail and industrial projects. At Colliers, he will work alongside Senior Vice Presidents Mark Sanchez and Jeff Barnes while developing his expertise in various commercial real estate areas within the South San Jose, Morgan Hill, Gilroy and Hollister areas.
Local water well contractor appointed to national board
Joseph “Augie” Guardino, general manager of Guardino Well Drilling Inc. in Morgan Hill, was re-elected to a two-year term on the National Ground Water Association Board of Directors.
Used car pitfalls abound
Car dealers have found a new way to profit from people with money trouble: leasing them hand-me-down vehicles.
