CONWAY — On Nov. 21 at the 34th annual meeting of the Mt. Washington Valley Economic Council, held at the White Mountain Hotel and Resort in Hale’s Location, Joe Berry, 75, the CEO of The Berry Companies, received the Bob Morrell Award for a lifetime of civic entrepreneurship.
In addition, the 26-year-old proprietors of Cheese Louise — Bryce Harrison, Ian Lubkin and James Gaudreault — were awarded this year’s John Bruni Award for young community-minded business owners.
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