By Carol L. Costello, special to The Conway Daily Sun
Four women who have made their own distinctive mark on the Mount Washington Valley business scene are being recognized in the Sun’s annual spotlight on women business leaders.
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State Farm Agent Diane Reo stands with a cardboard "Jake from State Farm" in her North Conway office on March 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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State Farm Agent Diane Reo talks to a class at Pine Tree School (now Lakeside Primary School) for a career day in 2023. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Four Your Paws Only co-owner Kathy Ahearn pets shop dog Violet near the front cookie display at the North Conway pet supply store on March 6. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Four Your Paws Only co-owner Kathy Ahearn decorates St. Patrick's Day cookies with shop dog Violet at the North Conway pet supply store on March 6. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Shannon Harriman of White Mountain Overhead Doors stands behind the front desk at the Fryeburg storefront on March 3. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Election clerk Shannon Harriman hands a voter a ballot during Fryeburg town voting at the David and Doris Hastings Community Center on June 11, 2024. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Lisa Spadaccini, the owner of It's My Girlfriend's boutique consignment, organizes the display of BrüMates insulated bottles in the North Conway Village shop on March 12. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Lisa Spaddacini, the owner of It's My Girlfriend's boutique consignment, stands outside the North Conway Village shop on March 12. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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