{"id":337716,"date":"2021-02-02T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T20:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=337716"},"modified":"2021-02-02T06:00:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T20:00:33","slug":"scc-business-person-of-the-year-gala-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/scc-business-person-of-the-year-gala-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SCC Business Person of the Year Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-337716 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/scc-business-person-of-the-year-gala-2\/velma-with-maxine\/'>Velma-with-Maxine<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-337729'>\n\t\t\t\tSaipan Chamber of Commerce executive director Maxine Laszlo hands over a wooden gavel to former board president Velma Ann Palacios as a token of gratitude,\u00a0at the gala held Saturday at the Saipan World Resort Royal Taga Hall in Susupe.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/scc-business-person-of-the-year-gala-2\/triple-j-speech\/'>Triple-J-speech<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-337728'>\n\t\t\t\tTriple J Enterprises, Inc. vice president Mike Sablan led his team in accepting the Saipan Chamber Member of\u00a0the Year\u00a0at the gala last Saturday\u00a0at\u00a0the Saipan World Resort Royal Taga Hall in Susupe.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/scc-business-person-of-the-year-gala-2\/tan-holdings\/'>Tan-Holdings<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-337727'>\n\t\t\t\tTanHoldings executives\u00a0and guests pose for a picture at the gala held Saturday\u00a0at\u00a0the Saipan World Resort Royal Taga Hall in Susupe.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/scc-business-person-of-the-year-gala-2\/saipan-cares\/'>Saipan-Cares<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-337726'>\n\t\t\t\tSaipan Cares for Animals director Beth Pliscou receives the Nonprofit of the Year award from\u00a0Saipan Chamber of Commerce executive director Maxine Laszlo\u00a0at the gala last Saturday\u00a0at\u00a0the Saipan World Resort Royal Taga Hall in Susupe.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/scc-business-person-of-the-year-gala-2\/naked-fish\/'>Naked-Fish<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-337723'>\n\t\t\t\tNaked Fish Bar &amp; Grill\u2019s Joe Guerrero, Eleanor Cabrera, and Hannah Blanco receive the Small Business of the Year award from Saipan Chamber of Commerce executive director Maxine Laszlo\u00a0at the gala held\u00a0 Saturday\u00a0at\u00a0the Saipan World Resort Royal Taga Hall in Susupe.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/scc-business-person-of-the-year-gala-2\/maxine-with-jacqui\/'>Maxine-with-Jacqui<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-337722'>\n\t\t\t\tSaipan Young Professional of the Year awardee Jacqueline P. 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