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Better Recognize: Woodbury Chamber Awards Gala

The Woodbury Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards event at the Prom Center on Friday night.

The on Friday, Jan. 20, recognized the city's during its annual awards gala at the Prom Center.

The 2011 , a retired 3M employee who heavily involved with the and other civic groups.

The 2011 Business of the Year was , a dance studio in the . Tricia and James Wood own Tropical Ballroom, which .

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The Educator of the Year was actually a team of local teachers, ’s Fourth Grade Team: Nicole Filler, Nora Jankowski, Sara Koehnen (currently on leave), Sarah March and Lisa Peterson.

Dubbed "Driving Business Succes," Friday night's event featured emcee Patrick Hammer (of KSTP news and Woodbury resident), dinner, entertainment, a community awards presentation and a silent auction.

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