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The Don Chapin Company is a full service general engineering construction company serving the larger Tri County Area, headquartered in Salinas, California. We pride ourselves on long-term relationships with our clients, community, and employees. Our projects range in size from small driveways and homeowner projects to major new home developments and highway construction. Every job is a custom job and we provide custom work to meet virtually any construction project needs.

Rabobank is a valued financial partner for thousands of individuals, businesses, farmers and ranchers, food and agribusiness companies and other select institutions across the Americas. We are the bank of choice in many California communities, meeting the financial needs of local families, businesses and organizations with great banking products and personalized service by friendly, knowledgeable bankers. And we are the premier bank to the food and agriculture industry, helping finance the growth and success of farmers, ranchers and agribusiness companies throughout the United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Rabobank is a relationship bank. We build long-term partnerships with our customers, based on a close understanding of your business, your market, and your unique financial needs. Our cooperative heritage means we are wholly focused on creating value for our customers, not shareholders, with an unwavering commitment to excellent service. And, it means we take a long-term view in our relationships, sticking with our customers in good times and in bad. Our logo says it best: a human being crossing a sundial. It symbolizes that people - our customers, our employees, our communities - always have been and always will be the heart of Rabobank's business. Rabobank. We stand by our customers over time.

Dole Food Company, Inc. offers a variety of more than 200 products, including fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, packaged foods and value-added products. As the world's largest producer and marketer of high quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables and with a growing line of packaged and frozen foods, the DOLE brand is synonymous with high quality standards and satisfaction. Dole has earned this reputation over the last 154 years thanks to its unwavering commitment to fulfill its customers' needs and consumers' expectations in the critical areas of quality assurance, food safety, traceability, environmental responsibility and social accountability.

Visit the largest full service bike shop on the Monterey Peninsula! Huge inventory of mountain bikes, road bikes, cruisers, hybrids, comfort bikes, jerseys, apparel, Park Tools, Specialized bikes and accessories, Raleigh, Electra, Camel Bak, Thule bicycle car racks, shoes, helmets, baby joggers, lights, helmets, parts, and so much more. You need it, we have it! Located in The Barnyard, this 4300 sq. ft. Carmel location is an Elite Specialized dealer offering bicycle sales, bicycle rentals, bike deliveries, bicycle parts and service. Open 7 days a week. Expert certified mechanics on staff daily for all your service questions and repair needs. Or let our certified technician properly fit you with our Specialized BG Fit Center.

Intro About Us Our History Benefits Dream Jobs About Specialized: Specialized is the global leader in the designing and manufacturing of high performing technologically advanced bicycles, components and cycling apparel for world champion riders and cycling enthusiasts. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Morgan Hill, California, Specialized is a global company with offices throughout the world. Our Vision At Specialized, we are driven by one vision that is as simple as it is bold: Be the best cycling brand in the world. To be the best means surpassing all others in how we meet the needs and demands of the rider. This does not mean being the biggest. If we concentrate on being the best, success will follow. Being the best applies to everything that bears the Specialized name: bikes, equipment, services and our people. This is not a destination but a constant and exhaustive journey.

R.G. stands for Real Good Burgers - Our small restaurant set on the attractive Crossroads Boulevard will win you over with our hand-formed, extra-lean and char-grilled burgers. Our menu includes Burgers, our famous Bison Burger, Hot dogs, Sandwiches, Soups & Salads and Desserts! Come join us at r.g. burgers, where we expect to become your favorite burger restaurant

Chris is a USA Cycling Level I Certified Power Based Training Coach and has been a professional, full-time coach for over 10 years. In that time he has coached several endurance athletes and teams using Power Meters, Heart Rate Monitors, Perceived Exertion, and a combination of all three to regional, state, and National championship titles. Over the last 10 years Chris has helped athletes from beginners to professionals achieve their goals from finishing their first century, to State and National Cycling Championships, and Junior Athletes making the jump to the National Team level. Chris has also worked with the USA Cycling Development Foundation and has been a Camp Manager and Head Coach for the West Coast Mountain Bike development Camp. Chris has been racing bicycles in one form or another for over 15 years. In that time he has achieved several state championships, has been ranked #1 nationally, and finished 3rd at the NORBA National Championships in Mammoth California and although semi-retired, still races occasionally both on and off road.

Assured Aggregates is a locally owned and operated trucking company on the central coast. Assured Aggregates takes pride in its history of on-time delivery, a state of the art, modern fleet of equipment and our professional, knowledgeable staff. From our dispatchers to our drivers, Assured Aggregates delivers top quality, on time!!

Light and Motion has been designing and building lights for over 20 years. Our lights go 200 feet below the ocean and blaze trails wherever mountain bikes venture. We are riders who care deeply about building a great company that our employees and our community can be proud of. One that our customers can depend on for great products. We haven't shipped our jobs offshore either. We design and build our products in Monterey California because we do it better than anyone else can. Thanks for being part of our community.

The speed and complexity of global business are challenging your company to move faster, work smarter and think further ahead than the competition. To be successful, you need a culture that understands, predicts and responds to your customers' problems as well as understands your competition and current market dynamics. It's what we call Cultural Sense-Ability, and it defines the character of today's successful businesses. MarketCulture Strategies works with corporations around the world to improve competitiveness through the adoption of market-centric values, practices and skills. We offer benchmarking, strategic planning and skills assessment for your team. Our training and transformation services will result in measurable improvements in your sales growth, profitability and customer satisfaction. Our Market Responsiveness Index™ measures your organization's capacity to respond to customer needs, competitive threats and external factors. Then, we work closely with your corporate leaders to create a road map that will make you market-driven. Our research shows that for every 10% improvement in MRI™ score you can expect a 4% improvement in profitability.

The Glass Guru was established in mid-2004 in Roseville, California. Pioneering new window restoration technologies, The Glass Guru was the first in the U.S. to offer the groundbreaking service of moisture removal for failed dual-pane windows. After almost five years, the process has saved their residential and commercial customers millions of dollars in replacement costs and has prevented thousands of windows from going to landfills. With locations in 13 states and growing, The Glass Guru is the only U.S.-based organization currently offering this green and money-saving service. For windows with hard water staining or scratches, the company utilizes the latest surface restoration technologies to remove minor to severe damage. Over years of testing and refinement, The Glass Guru has developed advanced products and techniques that can effectively restore windows to like new condition at a fraction of the cost of replacement. When it comes to glass and window restoration, no one compares to The Glass Guru.

As a family-owned, full-service tire and automotive repair shop, Dick Adams Automotive has been serving the Salinas Valley area since 1976. Dick Adams is conveniently located right off the 101. To keep your vehicle looking and running at peak performance Sign up for our email club to receive special offers only available to those who register. Dick Adams Automotive is a member of many automotive associations, included in this list are NAPA CAR CARE, JASPER ENGINES, AC Delco, ASC, and ASE. In order to be part of these associations Dick Adams Automotive meets their standards of excellence.

Monterey Bay Eye Center is a group of highly-trained ophthalmologists whose scope of practice addresses all of your eye care needs -- from routine eye exams to custom Wavefront LASIK and cataract surgery to management of glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy and more. In doing so, they combine the best of traditional eye care and treatments such as laser vision correction at each of their three locations in Salinas and Monterey.