The Central Valley Institute for Family Business, within the Craig School of Business at California State University, Fresno, invites the public to nominate businesses in the central San Joaquin Valley for the 2011 California Family Business Award.

The nomination deadline is Friday, Oct. 15.

Local family businesses demonstrating significant, successful development are encouraged to enter. Past nominees and finalists may also re-submit their nominations.

Award finalists will be honored and the winner announced Jan. 20 during the 22nd annual Institute for Family Business Awards dinner.

Last year’s winning business was Betts Spring Co., which manufactures truck parts. Betts is a sixth generation family-owned business that began in 1868.

For more information, contact Lori Few at 559.278.4426 or lfew@csufresno.edu.

(Copy by University Communications news intern Christy Patron)

Related links: