Smith Earns Chamber Award
By Mark Sanchez
Published: October 13, 2003
Dean Smith is the Holland Area Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Person of the Year. HOLLAND — The crossroad came suddenly and without warning. Following the loss of his father, Dean Smith was faced with deciding which path to take: Move on to something else; or take over the reins of the family business and go forward.

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