Maryland’s Comptroller Peter Franchot presented to Tom Martin of the Bookplate the Comptroller’s Cornerstone Award for Local Business Excellence
To a room full of members of the Chestertown community Maryland’s Comptroller Peter Franchot presented to Tom Martin of the Bookplate the Comptroller’s Cornerstone Award for Local Business Excellence on October 3, 2019.
The award is given to a business from each of Maryland’s 23 counties and Baltimore City.
From the Comptroller’s Web page:
The Cornerstone Award exemplifies the following attributes:
This award recognizes small and family-owned businesses that celebrate the guiding values of independence, innovation and investment that define Maryland’s local business community.
The Cornerstone Award further celebrates businesses in the retail, agriculture, manufacturing, industrial and entertainment sectors — that are part of the fabric of their community.
The recipients have adapted to economic challenges, overcome the changing marketplace and evolved to meet customer demands, while showing a commitment to the community through sponsorships, community service, charitable giving and civic involvement/leadership.
The Bookplate is an independent bookstore in Chestertown, MD that specializes in first editions, regional history, and fiction and more.
The Bookplate is located at:
112 S Cross St, Chestertown, MD 21620
Photographs by SG Atkinson
