Rice Lake, WI – The Rice Lake Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Awards Banquet on September 29 at the Elks Lodge. S.C. Swiderski, LLC was named 2016 Industrial/Manufacturing Business of the Year for construction of a large scale housing project, Moon Lake Estates in Rice Lake.

Presenting the awards was 2015-2016 Chamber president Mike Britton. Other winners were:

Retail Business of the Year:  Lehman’s Supper Club
Citizen of the Year:
Bjorn Hanson
Contributor to Education:
Barb Malom
Unsung Hero of Education:
Trisha Neuser

The Chamber recognized S.C. Swiderski for creating additional housing for residents in the Rice Lake area. Moon Lake Estates is a 104 unit apartment site that the company designed, built, owns and manages.  They plan to start construction on Phase II of Moon Lake Estates in 2017 which will add an additional 100 units when completed. The company is currently constructing multi-family apartments in Antigo, Eagle River, Wausau and Wisconsin Rapids and has other locations such as Merrill, Weston and Stevens Point.

About Rice Lake Area Chamber of Commerce: The Rice Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is a private, voluntary, not-for-profit membership organization of businesses and professional persons dedicated to improving the economic and community environment of the Rice Lake area and fostering the development of quality business growth and prosperity.