Cliff Callis took time Friday to celebrate where his company has been and where it is headed.
Callis & Associates, the company Callis created 25 years ago, held a “tailgate party” at the Fox Theatre Events Center for clients and guests to mark a quarter century of providing advertising and marketing services throughout the region.
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