27 nominees for Burlington business awards
Chamber president says it had hard time narrowing selections in nine categories
The 2018 finalists for the Burlington Chamber of Commerce’s business excellence awards have been announced.
The chamber has named 27 local organizations as finalists in nine categories — nominations are based on overall business excellence and the criteria include: excellence in business leadership, community contributions, entrepreneurship, environment, employee welfare, innovation and market growth.
“The chamber was faced with some very tough decisions to choose finalists and winners this year,” said Keith Hoey, Burlington chamber president and CEO.
“The calibre of the companies seems to be getting better every year. This is a clear indication of the world-class organizations that carry on business in Burlington and the chamber of commerce is pleased to be able to recognize all of these organizations.”
This year’s finalists are:
• Manufacturer — Etratech, Urtech Manufacturing, Zeton Inc. and EarthFresh;
• Retail/Wholesale — Burlington Merchandising & Fixtures, Mrs. B’s GiftHouse and SB Simpson Group;
• Retail/Wholesale (large) — Discovery Ford, Pioneer Family Pools and Snuggle Bugz;
• Service (small) — A.S. Security & Surveillance, Burlington Mall and Liaison College Culinary Arts;
• Service (medium) — CS-1 Transportation, Idea Factor and Tecoustics;
• Service (large) — Stagevision and Taylor Moving and Storage;
• Young Entrepreneur — Maude Leger (Sold Right Away), Nazia Surti (Beauty First) and Erinn Weatherbie (Kelly’s Bake Shoppe);
• Not-for-Profit — Burlington Public Library, Compassion Society of Halton and Halton Women’s Place;
• Employer of the Year — Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd., Ikea, and Sodexo.
Winners in each category will be announced at the Chamber Business Awards Gala on April 5 at the Burlington Convention Centre. Also being presented at the gala: the Burlington Economic Development Corporation’s Technology and Innovation Award and Mayor Rick Goldring’s Community Service Awards.
Anyone interested in attending the gala can contact the chamber office at 905-639-0174 or visit www.burlingtonchamber.com.