NEWS RELEASE
BARRIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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The Barrie Chamber of Commerce and the City of Barrie, in partnership with Bell, OLG, and PowerStream Inc., are pleased to announce the 2015 recipients of the Barrie Business Awards.
These awards were presented at a gala event on Thursday, November 12, 2015, when 330 people gathered to #celebrate local businesses.
OLG Not-For-Profit or Charitable Organization Award
Hospice Simcoe
Lovejoy Productions Retail Sector Business Excellence Award
Barrie Harley-Davidson
RBC Royal Bank Development & Manufacturing Sector Business Excellence Award
Aventech Research Inc.
Scotiabank Service Sector Business Excellence Award
Suite Success
Georgian College Hospitality & Tourism Sector Business Excellence Award
Grilled Cheese Social Eatery
Invest Barrie New Business Award
Barrie Olive Oil Company Inc.
The Barrie Examiner Marketing & Promotions Award
Pie Media Group
PowerStream Inc. Environmental Practices Award
Boon Burger Barrie
Employer of the Year Award presented by the Barrie Mayor
Howard Noble Insurance Limited
Bell Community Builder Award
Park Place
Bank of Montreal Franchisee Award
KKP Barrie
Rock 95 & 107.5 KOOL FM Going Global Award
TNR Industrial Doors
Busch Group of Companies 4 Under 40
Nathan Ayrheart, Georgian Detailing
Mark Faris, The Faris Team Corp.
Ryan Giffen, Shred North
Tyler Murray, Tyger Shark
Barrie Chamber Entrepreneur Award of Excellence
Mark Faris, The Faris Team Corp
Initiated by the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce and the City of Barrie in 2003, the Barrie Business Awards program recognizes the contribution of local businesses to the continued growth and success of our community.
Each year the program begins with a call for nominations in the spring, nominees complete their profiles throughout the summer, and an independent panel of judges reviews all submissions.
This independent panel meets in early fall to discuss and defend their choices, and the finalists are announced shortly after.
The awards are presented in November, during a gala that has come to be known as Barrie's premier business networking black tie event.
Building on the success of last year’s improvements, the committee made further changes to the format of the event, securing a venue that could comfortably accommodate more guests, and engaging even more support from the community.
The very long list of sponsors believes that Barrie’s best businesses deserve a bigger and better gala to honour and recognize them.
Categories were fine-tuned again this year to better suit Barrie’s business community, the nominee profile questionnaires were refined to get the best overview of each company, and a new look for the award was developed, all of which contribute to the prestige and weight of being named a Barrie Business Award recipient.
The list of previous Barrie Business Award recipients and finalists is impressive; this year’s finalists are no exception, and Barrie residents should be proud to have such diverse and compassionate businesses within their community.
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