Help Honor Central’s Top Businesses

Help Honor Central’s Top Businesses

Nominations Due For Your Favorite Central Business In Nine Categories

CENTRAL — You can help honor Central’s outstanding businesses and business leaders by making nominations for the 3rd Annual Central Business Awards.  The competition is sponsored by the Central City News.

Anyone can make nominations. The deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, March 16.  In order to be eligible, a business must be physically located in the City of Central or in the unincorporated areas of East Baton Rouge immediately adjacent to Central.  Seven awards will be given to businesses, and two awards will be made to individuals.  Last year’s nominees are eligible to be nominated again. The categories are:

Small Business of the Year.

A business with six or fewer employes that makes an outstanding contribution to the Central community, provides a model for what businesses should be like, or has had some great achievement during the year.

Mid-Sized Business of the Year. A business with seven to 20 employes that makes an outstanding contribution to the Central community, provides a model for what businesses should be like, or has had some great achievement during the year.

Large Business of the Year. A business with 21 or more employes that makes an outstanding contribution to the Central community, provides a model for what businesses should be like, or has had some great achievement during the year.

Professional Practice of the Year. A physician, dentist, attorney, CPA, or other professional  or group of professionals whose practice makes an outstanding contribution to the Central community, provides a model for what professionals should be like, or has had some great achievement during the year.

New Business of the Year. A business founded on or after Jan. 1, 2011 that makes an outstanding contribution to the Central community, provides a model for what businesses should be like, or has had some great achievement during the year.

Central’s Business of the Year. A business that makes an outstanding contribution to the Central community and is a role model for what businesses should be like.

Central’s Most Valuable Business. The local or national business which operates in Central, which has the greatest overall positive impact on the Central economy.

Servant Leadership Award. A business owner who makes an outstanding contribution to the Central community through his or her personal volunteer service.  His or her business need not be located in Central.

Entrepreneur of the Year. A business owner whose vision, determination, hard work, and spirit of entrepreneurship are an inspiration to anyone who dreams of being in business for himself.  At least one of the entrepreneur’s businesses must be based in Central or the unincorporated areas immediately adjacent to Central.

Other special awards made be given.  In addition, long-established Central businesses may be selected for induction into the Central Business Hall of Fame.

Each award-winner will be presented with an engraved plaque, and will be featured in the Central City News.

There is no prohibition on a business owner or an employee nominating his own business for an award, with the exception of the Servant Leadership Award and Entrepreneur of the Year, which must be nominated by someone not associated with the business.

A panel of three judges, including one judge from the Central City News, will make the awards.

After receipt of nominations, the judges will seek further information on each of the nominees.

The awards will be presented during ceremonies tentatively set for the April 26.  Last year’s event attracted 100 business leaders.

The winners of the 2011 Central Business Awards were:

Small Business of the Year — Cooper Café

Mid-Sized Business of the Year — Romero’s

Large Business of the Year — Oak Point Fresh Market

Professional Practice of the Year — Central Physical Therapy

New Business of the Year — Sammy’s Grill in Central

Servant Leadership Award — Blackie Bell and Dr. Tony and Judy LoBue

Entrepreneur of the Year — Stacey Lancaster and Gil Matherne

Central’s Business of the Year — Central Drug Store

Central’s Most Valuable Business — DEMCO

Central’s Development of the Year — The Village at Magnolia Square

Central’s Contractor of the Year — Rabalais Homes

Central’s Lifetime Service Awards — Former State Rep. Donald Ray Kennard, East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court and former Metro Councilman Doug Welborn, and former Metro Councilman and City-Parish Mayor Pro-Tem Joe Greco

 

 

 

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