Business of the Year Application

We are celebrating 25 years of the Business of the Year Award! We hope you will consider applying! All applications are held in a confidential manner. Please feel free to attach supporting documents as necessary.  The Recognition Committee of the River Heights Chamber of Commerce will evaluate the business using the following criteria and supported documentation.  Please complete each area, demonstrating how your business has met the criteria.

If you know of a business you would like to nominate, please tell us here.

Deadline to submit this application: Thursday, October 10, 2019.

*The winner will be honored at the River Heights Chamber Annual Meeting luncheon held on January 9, 2020 at the InterContinental Hotel in Saint Paul.

Qualifications & Criteria for Business of the Year Award:

The business must meet the following qualifications to be considered for this award.

• Five years in business or longer
• 20 or more employees (including full-and-part-time)
• Minimum of five years membership in the River Heights Chamber of Commerce, including at least one year on a Chamber committee.
• Committed to community through involvement and assistance to community organizations.
• Committed to growth and business improvement through investment in new equipment, buildings, growth in the number of employees, programs and/or other innovations.
• Committed to employees through innovative employee programs.
• Committed to excellence in service, business ethics, and friendliness.
• Committed to response to adversity by facing problems and developing solutions.

Congratulations to these past Business of the Year Award Winners

1995 – First American Bank- Bremer Bank
1996 – Fury Motors
1997 – Gertens
1998 – Southview Bank- Mainstreet Bank
1999 – Cenex Harvest States- CHS Cooperatives
2000 – Waterous Company
2001 – Cherokee Manufacturing
2002 – LeVander, Gillen & Miller
2003 – ReMax Realty 100
2004 – Pind Bend Paving
2005 – Key Community Bank
2006 – Bester Brothers Transfer
2007 – American Bank
2008 – Dakota Electric Association
2009 – Heartland Credit Union
2010 – Schadegg Mechanical
2011 – Flint Hills Resources
2012 – Sherman Insurance Agency
2013 – Wipaire
2014 – Safeway Bus Company
2015 – Pawn America Minnesota
2016 – Krech O’Brien, Mueller and Associates
2017 – Tandem Printing, Inc.
2018 – Deerwood Bank
2019 – Republic Services