The cream has risen to the top and the finalists for the Drumheller and District Chamber of Commerce’s 2017 Business Awards of Excellence were announced.
This year 29 nominations were received for the award.
In the Arts, Culture & Community Award, Drumheller and District Humane Society, Drumheller Public Library, and Dry Canyon Collectables were the nominees.
The Badlands Community Facility, Canalta, and Pizza Hut are the finalists for the Diversity Leadership Award.
Most Promising New Business finalists are The Chopped Leaf, Escape This! Drumheller and The Stuffed Kilt;
Finalists for the Small Business of the Year are Athens Greek Restaurant, Ivy’s Awesome Kitchen & Bistro, and Sublime Food and Wine
The Large Business of the Year finalists are Canalta Hotels, Reality Bytes, and Western GM.
The finalists for Business Professional of the Year are Dr. Rithesh Ram (Riverside Medical), Joseph Legacy (The Grace House), and Theresa Vyvey (the Ramada)
Once again this year, “fan voting,’ was available to the public again from August 30 - September 8. These votes were combined with scores given by the Business Excellence Awards Committee, to determine the top three finalists in each category.
Award winners will be announced at the annual Business Excellence Awards Gala on Wednesday, October 18 at the Badlands Community Facility. This gala is held in October each year in conjunction with Small Business Week, as a celebration of the outstanding businesses, groups and people in our community.