In an effort to recognize and honor Vermont’s best companies, the Vermont Chamber of Commerce andVermont Business Magazinecreated the Deane C. Davis Outstanding Business of the Year Award in 1990. Named for the former Governor of Vermont, this annual award honors a Vermont business that shows an outstanding history of sustained growth while displaying an acute awareness of what makes Vermont unique.
Each year the Vermont Chamber of Commerce andVermont Business Magazinepresent the Deane C. Davis Outstanding Business of the Year Award during the annual Vermont Business & Industry EXPO. The award is given to the Vermont business that has made exceptional accomplishments on a consistent basis and demonstrated success by:
Continued growth in number of employees and/or sales;
Commitment of company resources, including employees, to community projects;
Recognition of the environment as a natural and economic resource for Vermont; and
Creation of a positive work environment for all employees.
The finalists will be announced in the May edition ofVermont Business Magazineand the winner will be announced during the opening ceremonies of the Vermont Chamber’s Vermont Business & Industry EXPO on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.
Nominees and applicants are encouraged to complete the 2011 Deane C. Davis Award Nomination Form online at:http://www.jotform.com/form/13424041985. Hardcopy forms are available upon request. Please contact Lisa Goodell [email protected],(802) 262-0147.
Application deadline: 3/2/12
Don Mayer, to Governor Shumlin's right, the chief executive officer of Small DogElectronics of Waitsfield and South Burlington, accepts the Deane Davis Award last May.