Vermont Mutual Insurance won last year's award. VBM photo
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Business Magazine and the Vermont Chamber of Commerce are accepting nominations until March 1st for the Deane C Davis Outstanding Business of the Year Award that honors an outstanding Vermont business. The deadline for nominating a business is March 1, 2019. Nominees and applicants are encouraged to complete the 2018 Deane C Davis Award nomination form online.
To recognize and honor Vermont’s best companies, Vermont Business Magazine and the Vermont Chamber created 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. Last year’s winner was Vermont Mutual Insurance Group and recent award winners include Marathon Health, PC Construction Company, Champlain Cable Corporation, Dealer.com, GW Plastics, the Foley Family of Companies, Small Dog Electronics, and BioTek Technologies.
The award is given annually 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
- Creation of a positive work environment for all employees
Finalists of the award will be announced in the May edition of Vermont Business Magazine. The winner will be announced in May, 2019. Nominations can be made online.
About the Vermont Chamber of Commerce
The largest statewide, private, not-for-profit business organization, the Vermont Chamber of Commerce represents every sector of the state’s business community. Its mission is to create an economic climate conducive to business growth and the preservation of the Vermont quality of life.
About Vermont Business Magazine
Vermont Business Magazine is the state's most respected business publication. Since 1972, Vermont Business Magazine has published statewide business news, economic and political news and commentary, business and individual profiles, data, analysis and statistics.
Source: VBM & VT Chamber 1.4.2019