Industry Appreciation Awards
Celebrating Lee County businesses that drive the local economy, employ our workforce and shape their industries.
Lee County’s 31st anniversary of the Industry Appreciation Awards was held on Friday, October 25, 2024.
Celebrating business excellence in Lee County, the Industry Appreciation Awards recognize businesses that drive the local economy, employ our workforce and shape their industries.
2024 Industry Appreciation Awards Categories, Finalists and Winners
Large Business of the Year Award — Recognizes exceptional business growth and the implementation of unique strategies. The large business selected as a finalist for this honor checks all the boxes of distinguishing themselves from competitors, engaging meaningfully with the local community, and adopting innovative practices.
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Small Business of the Year Award – Recognizes a small business that has demonstrated exceptional growth in revenue, workforce, products, or services over the past three years. The recipient of this award shows unique strategies that distinguish them from competitors, meaningfully engages with the local community, and adopts innovative practices.
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Diverse Business Award – Recognizes a local business that demonstrates strong vision and leadership as a certified woman, minority or veteran owned supplier or vendor for public and private organizations in Lee County.
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Innovative Technology Award — Recognizes a business that has developed or implemented groundbreaking technology with a measurable impact on its operations or industry, demonstrating a high degree of novelty and originality.
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Small Manufacturer of the Year Award — Celebrates a small manufacturing business that has achieved remarkable growth in output and scale over the last three years, having integrated new technologies into their production processes while maintaining a high-quality product and safety standards. This recipient also demonstrates a commitment to environmental sustainability.
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Large Manufacturer of the Year Award — Celebrates a large manufacturing business that has achieved remarkable growth in output and scale over the last three years with newly integrated technologies, consistent high product quality and safety standards, and a demonstrated commitment to environmental sustainability.
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Supplier Diversity Award — Recognizes a business that has excelled in promoting diversity within its supply chain. The recipient of this award has demonstrated significant diversity in their suppliers over the past three years, implemented effective diversity policies and practices, and engaged in partnerships with minority-owned businesses.
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Community Spotlight Award — Highlights a business’s outstanding contributions to the local community in regard to specific community projects or causes, showing measurable impacts in Lee County.
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Partnership Award — Recognizes a business that has formed a strategic and impactful partnership with a nonprofit organization within the past year, to demonstrate unique approaches, show clear objectives, measurable benefits, and tangible outcomes that have positively impacted the community.
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