The Economic Development
Authority of Northern Nevada is
seeking nominations for its Business
of the Year Awards.
Two northern Nevada companies
one large, one small will be
honored at EDAWN's annual luncheon
in March. Nominations must be
received by EDAWN by Jan. 24. A
nomination form can be downloaded
from the EDAWN web site at
www.edawn.org.
Criteria for the honor include:
Nominees must be either a newly
located business or had a major
expansion in northern Nevada within
the last five years.
Nominees must meet at least two
of these criteria: Environmental
responsibility, above-average wages or
importation of dollars by shipping
products or services out of state.
Nominees must demonstrate a
strong involvement in the community.
To qualify as a "small" company, the
business must have less than 100 total
employees. A "large" company is any
business with 100 total employees or
more.
The winners of the 2002 Chairmen
Award were Cisco Systems, small
business of the year and Intuit, large
business of the year. A special Service
Award was also presented last year to
International Gaming Technology.
EDAWN's annual luncheon will
feature keynote speaker Ted Garcia,
executive vice president of supply
chain and coffee operations for
Starbucks Coffee Company.
Sponsors for the luncheon also are
sought. For information on sponsorship,
call Sheila Imsdahl at EDAWN,
829.3738.
