Any member of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce may submit an award nomination. Nominees must be members of the Springfield Chamber, with the exception of the Distinguished Citizen award. A business or individual cannot be nominated for an award they have received within the past 15 years. The Awards Selection Committee will determine award recipients based on qualifying information pertaining to the award criteria.

Award recipients will be announced at the Inspire Excellence Annual Awards Event in February 2024.

NOMINATIONS CLOSE: December 1, 2023

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* Please provide your contact information below, should we need to contact you regarding your nominee(s).

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* Business of the Year Award Criteria
A deserving recipient of the Business of the Year Award is a business that has had an exceptional year based upon an expansion, opening, or a turnaround story. The Business of the Year has, and continues to make, a community wide impact.

Previous Business of the Year Award Recipients
2022 The Chronicle
2021 Addi's Diner
2020 Bicoastal Media
2019 Masaka Properties
2018 PublicHouse
2017 Johnson Crushers, Inc.
2016 Urban Lumber
2015 Papa's Pizza
2014 Richardson Sports, Inc.
2013 Plank Town Brewing Co.
2012 Hop Valley Brewing Co.
2011 Royal Caribbean International
2010 The Pump Café
2009 Springfield Times
2008 John Hyland Construction


Write in your nomination for Business of the Year below.

Reason for Nomination
*The Awards Selection Committee will determine award finalists and select recipients based on qualifying information pertaining to the award criteria.
Describe why the business you have nominated fits the criteria for the 2023 Business of the Year Award below.

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* Please expand on the nominee's business "expansion, opening, or turnaround story" during 2023.

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* Please describe the nominees "community wide impact".

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