Vail Valley Partnership- the Chamber & Tourism Bureau today announced the top three finalists in a total of fourteen categories for its tenth annual Success Awards. With the addition of seven new categories, a record number of nomination forms were turned in for consideration. New to this year’s Success Awards categories include; Small Non-Profit of the Year, Mid-Size Business of the Year, Most Uniquely Vail Valley, Legacy Award, Local Marketing Campaign of the Year, Industry/Merchant Association of the Year and Customer Service Award.
Previously nominated by their peers in the business community, all of the finalists, excluding the Member of the Year, were ultimately selected by the Success Awards Committee, a group comprised of representatives of Eagle County business associations and community leaders. The Member of the Year, chosen by Partnership staff, will be announced at the next After-Hours Business Mixer on December 19 at Atwater at the Vail Cascade.
“The Partnership is happy to ‘celebrate the successes’ of the local business community via our annual Success Awards. Over 108 businesses, individuals and non-profits were nominated by their peers for the awards this year, showing the great variety of business interests in the Valley and the number of organizations that continue to make a difference in our community. We offer our congratulations to all nominees and look forward to the Success Awards on February 1 at the Vilar Center,” said Chris Romer, executive director of Vail Valley Partnership.
The finalists are as follows:
Business of the Year:
Mid-Size Business of the Year:Small Business of the Year:Entrepreneur of the Year:Young Professional of the Year: Small Non-Profit of the Year:Non-Profit of the Year:Most Uniquely Vail Valley:Legacy Award:Local Marketing Campaign of the Year:Emerging New Business of the Year:Spirit of the Valley Award:Industry/Merchant Association of the Year:Customer Service Award Winner:All award category winners will be announced at the Success Awards. The Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek will host the 10th Success Awards, a themed awards ceremony on February 1, 2013.For more information on the Vail Valley Partnership’s Success Awards, please visit http://www.vailvalleypartnership.com/general.asp?id=28 or call Jennifer Weintraub at 970.477.4001 or by email jweintraub@visitvailvalley.com.