Qualifications & Criteria for Business of the Year Award:
The business must meet the following qualifications to be considered for this award.
*Criteria has been amended to be more inclusive and recognize the challenges our businesses are facing this year due to the pandemic.
- Five years in business or longer
- 15 or more employees (including full-and-part-time)*
- Minimum of three years membership in the River Heights Chamber of Commerce*
- Committed to the community through involvement and assistance to community organizations
- Committed to growth and business improvement through investment in new equipment, buildings, growth in the number of employees, programs and/or other innovations
- Committed to employees through innovative employee programs
- Committed to excellence in service, business ethics, and friendliness
- Committed to responding to adversity by facing problems and developing solutions
Congratulations to these past Business of the Year Award Winners
1995 – First American Bank- Bremer Bank
1996 – Fury Motors
1997 – Gertens
1998 – Southview Bank- Mainstreet Bank
1999 – Cenex Harvest States- CHS Cooperatives
2000 – Waterous Company
2001 – Cherokee Manufacturing
2002 – LeVander, Gillen & Miller
2003 – ReMax Realty 100
2004 – Pind Bend Paving
2005 – Key Community Bank
2006 – Bester Brothers Transfer
2007 – American Bank
2008 – Dakota Electric Association
2009 – Heartland Credit Union
2010 – Schadegg Mechanical
2011 – Flint Hills Resources
2012 – Sherman Insurance Agency
2013 – Wipaire
2014 – Safeway Bus Company
2015 – Pawn America Minnesota
2016 – Krech O’Brien, Mueller and Associates
2017 – Tandem Printing, Inc.
2018 – Deerwood Bank
2019 – Republic Services
2020 – Drkula’s 32
