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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 24, 2025
St. Joseph, MI – The Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber is proud to announce the nominees for their annual Business Recognition Breakfast Awards Ceremony & Annual Meeting, presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Corewell Health, and Honor Credit Union on Friday, February 21st.
“We continue to be in awe at the amount of commerce, volunteerism, and leadership that each nominator included with each respective nominations,” said Arthur Havlicek, President & CEO of the Regional Chamber. “We look forward to celebrating those achievements and sharing our plan for impact and continued collaboration in 2025.”
The 2025 Award Nominees are:
Business Focused:
- Best New Business
- The Garage on Ferry Street
- Modern Roofing & Construction
- The Lab. Martial Arts & Fitness
- The Squeeze Bar & Grille
- Economic Impact Award
- Corewell Health Primary Care Bridgman
- Four Winds Casinos
- Honor Credit Union
- Monte Package Company
- Small Business of the Year Award
- Schmidke Construction & Contracting
- M&W Tire
- Pipestone Creek Golf Course
- Villwocks Outdoor Living
- Non-Profit of the Year Award
- Harbor Country Mission
- New Heights CCDA
- Present Pillars
- United Way of Southwest Michigan
Community Focused – New for 2025:
- Community Placemaking:
- Berrien County Parks – Silver Beach Project
- City of Coloma – Norma Jean Somers Splash Pad
- Unified Civics Monument Project – Two Kings. Two Cities. Together.
Individual Focused:
- Rising Star Award
- Chris Britton, New Heights CCDA
- Sarah Lancaster, South Shore Health & Racquet Club
- Johnathon Scott, Modern Roofing & Construction | The Lab. Martial Arts & Fitness
- Stephanie Ott Williams, Base Bowls & Company
- The Pat Moody Award
- Joe Giannola, Giannola Investments
- Michelle Heit, New Buffalo Township Supervisor
- Bernice Mason, Community Volunteer former Chamber Ambassador
- Dave Schaffer, Kruggel Lawton CPAs
In keeping with tradition, the Chamber will also recognize one of their Ambassadors as their 2024 Ambassador of the Year.
Tickets for the 2025 Business Recognition Breakfast Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony at the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center’s Grand Upton Hall are available for purchase at bit.ly/BRBAwards2025. Early Bird pricing of $60 each or $500 for a table of 10 runs through January 31st. After that regular pricing of $65 each or a table of 10 for $550 will run through February 9th.
Attendees will hear a special Keynote from internationally acclaimed leadership speaker, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and creator of the renowned TEDTalk “Everyday Leadership – The Lollipop Moment”, Drew Dudley, a full Chamber update, and the presentation of the 2025 Business Recognition Awards. Awards will be once again determined via live voting by attendees during the first half of the event.
Business Recognition Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony Sponsors:
Title: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Corewell Health, Honor Credit Union;
Presenting: Comcast Business, Horizon Bank, Four Winds Casinos, Sturgis Bank & Trust, United Way of Southwest Michigan;
Media: Mid-West Family Southwest Michigan;
Supporting: Combined Insurance Agencies/Nulty Insurance, Courtyard by Marriott, Hungerford CPAs + Advisors, Indiana Michigan Power an AEP Company, Kruggel Lawton CPAs, Wales Wealth Management Group;
Contributing: 1st Source Bank, Andrews University School of Business Administration, South Shore Health & Racquet Club, and United Federal Credit Union.
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