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Hosted by
Northern Gila County Economic Development Corporation
Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce
Town of Payson - Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department
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Important Dates:
Deadline: All nominations need to be received no later than February 1, 2010. Nominations may be mailed to NGCEDC , P.O. Box 1771, Payson, AZ 85547 or dropped off at The Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Finalist Announcment: Finalists will be announced by Friday, February 19, 2010
Award Presentation:
The Rim Country Business Awards ceremony will be held Thursday, April 8, 2010 in the Performance Auditorium of The First Church of the Nazarene from 11:00 to 2:00
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Award Categories
Small Business of the Year
Eligibility: Any business in the Rim Country Area with less than 10 employees.
Large Business of the Year
Eligibility: Any business in the Rim Country Area with more than 10 employees.
The Jim Young Business Person of the Year
The Pat Willis Business Excellence Award
Business of the Year
Non-Profit Category
(2 awards)
Eligibility: Non Profit organization with 1 or no Paid Employees
Eligibility: Non Profit organization with 2 or more Paid employees
Nominating Instructions:
Carefully read the eligibility requirements for the award categories. On a separate piece of paper, respond to the questions that support the judging criteria for the award category. Supporting documentation such as photos, newspaper clippings, marketing material, awards and lists of accomplishments may be included with the nomination. Please limit the supporting documentation to five 8 1/2 x 11 pieces. This documentation will not be returned, so please do not submit original awards, photos, etc. Click here for the nomination application.
Questions for Businesses:
- Discuss the performance of this business, description of business and the operational strategies.
- Describe the customer service philosophy and practices of this business.
- What are the most pressing business challenges and how is the business overcoming them?
- What makes this business unique and/or innovative? Possible responses address products, business methods or services.
- What community involvement or support has this business been involved with this past year?
- Describe the employee culture and/or employee relations. Possible responses address working environment, professional development, internal mentorship or paid and non-paid benefits.
- Discuss the quality of the products and/or services of this business.
- What has this business done to be environmentally responsive?
- Give examples to show the entrepreneurial spirit of the business.
- How has this business made a difference in the Rim Country?
- Provide any additional information you would like the judges to consider.
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Keynote Speaker
Dr. Coor is a highly regarded Arizona statesman and esteemed president emeritus of Arizona State University (1990-2002) and the University of Vermont (1976-1989). As president of ASU, Dr. Coor elevated the university’s status as a major research institution with high-quality academics and a diverse student body.
Dr. Coor, who is chairman and CEO of the Center for the Future of Arizona, founded the independent nonprofit organization in 2002. Its mission is to create an
Arizona in which there are opportunities and quality of life for all citizens, now and in the future. Under his direction, the center has focused upon collaborative initiatives such as creating a unified state vision and action plan, and implementing the Beat the Odds research findings in Arizona K-12 schools. He is also the Ernest W. McFarland Arizona Heritage Chair in Leadership and Public Policy and a professor of public affairs at ArizonaStateUniversity.
Looking back on his 12 years as president of Arizona State University, Lattie Coor believes his biggest contribution was establishing strong ties between the university and the business community.
Those ties set the foundation for a capital contribution campaign that exceeded $500 million, well beyond the $300 million goal set when it was originally launched. That included an increase in the endowment fund, from $26 million to $244 million. In addition, funding for research and development grew from $47 million to $115 million.
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