Nominations open for 19th annual Maine Family Business Awards
Photo / Fred J. Field
The Reny family, owners of the Renys chain of department stores, will be the keynote speakers at the Maine Family Business Awards event on May 15. Pictured here are Bob, his wife Mary Kate, his niece, Faustine, his son Adam and brother John Reny.
Nominations have opened for recognition of the very best family businesses in Maine — and there are lots of contenders since four in five businesses in the state are family-owned.
The Maine Family Business Awards are presented in partnership with MEMIC, the Maine-based employee safety insurance group, during a gala evening event at the Holiday Inn by the Bay. The event, on May 15, will be hosted by Cindy Williams, News Center Maine’s news anchor.
Keynote speakers will be members of the Reny family, owners of department stores in Maine since 1949, with John, Adam and Faustine Reny discussing with Williams on stage about running a successful family business.
The evening will begin with networking and end with presentations of the following awards:
- Renys Large Business Award (25 or more employees)
- Chalmers Insurance Group Customer Service Award
- Holiday Inn By The Bay First Generation Award
- People's United Bank Innovation & Technology Award
- Shep Lee Community Service Award
- Maddy Corson Small Business Award (fewer than 25 employees)
- Environmental Leadership Award
An independent judging panel selects winners based upon criteria that include the nature of family involvement, the success of the business, the work environment, and innovative business practices or strategies.
Honorees in 2017 included: Capozza Tile and Floor Covering Center, Highland Avenue Greenhouse, OceanView at Falmouth, Puritan Medical Products, Custom Composite Technologies, Hanson Enterprises LLC, and Geaghan’s Pub and Craft Brewery.
For the purposes of the Maine Family Business Awards, a “family business” is defined as “a business wherein one owner either shares ownership or works in the business with at least one other family member (contemporaneously or overtime) and has a commitment to the continuation of the enterprise.”
Event sponsors include title sponsor MEMIC and Maine Magazine, Renys, Chalmers Insurance Group, Holiday Inn By the Bay, People’s United Bank, Machias Savings Bank, Verrill Dana LLC, Norway Savings Bank, Lee Auto Malls, Blaze Partners, Cross Insurance, Bangor Savings Bank, Morong Falmouth, Androscoggin Bank, Burgess Advertising & Marketing, DMM, Mainebiz, Sun Media Group, BDN Bangor Daily News and “The Derek Volk Show.”
The deadline for nominations is Friday, March 16.
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