The winners of the 2016 Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards were announced Friday night at PlayMakers Repertory Company. These awards were held to honor local people and businesses that go above and beyond in a number of categories.
The finalists were chosen from over 80 nominations by a selection committee of over 20 local business leaders and community activists. This committee narrowed down the nominees to three finalists in each category.
The three finalists in each category are listed below. The final winner is in bold.
Micro-Enterprise of the Year (0-5 Employees)
- Balloons and Tunes
- i9 Sports of South Durham and South Orange Counties
- Sharon Hill International
Mid-Size Business of the Year (6-50 Employees) presented by Bank of North Carolina
- Dispute Settlement Center
- DSI Comedy Theater
- Kidzu Children’s Museum
Large Business of the Year (51+ Employees) presented by SunTrust
- Kalisher
- The Carolina Inn
- UNC Health Care Hillsborough Campus
Non-Profit of the Year presented by Triangle Community Foundation
- Community Home Trust
- Habitat for Humanity Orange County
- TABLE
New Business of the Year
- Sally Mack
- Silverspot Cinema
- Vinyl Perk
Innovation Award
- Riithink Digital Marketing Agency
- Seal the Season
- Silverspot Cinema
Community Impact
- Chapel Hill SCORE
- Club Nova Community, Inc.
- Strowd Roses
University Born Business
- Coursicle
- PHE, Inc.
- Sweeps
Business Woman of the Year
- Jan Bolick, WCHLChapelboro
- Sharon Hill, Sharon Hill International
- Sylvia Sloan Black, Black Star Strategies
Young Professional of the Year
- Antonio McBroom, Ben and Jerry’s
- Chris Ehrenfeld, Domicile Realty
- Zach Ward, DSI Comedy Theater
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!
