Business-Appreciation Luncheon Awards Shawnee
Businessses, Developments
Shawnee Economic Development Council, Shawnee Chamber
of Commerce award city businesses, developments for city, community
contributions
SHAWNEE, Kan. – Shawnee businesses and developments
received awards Tuesday from the Shawnee Economic Development Council
(SEDC) and the Shawnee Chamber of Commerce for their continuous support
and contributions to the city.
Business-Development Awards were given based on specific criteria – must
be a significant investment of at least $1 mil. and/or provide a
significant job creation in addition to the projects must be, or
have been, complete in the last 12 months. The following businesses
received Business-Development Awards: Brotherhood Bank & Trust;
Continental Cast Stone, Mfg.; Crown Group; Expressway Auto Wash;
Family Video Movie Club; Hans Rudolph, Inc.; K-7 Self Storage; TLY
Properties LLC; Walgreen Co.; Wal-Mart Supercenter; and Widmer Shoppes.
The State of Kansas 2009 Business-Excellence Award was presented
to Shawnee Mission Medical Center for not only its on-going support
of the city of Shawnee and the Chamber but Johnson County as well.
Shawnee Mission Medical Center is the recipient of this award for
a wide range of reasons, including its significant investment in
the state of Kansas; its wide-ranging health services available to
the public; its employee-friendly programs like on-site daycare,
employee training and career-development opportunities; and its financial
support of the community’s events, which is indescribably appreciated.
The Downtown-Impact Award was created by the SEDC executive committee
to recognize the business-development project with the greatest impact
on the city of Shawnee’s downtown area in the last 12 months.
Projects could include added investment and property-tax base; significant
job creation; and/or enhanced visitor attraction. The recipient was
selected by the Shawnee Downtown Partnership. Congratulations to
Bam’s Big Burgers for receiving this award.
The Downtown-Revitalization Award was created by the SEDC executive
committee to honor the business that made the most significant improvement
to the outside appearance of a downtown, commercial building during
the last 12 months. Recipients were selected by the Shawnee Downtown
Partnership. Congratulations to both 59 Plaza, LLC, for the Shawnee
Plaza and Lino’s Holdings LLC for Lino’s Barton Place
Phase One.
A special recognition of a business that has played a major role
in shaping the face of the community and making a tremendous contribution
to the city over a longer period of time was awarded to Deffenbaugh
Industries by the Chamber. Deffenbaugh Industries is the Hall-of-Fame-Award
recipient for year 2009, and it is sincerely thanked for its contributions
to both the city and community.
If you would like more information on the Business-Appreciation Luncheon
and/or award recipients, please contact either Jim Martin, SEDC executive
director, or Linda Leeper, Chamber president, at 913.631.6545.
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