St. Croix EDC: Seeks nominations for Business of the Year program

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham, St. Croix EDC, 715-381-4383

November 8, 2012 – For Immediate Release

St. Croix EDC is now accepting nominations for its 2012 Business of the Year awards program.

Categories include Emerging Business of the Year (a start-up business that has operated in St. Croix County for five or fewer years); Small Business of the Year (29 or fewer employees); and Business of the Year (30 or more employees).

A nomination form and guidelines can be obtained from the EDC at (715) 381-4383 or online at www.stcroixedc.com/pdf/12bynominationform.pdf. Individuals may nominate a company in any of the categories or a business may place their company’s name in nomination. Completed nominations must be returned to St. Croix EDC by the close of business on Friday, December 14, 2012.

The winners will be announced in January and the companies will be honored at the St. Croix EDC’s annual Business of the Year Banquet in mid-February 2013.

The 2011 winners were Future Farm Food and Fuel (rural Baldwin) as the Emerging Business of the Year; Stevens Engineers (Hudson) as the Small Business of the Year; and Sajan, Inc. (River Falls) as the Business of the Year.

For more information, contact Jacki Bradham, St. Croix EDC at (715) 381-4383 or jacki@stcroixedc.com.

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