Business Excellence Awards

Since 2003, The Business Excellence Awards program continues to recognize the imagination, industriousness, innovation, achievements, and community dedication of the small-business owners and operations in New Hampshire. The Business Excellence Awards are awarded in 13 different categories and honor owners and operators of businesses with 100 employees or fewer.

The Award categories:

Business Services
Construction
Financial Services
Health Care
Hospitality
Manufacturing
Media & Marketing

Non-Profit
Professional Services
Public Service
Real Estate
Retail
Technology

Congratulations to the 2011 Business Excellence Awards winners and Hall of Fame inductees.

The winners of the 2011 NHBR Business Excellences Awards were:

Excellence in Business Services -- Guy Sylvester, Absolute Resource Associates, Portsmouth
Excellence in Construction (tie) -- Jerry Kingwill, Cobb Hill Construction, Concord; Jason Foster, Foster's Professional Painting Plus LLC, Claremont
Excellence in Financial Services -- Michael L'Ecuyer, Bellwether Community Credit Union, Manchester
Excellence in Health Care -- Paula Gagne, Regency Nursing Care, Manchester
Excellence in Hospitality -- Emeran Langmaid, A&E Custom Coffee Roastery, Amherst
Excellence in Media & Marketing -- Erik Dodier, PixelMEDIA Inc., Portsmouth
Excellence in Nonprofits -- Brian Young, Nashua Center for the Multiply Handicapped
Excellence in Professional Services -- Thomas Brueckner, Senior Financial Resources Inc., Nashua
Excellence in Real Estate -- Dick Anagnost, Anagnost Investments Inc., Manchester
Excellence in Retail (tie) -- Sy Mahfuz, Persian Rug Galleries, Nashua; Lynda Nelson, Quest Martial Arts Academy, Barrington
Excellence in Technology -- Cheryl Gamst, CCS New England, Nashua
Hall of Fame inductee -- Howard Brodsky, co-founder of CCA Global Partners, one of the largest privately held companies in the United States and one of the largest cooperatives in the world
Hall of Fame inductee -- The Singer Family, owner of Merchants Automotive Group, a $ multifaceted, $200 million auto company, including a long-term fleet leasing division that is one of the largest in the Northeast.