By Staff
Seven South Portland businesses will be honored virtually at the city s 2020 Business & Economic Development Awards next week, with the emphasis this year on facing down the pandemic. We recognize the struggles that our business community has faced, and our awards are unique this year in honoring their creativity, perseverance and resilience in navigating the many difficulties of 2020, the city s economic development committee said in a news release announcing the winners.
The ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, via Zoom.
This year s winners are:
COVID Pivot Pioneer – Scratch Baking Co., 416 Preble St. The award recognizes a business that adapted quickly to come up with new ways to operate and do it safely.
Business and Economic Development Awards seeking nominations
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Lisa Plourd, owner of the Knitting Nook, with Bill Mann, South Portland’s Economic Development Director, during the 2019 Business & Economic Development Awards. Business nominations are being taken for the 2020 awards ceremony, time and date to be announced.
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Michael Strout
SOUTH PORTLAND The city’s Economic Development Committee is accepting nominations through Jan. 15 for the 2020 Business & Economic Development Awards.
The department is looking for nominations of businesses that fall under six different categories this year, said Bill Mann, economic development director, in press release. These include COVID Pivot Pioneer, Heroes Helping Heroes, Nothing’s Going to Stop Us Now, Job Preserver, Keeping Us Safe and Impact Award.
By Staff
South Portland s Economic Business & Development Awards are going to look a little different this year, and not just because the ceremony will be virtual.
The city s Economic Development Committee has shaken up the award categories to reflect the pandemic, with recognition going to businesses and people specifically related to their response to COVID-19. Normally the award categories would be things like Small Business of the Year, New Business of the Year, and the like. This year, the committee will recognize COVID Pivot Pioneer and Nothing s Going to Stop Us Now, among others. We have decided to recognize the struggles that our business community has faced and to focus our awards on honoring the businesses keeping us safe and working through the pandemic, William Mann, economic development director, said in a news release. Let us recognize our local heroes. The businesses that make South Portland a great community. The ones that kept us safe