Pushor Mitchell LLP is the Title Sponsor of the 2023 Thompson Okanagan Business Excellence Awards
KELOWNA – 82 Finalists have been announced for the 2023 Thompson Okanagan Business Excellence Awards, presented by Pushor Mitchell LLP!
Winners will be named June 1st during the awards gala at the Manteo at Eldorado Resort in Kelowna. These
Finalists, selected from 249 total nominations across the region, are now being evaluated by the Business Examiner’s 3rd Party Judging Panel.
Finalists hail from the following municipalities: Kelowna, West Kelowna, Kamloops, Summerland, Vernon, Penticton, Salmon Arm, Oliver and Osoyoos.
Pushor Mitchell LLPis the Title Sponsor for the event, MBA CPA is aGold Sponsor, andHero Security, Financial Dream Solutions, Heritage Office Furnishings, andFuturpreneur Canadaare the current Category Sponsors. There are several Category Sponsorship positions remaining. The Business Examiner News Group is the event producer.
“We are beyond excited with this year’s Finalists,” says John MacDonald, Publisher of the Business Examiner News Group. “Businesses have been through so much over the past few years, and we are looking forward to connecting with the leading local economic drivers across the Thompson Okanagan.
“One of our mandates is to help SMEs celebrate their successes and milestones, as well as communicate directly with other decision makers. This event provides exactly this kind of opportunity, creating opportunities for celebration, networking and business development.”
A team of independent judges located throughout the Thompson Okanagan region will adjudicate nominations. They include Dennis Gabelhouse, former General Manager of Global Okanagan and current Business Development Professional for CREW Food & Beverage Marketing Partners; Ellen Walker-Matthews, CEO of the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, with one more judge to be announced shortly.
A complete list of the 82 Finalists has been included below, they will be separated into 17 categories, by industry and size. A breakdown of Finalists by category will come in a separate release.
Finalists:
- Abandoned Rail Brewing Co.
- ABK Restoration Services
- AIB Innovation Group
- Always On UPS Sysytems Canada
- Anna’s Vitamins Plus
- Aquanagan Mechanical
- Autoplace
- Axis Forestry
- BDO Canada LLP (Kelowna Office)
- Beauty box studio
- Benjamin Moore Kamloops
- Big White Ski Resort
- Blackwell Dairy Farm
- BrainTrust Canada
- Central Okanagan Hospice Association
- Copper Brewing Co.
- Covert Farms Family Estate
- CRN Studio
- Dovetail Digital
- Euroclad Building Products
- Exceed Electrical Engineering
- Excel Personnel
- Farming karma fruit company
- Fiddleheads Violin Studio
- Framework Health
- Fresh is Best Salsa & Co.
- Friendly Composting
- Gamer Gadgetry Creations
- Gateway Repairs Truck & Trailer
- Gilwa Consulting
- Harmony Chiropractic and Wellness Clinic
- HEG & Associates Exploration Services
- Hoodoo Adventures
- Horizon Dental
- Impact Events and Project Management
- Infracon Construction
- Innov8 Digital Solutions
- Inspire Property Management
- Kamloops Powder Coatings
- KDB HVAC
- Kekuli Bay Cabinetry
- Kelowna’s Gospel Mission
- Kettle Valley Memorial
- Klonetics Plant Science
- Métis Financial Corporation of BC
- MAKR Group
- Manchester Signs Printing & Graphics
- Maple Roch
- Millionaires’ Row Cider Co.
- Ida Nursery
- MW Motor Werke
- Nailed It! Landscaping
- Natures Formulae Health Products
- Off The Grid Organic Winery
- Omega Communications
- Pela & Lomi’s
- Planet Bee Honey Farm
- Prep Academy Tutors of Interior BC
- Quaaout Lodge & Spa at Talking Rock Golf Resort
- E. Postill & Sons
- RAM Road Safety GP
- Rencon Rentals & Concrete Accessories
- Sage Environmental
- Second Pass Forestry
- Southward Medical Supplies
- Strut Footwear & Apparel
- Sun Ridge Contracting
- Sundial Lighting
- The Reach Group
- The Sutherland Group of Companies
- The Tile Guy Flooring
- Tightrope Winery
- Top Down Enterprises
- TRUE Consulting & Land Surveying
- Unicast
- Vernon Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Electrical Services
- Vigilante Marketing
- Vitalis
- Vivid Orthodontics
- We Are One Composites
- Western Restaurant Supply & Liquidation
- YMCA Southern Interior B.C.
Tickets for the event are $199 plus GST, table rates and other seating options are available here.
Additional attendance and advertising options are available here.
The event starts with cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and awards at 8 p.m. Dress is business (not casual).
A few category sponsorships are still available, and other information about the event can be obtained by contacting John MacDonald at john@businessexaminer.ca.