Business Excellence Dinner
**The Business Excellence Dinner has been cancelled for 2020.
Held in June, The Business Excellence Dinner is designed to call attention to the importance of outstanding achievement within the business community. The dinner includes the presentation of the "Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Excellence." The Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Excellence honors an individual who, during the course of at least twenty-five years, has been regarded as a business leader in the region and who has positively impacted the Blair County business community. The awardee must be a member of the Blair County Chamber of Commerce, should have some involvement - past or present - with the Chamber and be regarded as a strong corporate citizen. A Selection Committee, comprised of members of the Chamber’s Executive Committee, Chamber Staff and Past Award Recipients will review nominations and select the honoree. *The 2020 nomination period has ended. Previous Recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award Ernie Wissinger - 2002 G. William Ward - 2003 Stephen Sheetz - 2004 Donald Devorris - 2005 Willard Campbell - 2006 John Wolf - 2007 Lee Hite - 2008 Donald Detwiler - 2009 Michael McLanahan - 2010 Barry Smith - 2011 Fred Imler - 2012 Ben Stapelfeld - 2013 William Thompson, Jr. - 2014 Timothy Sissler - 2015 Marty Marasco - 2016 Harry Sickler - 2017 Ann Benzel - 2018 Rex Kaup - 2019 |
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A special thank you to our 2019 Business Excellence Sponsors:

Premier Sponsor
Premier Sponsor

Reception Sponsor

Dinner Sponsor

Commemorative Book Sponsor
Award Sponsor:
Kooman & Associates, LLC
Bronze Sponsors:
Altoona Mirror
ARC Federal Credit Union
Beard Legal Group
Benzel’s Bretzel Bakery, Inc.
Blair Companies
Central PA Community Foundation
Central PA Physicians Group
FirstEnergy
Grannas Bros.
Horseshoe Curve NHL Railroaders Memorial Museum
Irwin Financial
J C Orr & Son, Inc.
PSECU
Reliance Bank
Roaring Spring Water
Seltzer Financial Strategies
Smith Transport, Inc.
The Hancock Group, Inc.
Your Building Centers
Kooman & Associates, LLC
Bronze Sponsors:
Altoona Mirror
ARC Federal Credit Union
Beard Legal Group
Benzel’s Bretzel Bakery, Inc.
Blair Companies
Central PA Community Foundation
Central PA Physicians Group
FirstEnergy
Grannas Bros.
Horseshoe Curve NHL Railroaders Memorial Museum
Irwin Financial
J C Orr & Son, Inc.
PSECU
Reliance Bank
Roaring Spring Water
Seltzer Financial Strategies
Smith Transport, Inc.
The Hancock Group, Inc.
Your Building Centers