While Heritage Homes continues its march to national glory as a finalist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce small business of the year award, the local chamber has its own hardware to hand out.
The Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo incarnation of the organization recently announced 15 finalists for its ChamberChoice awards. The nominees:
- Absolute Marketing Group, Café Mosaic, and OnSharp for Small Business of the Year
- Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson Inc., Prudential Premier Real Estate, and Results Unlimited for Business of the Year.
- American Diabetes Association, Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra, and Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity for Small Not-For-Profit of the Year.
- Fraser Ltd., ShareHouse Inc., and The Village Family Service Center for Not-For-Profit of the Year.
- Alex Warner, Jill Krahn and Jodi Ellingson, and Joe Sandin for Entrepreneur of the Year.
Winners will be announced May 17.
Ernst & Young seeks entrepreneur nominees
On the subject of awards, the Minneapolis office of Ernst & Young is seeking nominations for the company's entrepreneur of the year award for the Upper Midwest.
The region covers Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas. The most recent local winner was David Meyer of Titan Machinery in 2009. All but one of last year's winners were from Minnesota companies. (In other words, get those North Dakota nominations in there and represent.)
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Winners will be recognized at an event in Milwaukee in June. For more information, visit www.ey.com or call program manager Heather Komomua at (612) 371-8468.
Hannaher's of Fargo buys Gaffaney's
Two well-known names in furniture are putting their heads (or their desks) together, with Fargo's Hannaher's Inc. announcing this week it will acquire Gaffaney's Office Solutions of Grand Forks.
The two companies have been in the office furnishings business for a combined 137 years - 72 for Hannaher's and 65 for Gaffaney's. Both sell products from Michigan-based office furniture giant Steelcase (the name might not ring a bell, but they make everything from office chairs to desks to filing cabinets).
Hannaher's indicated the Grand Forks staff will remain intact.
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