Last week the Halifax Chamber of Commerce released the lucky finalists for 2013’s Halifax Business Awards, which recognize the creative, risk-taking, bizzy folks (see what I did there) among us. The gala and awards ceremony won’t take place until this Thursday evening (January 24) but here are the recognition-worthy, shortlisted locals going for gold.
FINALISTS FOR NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Canada Games Centre
Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers & Poutinerie
Obladee, A Wine Bar
Tire Valet (Hfx) Inc.
Wired Flare
FINALISTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Bishop’s Cellar
CarShare Atlantic Ltd.
Ironworks Distillery
Liquid Gold Olive Oils & Vinegars Inc.
Rooftight Construction Limited
FINALISTS FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
B4 Checkin
CGI Information and Management Systems
Green Power Labs Inc.
NSCC – Business Development
UK 2 Nova Scotia Inc.
FINALISTS FOR INNOVATIVE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Bullfrog Power
Immunovaccine Inc.
MedMira
Mindful Scientific Inc.
SimplyCast Interactive Marketing
FINALISTS FOR BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Admiral Insurance
ADP Canada Co.
CBCL Limited
Home Instead Senior Care
Oxford Learning
FINALISTS FOR BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Taleb Abidali, Cresco
Lorelei Burgess, Oxford Learning
Peter Mallette, Prostate Cancer Canada Atlantic
Shawn Levangie, Trail Blazer Products
Scott Smith, Rooftight Construction Limited
This article appears in Jan 17-23, 2013.