CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWS
Community members are invited to nominate their favorite businesses for the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Business Awards!
The Chamber recognizes that ALL of our local businesses had to adapt and evolve during 2020, and did so with determination, grit, and customer focus during the pandemic. As a result, there are a number of new Chamber Business Award categories to highlight these successful changes.
Nominating and voting are open to the public, but only Chamber members are eligible to be nominated. For a list of Chamber members, visit losalamoschamber.com and view the Member Directory under the Membership tab. Businesses or organizations may be nominated in 10 award categories:
- Most COVID-Safe Business of the Year Award
- Best Customer Service of the Year Award
- Most Adaptable Business of the Year Award
- Family-Friendly Business of the Year Award
- Retail Business of the Year Award
- Woman Owned Business of the Year Award
- Non-Profit of the Year Award
- Financial Institution Business of the Year Award
- Restaurant of the Year Award
- Overall Business of the Year Award
To nominate, visit: Chamber Business Awards Nominations
The nominating time period will open on Friday, Feb. 19 and be open through Sunday, Feb. 28 at 10 p.m. The top five nominated businesses or organizations in each category will move on to the voting phase, which will be open Wednesday, March 3 through Wednesday, March 24.
A look at Last Year’s Winners and nominees:
2019 Retail Business of the Year Award Winner: Metzger’s Do It Best Hardware
Nominees: CB FOX, Flowers by Gillian, Metzger’s Do It Best Hardware, Petree Garden Center and Pet Pangaea LLC
2019 Service Business of the Year Award Winner: Eye Associates of New Mexico–Los Alamos
Nominees: Eye Associates of New Mexico–Los Alamos, Los Alamos Children’s Dentistry, Los Alamos DogHouse PhD, Vest Orthodontics and Victors Lawns
2019 Family-Friendly Business of the Year Award Winner: Los Alamos Nature Center by PEEC
Nominees:CB FOX, Family Strengths Network, Los Alamos Nature Center by PEEC, Pet Pangaea LLC and YMCA
2019 Best New Business of the Year Award Winner: Nurses With Heart Home Care
Nominees: Century Bank, Crowfeather Cleaning, Nurses With Heart Home Care, N3B and Pebble Labs
2019 Woman-Owned Business of the Year Award Winner: Pig & Fig Café
Nominees:Blue Window Bistro, Pet Pangaea LLC, Pig & Fig Café, Nurses With Heart Home Care and Title Guaranty, LLC
2019 Non-Profit of the Year Award Winner: Los Alamos Nature Center by PEEC
Nominees:Family Strengths Network, Los Alamos Community Foundation, Los Alamos Nature Center by PEEC, Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation and United Way of Northern New Mexico
2019 Financial Institution Business of the Year Award Winner: Del Norte Credit Union
Nominees: Del Norte Credit Union, First National 1870, Enterprise Bank & Trust, Los Alamos Schools Credit Union and Zia Credit Union
2019 Restaurant of the Year Award Winner: Blue Window Bistro
Nominees: Blue Window Bistro, Fleur de Lys, Pajarito Brewpub & Grill, Pig & Fig Café and Ruby K’s Bagel Café
2019 Overall Business of the Year Award Winner: CB FOX
Nominees: CB FOX, Del Norte Credit Union, Enterprise Bank & Trust, Los Alamos Schools Credit Union and Zia Credit Union
2019 Chamber Community Partner Winner: Enterprise Bank & Trust
The 2020 award winners will be announced on Friday, April 16 in a Facebook live event, and will be celebrated at a future reception, both sponsored by Del Norte Credit Union.
To become a member or for more information, visit LosAlamosChamber.com or contact Ryn Herrmann at (505) 661-4807 or ryn@losalamos.org or Ufemia Bernal Rios (505) 661-4816 or ufemia@losalamos.org.
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is a program of Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation; a private, not-for-profit economic and community development organization serving the Los Alamos area since 1983. LACDC serves as the umbrella organization for the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce, Los Alamos MainStreet, Discover Los Alamos, Los Alamos Small Business Center, project Y Cowork Los Alamos, Los Alamos Creative District, Launch Los Alamos and the Los Alamos Research Park.