{"id":735,"date":"2015-10-03T16:16:53","date_gmt":"2015-10-03T16:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niagaraconstructionnews.com\/?p=735"},"modified":"2016-10-18T19:30:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T19:30:22","slug":"niagara-chamber-of-commerce-to-honour-best-in-business-and-philanthropy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niagaraconstructionnews.com\/?p=735","title":{"rendered":"Niagara Chamber of Commerce to honour best in business and philanthropy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greaterniagarachamber.com\/\"><strong>The Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce (NCOC)<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>will celebrate Niagara\u2019s most outstanding business and community leaders later this month at the<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong> Niagara Business Achievement Awards.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Four distinguished business and community leaders will receive bestowed awards at the 12<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> annual edition of the ceremony for their achievements in business and philanthropy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>John Mann <\/b>and<b> Cam Champion,<\/b> co-founders of the<b> Performance Auto Group, <\/b>will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by Walker Industries. This award is presented to an entrepreneur who has demonstrated a lifetime commitment to entrepreneurial success and community leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Dino DiCienzo<\/strong><b>, <\/b>owner of<b> Canadian Niagara Hotels,<\/b> has been named as Builder Hall of the Year, sponsored by Niagara Peninsula Energy Inc. This honour is for an individual, family or company who has had a historically significant impact on the economic prosperity of the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Mike Watt,<\/b> Executive vice-president at<b> Walker Industries<\/b>, is the Volunteer Business Person of the Year, sponsored by NICI \u2013 Niagara Immigrant Connections Initiative.<b> <\/b>This award is for an individual whose spirit of community involvement and commitment has made a positive difference for the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Ann-Louise Branscombe,<\/b> director of the<b> Branscombe Family Foundation, <\/b>will receive the Community Leadership Award, sponsored by Henley Honda.<b> <\/b>\u00a0This award is given to an individual whose leadership has made a significant impact in the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cOur four bestowed award recipients show the depth and breadth of business leaders within our community,\u201d says \u00a0NCOC president and CEO Mishka Balsom\u201cEach one has been vital in developing Niagara economically and socially through their accomplishments in business and community building, and because of them, our region is a better place to work and live. It is an honour to present them with these awards.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Twenty-seven Niagara businesses are also nominated for nine business achievement awards, including outstanding new business, excellence in manufacturing and business of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s3\">The Niagara Business Achievement Awards will be presented on Thursday, Oct. 22 at the Holiday Inn Suites Conference Centre. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0Click <strong><span class=\"s4\">here<\/span><\/strong> to learn more about the event. To register, send an email with your contact information to <strong><a href=\"mailto:ev**********@**cc.ca\" data-original-string=\"q5Hsg\/n+UHu0znYNwEV5Ng==6b0OfWn2pD8BBZr5\/jBT4WP5h3ixoUFXhGWlzbQHVj4l+o=\" title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. 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