(KNZA)--Several area businesses are among twenty-four Regional Business Excellence Award winners and seventy-six Merit Award winners named by the Kansas Department of Commerce as part of Business Appreciation month--the Department’s annual celebration of Kansas businesses and their contributions to their communities and the state economy.
The 100 businesses were nominated in one of four categories--—manufacturing/distribution, service, retail and hospital/non profit.
Among the Regional Business Excellence Award winners is Willie’s Sports Pub in Atchison.
Among the Merit Award Winners are Benedictine College in Atchison, the Hiawatha USD 415 Educational Foundation and Temps Disposal Service in Marysville.
Five of the 24 Regional Business Excellence Award winners have been named finalists for the Governor’s Award of Excellence, the top award given to a business by the state. That award will be announced June 17th at a banquet in Wichita. The finalists include Benefit Management of Great Bend, Galaxy Technologies of Winfield, Geary Community Hospital in Junction City, Grandstand Glassware and Apparel in Lawrence and Lifeteam in Newton.
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