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Please join us in honoring this year’s awardees!
The CHQ Chamber is pleased to announce award recipients for 2024 as follows:
Emerging Business of the Year – Whizz-n-Smash, Dewittville
Hospitality Business of the Year – Central Station, Dunkirk
Service Business of the Year – Kravitz Tree Service, Fredonia
Producer of the Year – Ghostfish Brewing Company, Westfield
Not-for-Profit of the Year – Prevention Works, Jamestown
Business Champion Award – Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau, Chautauqua
Business of the Year – Persnikkity Pies, Falconer
Legacy Recognition for major milestones will go to: Chautauqua Institution, 150 years; Brigiotta’s Farmland Produce, Jamestown and Media One Group Radio, both 100 years; AHN Westfield Memorial Hospital, 82 years; A. W. Farrell & Son, Dunkirk, 78 years; Jamestown Awning in Jamestown and Peek’n Peak in Clymer, both 60 years; Pucci’s Carpet One, Fredonia, 52 years; Artone Manufacturing in Jamestown and Haff Acres Farm in Mayville, both 50 years; Belle-View East, Falconer, 33 years; 360 Graphics, Jamestown, 20 years; and Dot’s Gift Boutique, Jamestown and The Green Door Tavern, Bemus Point, both 5 years. These businesses demonstrate not only longevity, but also years of commitment by multiple generations of families.
This year’s event will feature a buffet dinner to include a carving station with roasted breast of turkey and Virginia baked ham as well as penne pasta primavera with Alfredo sauce, seasonal grilled vegetables, garlic mashed potatoes, seasoned bread stuffing, a mixed green salad, and assorted desserts. The $65 price per person includes a complimentary bottle of wine on each table. There will also be a cash bar featuring local wines and beers.
The social hour will begin at 6pm, with a buffet dinner starting at 6:45 and the program beginning at 7:15pm.
This is the largest gathering of businesspeople in Chautauqua County each year and we look forward to seeing you at the Williams Center on the SUNY Fredonia campus. The CHQ Awards Banquet is sponsored by Brooks-TLC Hospital System, County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency, DFT Communications, Jamestown Community College, LaBella Associates, Lake Shore Savings, Media One Radio Group, Observer, and The Post-Journal.
Advanced registration is required by October 4.