Secure your tickets to the Wednesday, March 26 awards gala before the event sells out

Hamilton, ON – The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the finalists for the 41st annual Outstanding Business Achievement Awards, presented by RBC Royal Bank. The winners of each category will be unveiled at the Chamber’s yearly awards gala at Carmen’s Banquet Centre on Wednesday, March 26. Secure a table or purchase your ticket before the event sells out.

Outstanding Business Achievement Award nominees were evaluated and scored by a panel of judges on criteria including entrepreneurship and innovation, employee relations, promotion of Hamilton outside the area, excellence in community relations, and evidence of alignment with their mission statement.

In addition to the finalists below, Citizen of the Year and CEO of the Year recipients will be announced next week. The Tourism Champion of the Year Recognition Award will be announced in early March.

2025 Annual Outstanding Business Achievement Awards Recipients & Finalists

Century Award Recipients: Celebrating 100+ Years in Business

• Coca-Cola Canada Bottling
• Black & McDonald

Large Business Award Finalists: Profit-centred private business organization with 50+ employees

• AIM Recycling Hamilton
• The Other Bird
• Scarfone Hawkins LLP

Mid-Sized Business Award Finalists: Profit-centred private business organization with 10-50 employees

• Revelry Beauty Bar
• Undefined
• Dynamic Heating & Cooling

Small Business Award Finalists: Profit-centred private business organization with 1-10 employees

• Pisa Pizza
• Empire Mortgage Group
• Ctrl + F

Not-For-Profit Organization Award Finalists:

• 541 Eatery & Exchange
• Tune In Foundation
• Mathstronauts

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Award Recipient: Supporting the creation of inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplaces

• Hamilton Folk Arts Heritage Council: It’s Your Festival

YEP Award Finalists: Entrepreneur Under 40

• COOCO Corporation
• Rental Rescue
• Ancaster Chiropractic and Laser

2025 Judging Committee
This year’s nominees were evaluated by a local and diverse set of business experts, ranging from private and public sector, including representation from large and small business.

• Maria Artuso – VP, Commercial Financial Services at RBC Royal Bank
• Peter Ipema – Sales Representative at GFL Environmental Inc.
• Lohifa Pogoson Acker – Owner of LoDidThat & Hamilton Chamber Board Member
• Tej Sandhu – Founder MERIT Brewing & Hamilton Chamber Board Member
• Norm Schleehahn – Director of Economic Development for the City of Hamilton

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