Tech Companies Invade Business Excellence Awards
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January 31, 2012 ViVitro Labs was named Professional Company of the Year and Archipelago Marine Research Ltd. as Technology Business of the Year, at the 12th annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards.
A total of 17 awards were handed out at the event at the Bear Mountain Westin Hotel, and were sponsored by RBC Royal Bank, Hayes Stewart Little Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C. There were a record 450 nominations for this year's event, from across Vancouver Island.
The winners were:
- Harbour Air of Victoria as Business of the Year
- MD Esthetics Medical Laser & Skin Rejuvenation Centre as Small Business of the Year
- Cairnview Mechanical of Victoria as Trades Company of the Year
- ABC Precast of Nanaimo as Manufacturer of the Year
- GIC Direct.Com as Insurance/Financial Services Company of the Year
- Sharie Marie Mortgage Co. of Port Alberni as Real Estate Company of the Year
- ViVitro Labs of Victoria as Professional Company of the Year
- Country Grocer of Duncan, Nanaimo and Victoria as Retailer of the Year
- Archipelago Marine Research Ltd. as Technology Business of the Year
- The Inn at Laurel Point as winner of the Going Green Award
- Harris Auto Group of Nanaimo as Automotive Business of the Year
- McKinnon & Associates of Nanaimo as Community Leader of the Year
- Island West Coast Developments of Nananimo as Construction/Development Company of the Year
- Wizard of Paws Grooming of Victoria as Entrepreneur of the Year
- TradeTec Computer Systems Ltd. of Parksville as Forestry/Wood Products Company of the Year
- Nurse Next Door of Nanaimo as Health Company of the Year
- Dolphins Resort of Campbell River as Hospitality/Tourism Business of the Year.
The awards are co-ordinated by Business Examiner and Business Vancouver Island newspapers, and rotates between Victoria and the central Island.
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