2020: Small and Mid-Sized Manufacturer of the Year

The Small and Mid-Sized Manufacturer of the Year recognizes a small or mid-sized manufacturer that has demonstrated its excellence in business practices, innovative processes, and productivity enhancements as well as contributions to its local community.

Judging Criteria

Importance of the problem being solved
Significance of the impact on individuals and communities
Uniqueness of the approach
Overall success and performance metrics (KPIs, recent growth, management philosophy, etc.)

Eligibility

The manufacturer made a direct impact on the regional manufacturing industry
The manufacturer is family or locally owned
The manufacturer has less than 500 employees

Process

Applications are submitted and a judging committee selects the winner

Application
First name
Last name
Email
Phone number
Your title
Your company
Are you nominating your own company, product, process or program?Yes - I am an employee/founder/manager/advisor for the company/product/process/program for which I am nominating
No - I am nominating someone else's (client's/friend's/partner's) company/product/process/program
Company name
Website
Please describe your company. (A well-supported answer includes year founded, number of employees, products, customer sectors, and what sets your company apart from competitors.) 500 words
Please provide examples of how operations continue to evolve and improve and how technology is used in your company. 500 words
What is your company's management philosophy? Please provide examples of how upper management works with staff to generate goals. 500 words
How do you promote workforce development? Please provide examples of initial or ongoing employee training. 200 words
Is your company focused on community engagement? Please provide examples of ways your company is involved in the community. 200 words
How do you measure success? What are your performance metrics? (A well-supported answer could include: Revenue and growth; Number of individuals or communities impacted; Numbers of companies involved; Jobs created etc.) 200 words
What is your company's performance over the past five years tied to revenue, jobs, IP, or other defined performance metrics? 200 words

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2020: Small and Mid-Sized Manufacturer of the Year

Application