Business Excellence Awards

Past Award Winners & Nominees

Congratulations to our 2024 Business Excellence Award Winners & Nominees!

Rising Star Chamber Dedication Biggest Community Impact Citizen of the Year Bob Tate Memorial Award Business of the Year
T7 Custom Sports & T7 Lets Play Shawn Barber, CONRAD'S Local Kitchen & Patio Kearney Trust Company/Jason Hoyt Lyle Updike (Updike BBQ) Farm Fresh Meats
Walnut Creek Winery Debbie Holt, RE/MAX Advantage Price Chopper Kearney Shawn Barber (Conrad's) Porters Building Center ACE Hardware
Shelter Insurance-Shauna Young Cindy Stockton, Turn Key Realty Northland Therapeutic Riding Center Jennifer Grossl (Platte-Clay Electric) Tracy Tucker State Farm Insurance
Bea's Flowers & Gifts Gerri Spencer, Kearney Historic Museum Kearney/Holt Fallen Warriors Memorial/Rich Kolb Gerri Spencer (Kearney Historic Museum) Harmony Hill Animal Hospital
Porters Building Centers Ace Hardware Nic Vasquez, Modern Woodman Financial Kearney Food Pantry Emily Miller (Kearney School District) Kearney Trust Company
Roncali's Power Washing Brian Watts, KPGZ 102.7FM Kearney/Holt CAN (Jeanene Morris, Marlo Howard) Nick Stewart (Porters Building Center) Farm Fresh Meats
Shanks Heating & Cooling Tracy Tucker, State Farm Insurance Jesse James Birthplace Lyle Updike (Updike BBQ) Winscott Works
Sunrise Hill Flower Farm Beau Walker, Edward Jones First United Methodist Church of Kearney Kurt Hamilton (Fulfillment House) Ashlee Weber Orthodontics
Harmony Hill Animal Hospital Kristen Atwell, Summit Media Solutions Kearney Parks and Recreation Bea's Flowers & Gifts
Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial-Nic Vasquez Walnut Creek Winery Green Seasons Lawn & Tree Service
Mayor Randy Pogue Campground Commander
Kearney Enrichment Council KPGZ 102.7 FM/Bulldog Network
Bea's Flowers & Gifts Roost by Birds of a Feather
KPGZ 102.7FM/Brian Watts
Kearney Trust Company/Jason Hoyt
Three people at an awards ceremony in a barn. A man holds a trophy, flanked by two women in colorful dresses, smiling.
Three people posing for a photo at an event; a man holding an award between two women, all smiling. The setting appears to be a barn-like structure.
Three people smiling and holding an award in a barn-like setting. A man in a hat holds the award, flanked by two women.
Three people smile, posing with an award in a rustic barn setting. The man in red holds the award, flanked by women in a floral dress and yellow dress.
Three people smiling, posing for a photo during an award ceremony in a rustic building. A man in a hat holds an award, flanked by two women.

Congratulations to our 2023 Business Excellence Award Winners & Nominees!

Rising Star Chamber Dedication Biggest Community Impact Citizen of the Year Bob Tate Memorial Award Business of the Year
Farm Fresh Meats Tina Rankin, Hidden Valley Funeral Home Fulfillment House Brian Watts Kearney Enrichment Council
Bea's Flowers and Gift Stacy Linder, Three Birdies Boutique Farm fresh meats Gerri Spencer Nelson Home Group-Kearney Strong
Bridal by SHL Jewelee Cox, Tobacco Barn Farm Tracy Tucker - State Farm Jennifer Grossl Hoffman's D'Creamery
Gino's Italiano Mary Moeller - Campground Commander & KBG President Brian Watts - KPGZ 102.7 FM Jim Eldridge Kearney Historic Museum
Harmony Hill Animal Hospital Shawn Barber, Conrad's Kitchen and Patio Kurt Hamilton, Kearney Enrichment Council Kurt Hamilton Urban Edge
J.Shaw Heating and Cooling Kearney Trust Randy Pogue Lyle Updike Northland Therapeutic Riding Center
Jostmeyer Land Solutions Kurt Hamilton, Kearney Enrichment Council Kearney Parks and Recreation Mack Porter Clay County Savings Bank
Kearney Business Group Kristen Atwell, Summit Media Solutions Northland Therapeutic Riding Center Stacie Bratcher Betty's Place
Northland Therapeutic Riding Center Pizza Shoppe Paisley Candle and Home/Paisley Perk Tammy Ball Paisley Perk
Porters Ace Hardware Building Centers Pizza Shoppe Roncali's Power Washing
Roncali's Power Washing Desi Jostmeyer Lockbaud LLC
Lockbaud - Sam Sapp Turn Key Realty Summit Media Solutions
Sknwrx Beauty Studio Debbie Holt, RE/MAX Advantage
The Regular Joe Brian Watts, KPGZ 102.7FM
True Health and Performance
Urban Edge
Verimore Bank
Man in vest holding award, smiling. Woman in gold dress behind him. Inside a barn-like structure with lights.
A woman in a black dress and a man in a shirt and tie stand together, smiling, at an event in a barn.
Woman in black dress and man in tan shirt stand together at a gala, the woman holding an award. They are in a barn-like setting.
A man in a shirt and tie holds an award next to a woman in a gold dress. They are on a stage with a banner behind them.
Two men shaking hands at an event. One man is wearing a maroon shirt and the other a grey shirt and tie. They stand in front of a banner in a wooden building.

Congratulations to Our 2022 Business Excellence Award Winners & Nominees!

Rising Star Chamber Dedication Biggest Community Impact Citizen of the Year Bob Tate Memorial Award Business of the Year
Three Birdies Boutique Jewelee Cox, Tobacco Barn Farm Gerri Spencer / Kearney Historic Museum Larry Pratt Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative
Bea’s Flowers and Gifts Debbie Holt Brian Watts Chelsie Dillon Kearney Fire & Rescue
Bridal by SHL Jennifer Grossl Dr. Mark Strathman Chief Tom Carey Tobacco Barn Farm
Chefs for Seniors Dr. Mark Strathman, Kearney Family Chiropractic Center Gerri Spencer/Kearney Historic Museum Debbie Holt Three Birdies Boutique
Club Carwash Gerri Spencer, Kearney Historic Museum Kurt Hamilton/Kearney Enrichment Council Gerri Spencer Gino's Italian Cuisine
D'Creamery Shaney Othic, Northland Therapeutic Riding Center Shelly Brefolgal and Angela Gudde (both with KEC) Karen Davis First Christian Church
Fat Boyz Grill and Bar Brian Watts, 102.7 FM Radio Kearney Food Pantry Kurt Hamilton - KEC Kelling Chiropractic Center
Fox & Fire BBQ Kearney Enrichment Council Kearney School District Larry Pratt Verimore Bank (First Missouri Bank)
Kona Ice Jewelee Cox, Tobacco Barn Farm Joe & Lauren Nelson/Nelson Home Group-Kearney Strong Randy Pogue Mid-Continent Public Library Kearney Branch
Kurt Hamilton Shawn Barber, Stables Platte-Clay Electric Coop Shawna Searcy STABLES
Market 816 Stacie Bratcher Randy Pogue/City of Kearney Siouxsan Eisen - Welcome Wagon KPGZ 102.7FM KPGZ
T3 Lumber Shed Tina Rankin, Hidden Valley Funeral Home STABLES Local Kitchen & Patio Stacie Bratcher Singleton & Son
Three Birdies Boutique Stacie Bratcher Tracy Tucke
Urban Edge Co. Urban Edge Lauren Miller-Nelson
Lyle Updike, Updike BBQ
People at an event pose for a photo. A woman in a floral dress speaks into a microphone. A couple smiles, with the woman holding an award. The man is in a suit.
Woman in silver gown accepting an award onstage at an event in a barn; balloons and screens in the background, man applauding.
A woman with a trophy stands on a stage in a barn, smiling. Balloons and
Man waving at an event, holding a tray. Stage is decorated with balloons, signs that read “Welcome Night Out”, and a man seated to the lower right.
Woman in orange dress holding an award, standing in front of a backdrop. A woman in a patterned dress walks past, and a man applauds.

Congratulations to our 2021 Business Excellence Award Winners & Nominees!

Rising Star Chamber Dedication Biggest Community Impact Business of the Year Citizen of the Year Bob Tate Memorial Award
Bea’s Flowers and Gifts Gerri Spencer / Kearney Historic Museum Firehouse Community Center/Kearney Enrichment Council KPGZ 102.7FM KPGZ Bob Tate
Chicken in a Sack Dan & Debbie Holt City of Kearney / Parks & Recreationh meats Paisley Candle and Home
Diddy’s Kitchen BBQ & Brewery KPGZ 102.7 FM Kearney School District Kearney Family Chiropractic Center
Kansas City Cannabis Company Lyle Updike / Updike BBQ & Catering KPGZ 102.7FM American Pride Tunnel Wash & Express Oil Change
Paisley Candle and Home Michelle Turner / Pizza Shoppe Lyle Updike / Updike BBQ & Catering Tracy Tucker / State Farm Insurance
The Fulfillment House Tracy Tucker / State Farm Insurance Nelson Home Group Hidden Valley Funeral Home of Kearney
Three Birdies Boutique Jewelee Cox / Tobacco Barn Farm
Turn Key Realty
Zora Boutique
Woman in floral dress holding an award, smiling, in a barn setting with two other women.
Woman in a black formal gown holding an award in a rustic barn setting, smiling at the camera.
A man in a patterned shirt and a tie holds an award in a barn. He smiles, and a banner stands next to him.
Three men in suits and ties stand indoors, one holding an award. The setting is dimly lit with rustic decor.
A man and woman stand close together inside a rustic building. The man wears a suit and tie, the woman a dark jacket.