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Celebrating those who step up to serve their organizations, the Chamber and the community has never felt more significant. Our annual Pinnacle Awards Luncheon recognizes a Capital region Business, Small Business, Nonprofit and Business Leader of the year nominated by their peers. What’s different this year is what we are most proud of—our membership’s strength, diversity, ingenuity and tenacity during a time of unprecedented challenges. We are eager to honor these exemplary businesses and individuals in our community when it is safe to do so, along with our Concord Young Professional and W. Grant McIntosh Volunteer of the Year.
Due to developments related to the COVID-19 virus, we have decided to reschedule this event to fall 2020. The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce takes the health and safety of our members seriously and we are actively monitoring the evolving COVID-19 virus. We hope that our revised event date will support our members, the health of the public and offer a vibrant, successful and timely celebratory event to the Greater Concord community.
Pinnacle Awards recognize businesses and individuals who have demonstrated professional excellence and commitment to the Greater Concord Chamber and the community. Nominations are now open for the following categories (you do not need to nominate in all categories to participate):
Small Business of the Year
Business of the Year
Nonprofit Business of the Year
Business Leader of the Year
We're excited to introduce a new online nomination portal for this year.
If you'd rather go the paper route, please access a printable nomination form here.
Nominations will be kept strictly confidential. The Chamber will accept completed nominations from members and the general public until close of business on Friday, July 31. Thank you for helping us give back to our member businesses and those who give back to our community during these challenging times!
We'll honor this year's recipients at the 15th Annual Pinnacle Awards Luncheon in September 2020.
The awards luncheon will also include two top secret announcements: our 2020 W. Grant McIntosh Volunteer of the Year Award and the Concord Young Professional of the Year! We'll also recognize Leadership Greater Concord Class of 2020.
This year's winners will join an esteemed group of businesses and individuals who have been honored since Pinnacle Awards were established fifteen years ago:
Small Business of the Year
2019 Gibson's Bookstore
2018 Warrenstreet Architects, Inc.
2017 Arnie's Place
2016 Russell Animal Hospital, PA
2015 Cimo’s South End Deli
2014 Capitol Craftsman & Romance Jewelers
2013 Windmill Family Restaurant
2012 Irish Electric Corp.
2011 Mason + Rich, PA
2010 All-Ways Accessible
2009 Millennium Integrated Marketing
2008 Capital Regional Development Council
2007 Sparks Employment Group
2006 J Maze Design
Business of the Year
2019 Mainstay Technologies
2018 Duprey Hospitality
2017 Merrimack County Savings Bank
2016 Cobb Hill Construction, Inc.
2015 Nobis Engineering, Inc.
2014 Bank of New Hampshire
2013 Grappone Automotive Group
2012 Nathan Wechsler & Company, PA
2011 Franklin Savings Bank
2010 Sanel Auto Parts
2009 New Hampshire Distributors, Inc.
2008 Concord Litho
2007 Orr & Reno, PA
2006 Ocean Bank
Nonprofit Business of the Year
2018 Concord Community TV
2018 Intown Concord
2017 White Birch Center
2016 Concord Coalition to End Homelessness
2015 CATCH Neighborhood Housing
2014 Concord Hospital Center for Health Promotion
2013 Red River Theatres
2012 Riverbend Community Mental Health
2011 Concord Family YMCA
2010 Granite State Independent Living
Business Leader of the Year
2019 Rosemary Heard, CATCH Neighborhood Housing
2018 Cindy Flanagan, Concord Dance Academy
2017 James P. Bouley, Mayor City of Concord
2016 Claudia B. Walker
2015 David K. Fries, Esq.
2014 Teresa Rosenberger
2013 Maria White
2012 Chris Brown
2011 Lynn Kilchenstein
2010 Stephen Duprey
2009 Byron O. Champlin
2008 Ronald A. Wilbur
2007 Rene Drouin
2006 Michael Palmieri
Outstanding Performance
2017 Severino Trucking Company*
*This one-time award was given to Severino Trucking Company in 2017 for their outstanding contribution to Concord's award-winning Main Street project.
The 2019 Pinnacle Awards Luncheon was generously sponsored by:
Eastern Bank
Eversource
Sanel NAPA
Business NH Magazine
Duprey Hospitality
