One Southern Indiana accepting nominations for ONE Awards

Business awards will be given in four categories

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (Dec. 21, 2015) — One Southern Indiana (1si), the chamber of commerce and economic development organization for Clark and Floyd counties, is accepting nominations for the 2016 ONE Awards.

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on March 17, 2016 at Huber’s Orchard, Winery and Vineyard’s Plantation Hall in Borden, Ind.

Finalists will be selected based on a variety of criteria including: business history; community involvement; response to adversity; newly-created opportunities; and innovation in products or services.

Nominations for the following categories are now being taken:

• The Rising Star Award — given to a company who has been in business from 1-5 years. Companies must be located or headquartered in the Louisville Metro area.
• Business of the Year Award — for companies with 50 or less employees is given to a company that demonstrates business growth and community involvement. Companies must be located or headquartered in the Louisville Metro area.
• Business of the Year Award — for companies with 51 or more employees is given to a company that demonstrates business growth and community involvement. Companies must be located or headquartered in the Louisville Metro area.
• Growing Healthy Lives Award — recognizes and highlights employers that have gone above and beyond expectations in the areas of employee health and wellness. Attributes of an ideal nominee could include businesses that have health programs, incentives and environments that have shown positive results in improving employee health outcomes.

“Since we have separated the business awards from the individuals awards, which are now given away in November as an ACE Award, we have been able to really focus on finding those businesses that made monumental improvements or have had exceptional achievements,” said Wendy Dant Chesser, president and CEO of 1si. “We anticipate over 100 nominations in the four categories.”

Nominations are accepted at www.1si.org.  Self-nominations are. For more information on attending or sponsoring this event, call Josh Suiter at 812-206-9024 or email him at [email protected].