The Emerald Awards

The Emerald Awards is a program honoring businesses in the Eugene/Springfield area that contribute to our community’s vitality and quality of life by implementing sustainable business practices. Those practices include significant financial, social and environmental contributions to the community.

The awards recognize winners and finalists in categories that represent the core principles of sustainability: growth, community caring, environmental values and innovation. A Business of the Year award will exemplify each of the preceding categories.

Finalists for 2009 include:

Community Caring

1. Arlie & Company
2. Pacific Cascade Federal Credit Union
3. Windermere Real Estate/Lane County

Environmental Values

1. Kendall Auto Group
2. Symantec Corporation
3. Slocum Orthopedics PC

Innovation

1. Drs. Fine Hoffman & Packer
2. Growing Solutions
3. MitoSciences, Inc.

Growth

1. Bulk Handling Systems
2. Kendall Auto Group
3. Marche’ LLC

The winner of the Business of The Year Award

1. PeaceHealth

The Emerald Awards provide businesses with recognition for their accomplishments and positive exposure among customers, employees, other stakeholders and community members/leaders.

Join us at the Emerald Awards Award Ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 5:00-7:30pm. Register here.