Northwest Kansas businesses are three of the 20 Regional Business Excellence Award winners named by the Kansas Department of Commerce.
Another 18 area businesses are among the 79 Merit Award winners as part of Business Appreciation Month, the Department’s annual celebration of Kansas businesses and their contributions to their communities and the state economy.
The 99 businesses were nominated in one of four categories: manufacturing/distribution, service, retail and hospital/non-profit.
Five of the 20 Regional Business Excellence Award winners have been named finalists for the Governor’s Award of Excellence – the top award given to a business by the state – which will be announced June 11 at the Team Kansas/Kansas Cavalry Awards Banquet in Emporia. The five finalists are:
- B&W Trailer Hitches (Humboldt)
- Community National Bank & Trust (Chanute)
- Newell Rubbermaid (Winfield)
- PTMW, Inc. (Topeka)
- S and Y Industries (Winfield)
For more information, visit KansasCommerce.com/BAM.
REGIONAL WINNERS
| Ellsworth County Medical Center | Ellsworth-Kanopolis Area Chamber of Commerce | Hospital / Non-Profit | Ellsworth | Northwest | |||||
| Golden Belt Telephone | Rush County Economic Development | Service | Rush | Northwest | |||||
| Maico Industries, Inc. | Maico Industries, Inc. | Manufacturing / Distribution | Ellsworth | Northwest | |||||
| Service | |||||||||
| Paradise Grain Inc. Co. | Russell County Economic Development and CVB | Retail | Russell | Northwest | |||||
MERIT AWARD WINNERS
| Arthur’s Pizza & Mexican Foods | Ellis Chamber of Commerce | Retail | Ellis | Northwest |
|
Auto Artistry |
Russell County Economic Development and CVB |
Service |
Russell |
Northwest |
| Backstreet Bakery | Lucas PRIDE Committee | Service | Russell | Northwest |
|
Bank of Hays |
Ellis County Coalition |
Service |
Ellis |
Northwest |
| Dairy Queen | Norton Area Chamber of Commerce | Retail | Norton | Northwest |
| Ellsworth Correctional Facility Spiritual Life Center | Ellsworth-Kanopolis Area Chamber of Commerce | Hospital / Non-Profit | Ellsworth | Northwest |
| Gove County Medical Center | City of Quinter | Hospital / Non-Profit | Gove | Northwest |
| J & D Publishing, Inc. | J & D Publishing, Inc. | Service | Wallace | Northwest |
| KQNK Radio | Norton Area Chamber of Commerce | Service | Norton | Northwest |
| Lucas Motor Company | Lucas Area Chamber of Commerce | Service | Russell | Northwest |
| Lynn’s Glass Works | Lucas PRIDE Committee | Retail | Russell | Northwest |
| Martin Logging | Russell County Economic Development and CVB | Manufacturing / Distribution | Russell | Northwest |
| Midway Coop, Inc. | City of Osborne Economic Development | Service | Osborne | Northwest |
| Natoma Corporation | Post Insurance, Inc. | Manufacturing / Distribution | Norton | Northwest |
| North Star Realty | Lucas Area Chamber of Commerce | Service | Russell | Northwest |
| Polymer Services, LLC | Rooks Co. Economic Development | Service | Rooks | Northwest |
| Steve’s Electric and Roustabout Service LLC | Rooks Co. Economic Development, H & C Oil Operating, Inc. | Service | Rooks | Northwest |
| United Ag Service Inc. | Lucas Area Community Theater | Service | Russell | Northwest |