Yorkton will be well represented at this year’s ABEX Awards. Representing the best in Saskatchewan business, the awards recognize achievement in Saskatchewan businesses in a wide range of categories. Five Yorkton businesses received seven total nominations in six categories.
CORE Real Estate was nominated for the Community Involvement Award and Marketing Award. Cornerstone Credit Union was nominated in the Community Involvement category. The Growth and Expansion Award saw a nomination for R.H. Electric Ltd. Dustin Nehring and Taylor Lange of N.L. Construction Inc. were nominated in the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award category. TA Foods Ltd. received a nomination for the Export Award as well as a nomination in Priority Focus, the newest ABEX category. This year the Priority Focus category is focused on immigration.
Juanita Polegi, Executive Director of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce, congratulates all of the businesses which were nominated for this year’s awards.
“I think it’s a demonstration of the incredible businesses that we have here in Yorkton.”
This is a strong year for Yorkton at the ABEX awards, and Polegi says that it speaks well for the local economy.
“When you’re looking at the entire province and we’ve got five businesses in those categories... It’s a testament to those businesses and their ability to showcase those strengths.”
The one category with two nominations is Community Involvment, with both Cornerstone Credit Union and CORE Real Estate getting a nomination. Polegi is not surprised that the Community Involvement category has more than one nomination from the city.
“I believe that we have a very generous business community. They support the activities, events and organizations in the community.”
The businesses nominated are also all familiar faces at the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce’s own Celebrate Success Awards, and Polegi says that they encourage everyone who applies locally to apply for the ABEX Awards when the nominations come up.
“It’s a completely different set of eyes looking at the applications, and we think we have some very strong businesses. We very strongly encourage businesses to apply for the awards.”
Polegi says they wish the best for the five businesses at the awards ceremony on October 22 in Saskatoon.
