About the Outstanding Growth Awards
The annual Outstanding Growth Award honors a local company that demonstrates sustained growth in community involvement. Past winners include Wolverine World Wide, Inc., National Heritage Academies and Rockford Construction Company, Herman Miller, Elan Nutrition and Butterball Farms.
Eligibility requirements include:
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$10 million minimum in annual sales
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Demonstrated growth in sales, profitability and employment as well as continuing community involvement.
Each year, the Outstanding Growth Award winner is asked to provide a 45-minute presentation on the challenges faced – and strategies used – to build a track record of growth. The presentation is delivered to a sell-out crowd of approximately 400 of the area’s top executives, business owners, and financiers.
The winner of the Western Michigan chapter’s Outstanding Growth Award may also be submitted for nomination for the ACG’s National Outstanding Growth Award, given annually by ACG Global at its prestigious Intergrowth Conference.
Past winners:
2004: Wolverine World Wide Inc.
2005: National Heritage Academies, Inc.
2006: Rockford Construction Company
2007: Herman Miller Inc.
2008: Elan Nutrition, Inc.
2009: Butterball Farms, Inc.
2010: Perrigo
2011: Service Express, Inc.