CenterState CEO's 2022 Business of the Year Awards Announced

Posted On
March 27, 2022
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SYRACUSE, NY – CenterState CEO today announced finalists for its 2022 Business of the Year awards. The awards celebrate member companies and organizations that have achieved growth and gone above and beyond in the past year to distinguish themselves as leaders in the business community. Finalists were selected from a highly competitive pool of nominations.

2022 Business of the Year Finalists

Community Involvement

  • CH Insurance
  • Drive Research
  • Kinney Drugs, Inc.

Nonprofit

  • Food Bank of Central New York
  • Liberty Resources, Inc.
  • Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse

Less Than 50 Employees

  • It Takes A Village Family Daycare
  • Scientific Tool Co.
  • Wireless Business Group, LLC 

More Than 50 Employees

  • JMA Wireless
  • Oneida Nation Enterprises, LLC,
  • Raymour & Flanigan Furniture

Minority-owned Business

in partnership with the Upstate Minority Economic Alliance

  • ACCESS Dental Laboratories
  • E. Smith Contractors, LLC
  • Gwen, Inc.

Read the press release, here.

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The Central New York Business Journal

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