BUSINESS COMMENT
14 • April 2021
Coast River Business Journal
CEDR awards event
Nominations open until April 30
By Kevin Leahy
Executive Director
Clatsop Economic Development Resources
What a year 2020 was. This past year has
been like none of us have seen in our lifetime.
The pandemic raged for most of the year, with
periods of total business shutdown in the spring
of 2020 that impacted businesses of all sizes,
and other periods which we are still going
through with a roller coaster of restrictions, clo-
sures, reduced capacities, venue and events clo-
sures, and much more.
This was done to keep our citizens and com-
munities safe, and as we continue the economic
recovery and vaccinations are becoming more
widely available, we want to take the time to
celebrate the resilience of our business com-
munity, and the entrepreneurs who had success
against all odds.
We look to honor leaders who stood above
the crowd within their individual business, or
CLATSOP ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMET RESOURCES
ANNUAL BUSINESS AWARDS
JOIN US ON ZOOM
MAY 20, 2021 - 5:30-6:30 PM
Nomination form can be found at:
https://www.clatsopcc.edu/community-resources/cedr/
NOMINATIONS DUE 4/30!
• This past year has been one Iike none of us have seen in our
lifetime, and we want to celebrate an individual business leader
(or other leader) who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership
over the past year.
• Businesses who showed remarkable achievement in customer
service, economic impact, innovation, job creation/retention and
service (on the part of the business) to the community.
• A “Spirit of Business” Community Supporter award - recognizing
an organization of any type (nonprofit, service organization,
government entity, or the like) that has gone above and beyond
to support the economic vitality of the region.
• Submit your nominations by Friday, April 30th and plan to
“attend” the CEDR County-wide awards event via ZOOM
on Thursday, May 20th at 5:30 PM. (Watch for registration
information. FREE).
were visionary in supporting the business com-
munity in actions and deeds.
We look to recognize a business, as a whole,
that has demonstrated remarkable achievement
in any of these following areas: customer ser-
vice, economic impact, innovation, job cre-
ation/retention or service (on the part of the
business) to the community.
There will also be a “Spirit of Business”
award, the community supporter award, which
recognizes an organization of any type (non-
profit, service organization, government entity
or the like) that has gone above and beyond to
support the economic vitality of the region.
Businesses of all sizes will receive equal
consideration. For purposes of the nominations,
we have categorized a new business as one that
has been open for business less than two years,
a small business is one that has between 1-10
employees and a large business has more than
10 employees.
Past CEDR award winners are a who’s who
of businesses throughout the entire county.
(Prior winners can be nominated, too!) This
is the only county-wide business recognition
event, which normally rotates around the county
year to year and is an opportunity for business
owners, elected officials, leaders and citizens
to get together to network and collectively cel-
ebrate the winners and our diverse and robust
economy. Businesses must maintain operations
(primary or otherwise) in Clatsop County.
Mark your calendar now for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
May 20. The format this year will be a Zoom
event, but this is still an opportunity to get
together, albeit virtually. The awards commit-
tee is working to have this event be as memora-
Kevin Leahy
ble as always for the winners and the attendees.
Advance registration is required. Watch for reg-
istration information for this free event, thanks
to our generous sponsors.
Next steps? Nominate a business, a leader or
an organization for the spirit of business award.
Self-nominations are welcome! To access
the nomination form, visit clatsopcc.edu/com-
munity resources/cedr.
Click on the online form (preferred) or print
the nomination form and mail to CEDR. Details
are on the form. IMPORTANT! There must be
at least one letter of support to go with each
nomination.
All nominations must be received by April
30.
For any questions, email us at cedr@clat-
sopcc.edu or call 503-338-2402.
‘WE LOOK TO HONOR LEADERS WHO STOOD ABOVE
THE CROWD WITHIN THEIR INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS,
OR WERE VISIONARY IN SUPPORTING THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY IN ACTIONS AND DEEDS.
WE LOOK TO RECOGNIZE A BUSINESS, AS A WHOLE,
THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED REMARKABLE ACHIEVE-
MENT IN ANY OF THESE FOLLOWING AREAS: CUS-
TOMER SERVICE, ECONOMIC IMPACT, INNOVATION,
JOB CREATION/RETENTION OR SERVICE (ON THE
PART OF THE BUSINESS) TO THE COMMUNITY.’