Northern Ontario Business Awards.

• Position: Awards list

ORTH BAY--Over 400 business and opinion leaders from across the North celebrated the achievements of 11 companies and individuals at the 27th annual Northern Ontario Business Awards (NOBA) gala Thursday October 3rd, 2013 at the Nipissing's Robert J. Surtees Student Athletics Centre in North Bay.

NOBA has become the largest annual gathering of its kind in Northern Ontario since it was first launched in 1986. The NOBA event was co-hosted by North Bay Mayor Al McDonald and Northern Ontario Business Publisher Patricia Mills.

NOBA is an initiative designed to celebrate successful businesses and entrepreneurs throughout Northern Ontario. The award evening provides the perfect occasion to acknowledge the efforts of those who create the opportunities that allow everyone to enjoy living and working in the North! The event rotates annually among the five major cities in Northern Ontario.

There were ten business awards presented: Company of the Year (three categories, based on size). Entrepreneur of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Entrepreneurial Community, First Nations Business Award of Excellence, Innovation, Export and Judges' Choice. The Union Gas Essay Scholarship, worth $3,000, was also presented.

An independent panel of judges adjudicated more than 100 nominations from around Northern Ontario. This year's judges were: Barbara Ray, Secretary/Treasurer--RES Equipment Sales (Dryden), Dave Rector, Manager of Business Development--Rector Machine Works (Sault Ste. Marie), Ryan Siggelkow, Vice President--HLS Hardline Solutions (Sudbury), Luc Stang, President and CEO--Gin-Cor Industries (Mattawa), and the Union Gas Essay Scholarship Judge Dr. David Pearson, Professor, Laurentian University (Sudbury).

The 28th Annual Northern Ontario Business Awards 2014 will be held in Sault Ste. Marie on September 24th and 25th, 2014. For more information on NOBA, contact Kimberley Wahamaa, Operations Manager at 705-673-5705 or 1-800-7572766 Ext. 320 or email inquiries to kimberley@nob.on.ca

Thank you to this year's nominees. judges, and sponsors. The winners profiles and videos are posted online at www.noba.ca We look forward to receiving nominations for 2014.

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1 Union Gas Essay Scholarship recipient Jessica Serre, presented by Union Gas, Northeast District Manager, Steven Jelich.

2 Bill Dinsmore, Business Relationship...