June 10, 2025
All MakesExcellence is a way of life in Greater Omaha.
It’s earned not given – and it should be celebrated.
Each year, we recognize dozens of truly deserving businesses with our Business Excellence Awards. We ask the community to nominate those whose contributions elevate Greater Omaha and make it a better place to do business, work and live. From those nominations, our volunteer selection committee chooses the best-of-the-best as our award winners. In addition to honoring excellence, we also applaud businesses celebrating major milestone anniversaries. This is our way of putting the spotlight on those that have earned it.
Nominations are open now until March 23, 2025.
EVENT DETAILS
BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
*Thursday, June 10, 2025
4:30–6 PM
All Makes
2558 Farnam Street | Omaha, NE 68131
Agenda
4:30–5 PM | Networking Cocktail Reception
5 PM | Program and Presentation of Awards
Tickets
Single Ticket in Open Seating during Program: $25 Member / $45 Non-Member
*Registration will open in April of 2025.
NOMINATIONS
2025 NOMINATION INFORMATION
Business Excellence Award nominations are open. Check out the details below and nominate a worthy organization (even your own).
Award Details
- Nominations are accepted online through Mar. 23, 2025. Late nominations will not be considered.
- Companies and individuals may nominate themselves or be nominated by a third party.
- Individual scores are kept confidential.
- If a company has won a Business Excellence Award (in any category) for two or more consecutive years, they may be eligible for a sustained excellence award. The award will be determined by the selection committee.
- Business celebrating anniversaries of 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 or 150 years will receive a Milestone Award. If you have questions or comments, please let us know by emailing jjohnson@electronic-fittings.com.
- All nominated businesses or individuals must be Greater Omaha Chamber members based in the Greater Omaha metropolitan area: Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Otoe, Sarpy, and Washington counties in Nebraska and Pottawattamie and Mills counties in Iowa.
- Final Business Excellence Award winners will be notified by a Greater Omaha Chamber staff member, announced publicly through a press release and recognized at the Business Excellence Awards Ceremony.
GENERAL NOMINATION QUESTIONS:
- The year your company was established.
- The number of employees in the Omaha metro area.
- Highlight important milestones in your company’s history.
- Highlight any important information about your employees and customers that showcases excellence in your company.
AWARD SPECIFIC QUESTIONS:
Excellence takes on many forms. Choose one or more of the characteristics below and describe how it applies to your business (or the business you are nominating).
If a company has won a business excellence award (in any category) for two or more consecutive years, they may be eligible for a sustained excellence award. The award will be determined by the selection committee.
You may choose to answer any, or all, of the following categories:
The Civic Engagement Award recognizes organizations that embody civic responsibility—strengthening Omaha through activism and community engagement. They use their resources, expertise, and influence to address social challenges, support local causes, and advocate for change.
- Describe how your business actively engages in civic initiatives, including any strategies or programs that support local needs.
- Cite specific examples, within the last three years, of the impact your organization’s activism has had on the Omaha metropolitan area.
Recipients of the Excellence in Culture award exemplify leadership-driven cultural transformation, emphasizing employee well-being, trust, and a commitment to shared values. They actively cultivate an atmosphere where people feel valued, supported, and inspired to contribute their best work.
- Describe how the leadership team at your company fosters the positive culture of your organization.
- Provide specific examples, within the last three years, of how positive workplace culture has grown and made a difference in your operations.
Changing the establishment by introducing something better is no easy process, but true innovators thrive on this. Those recognized for Excellence in Innovation have made innovation part of their everyday ‘routine’ and provide tangible benefits through their work.
- Describe what innovation looks like in your organization, including any particular impacts on your business or customers.
- Cite specific examples, within the last three years, of when success or failure has nurtured innovation in your culture.
Organizations, small and large, with a philosophy of giving back make a significant impact on the Omaha metropolitan community’s health and well-being. Recognition goes to those who go above-and-beyond to foster an environment of generosity and support.
- Describe how your business approaches community stewardship.
- Offer particular examples, within the last three years, of the impact your organization’s donation of time, talent or treasure has made to others in our community.
2024 AWARD WINNERS
Help us honor the innovators, community builders, and change-makers among us. Winning organizations ignore traditional models and forge new paths, promote teamwork and collaboration, and significantly impact the health and well-being of Greater Omaha. Creating jobs. Building community. Raising our quality of life and immersing ourselves in excellence.
Philanthropy
- ACCESS Bank
- First Interstate Bank
- Fusion
- Holland Basham Architects
- Metropolitan Utilities District
- Nebraska Furniture Mart
2023 Small Business of the Year
- Harrison Financial Services
Leadership
- Carson
- Cordia
- FNIC
- Nebraska Realty
- Riekes Equipment
- Verdis Group
Innovation
- Children’s Nebraska
- Elliott Equipment Company
- Goodwill Omaha
- iFixOmaha
- Signature Performance
- TREKK Design Group
Milestones
25 Years
- Advance Design & Construction, Inc.
- BDB Waterproofing
- Concord Mediation Center
- Courtyard by Marriott Omaha Downtown/Old Market Area
- DES Employment Group
- Document Finishing Resources
- Harms Oil Company
- Heartland Awning & Design, Inc.
- Hot Shops Art Center
- Immigrant Legal Center
- Locher Pavelka Dostal Braddy & Hammes, LLC
- Magnolia Hotel Omaha
- Mentor Nebraska
- Velocity Clinical Research
- Kahler-Dolce Mortuary
- Morrissey Engineering, Inc.
- Odeys Inc.
- Parsons House on Eagle Run, Inc.
- Radio Lobo KBBX-FM 97.7
- Schrock Innovations, Inc.
- Synchronicity, Inc.
- Waitt Company
50 Years
- American Gramaphone
- Control Services, Inc.
- Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging
- Ex-Cel Solutions, Inc.
- Goldsmith-Silversmith Inc.
- Greater Fremont Development Council
- HBE LLP
- Humanities Nebraska
- Metropolitan Community College/li>
- Radio Talking Book Service
- Sound Trak, Inc.
- The Clean Life LLC
- The Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council
- Youth Emergency Services, Inc.
75 Years
- Omaha Theater Company – The Rose
- WOWT-TV
- E. W. Scripps / Omaha Operations
100 Years
- Boyd Jones Construction Co.
- CKF
- iHeartMedia
- Jackson Services, Inc.
- JE Dunn Construction
- National Safety Council, Nebraska
- Omaha Community Playhouse
- Omaha Compound Company
125 Years
- Omaha Country Club
150 Years
- Columbia Insurance Group
SPONSORS
This event is made possible by the generous contributions of several organizations. We appreciate their support.
Interested in being a Business Excellence Awards Sponsor? Contact our Chamber Events Team at Events@OmahaChamber.org.
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For more information about the Business Excellence Awards, contact the Chamber Events Team at Events@OmahaChamber.org.
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