Monday, October 22, 2012

Regional Business Recognition & Appreciation


The Alexandria regional community is home to a large number of highly successful companies that form the bedrock for our successful economic engine.  Each year, the accomplishments of these organizations are recognized in late October during the Business & Industrial Appreciation Day and Manufacturers & Support Industries Breakfast events.

The Business & Industrial Appreciation Day (BIAD) event recognizes the growth, success and community contributions of one Alexandria area business or organization each year.  This event is a shared effort of the Alexandria Area Economic Development Commission and Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and has recognized a total of 29 organizations since 1984.  The 2012 BIAD award recipient is Douglas Scientific - an Alexandria bio-tech company that has grown out of Alexandria's Douglas Machine and formally began operations in 2009.  This year's BIAD luncheon honoring Douglas Scientific will take place on Tuesday, October 23rd and will be attended by nearly 500 individuals and company/community leaders from throughout the region and the state of Minnesota.

October's second business recognition event is the Douglas County Manufacturers & Support Industries Breakfast - recognizing the economic strength and contributions of the manufacturing and support industry companies throughout Douglas County.  This event is a time for recognition and appreciation to our local companies and features a breakfast, networking opportunity, and keynote presentation (this year provided by Dr. Chris Kuehl of Armada Corporate Intelligence).  Over 175 company and community leaders will be participating in this year's event (Thursday, October 25th).

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