Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame

02/09/2022

Exciting news. We have set the date for the 34th Annual EBE Hall of Fame. Save the date for Thursday November 10th at 5:30 PM at The Pinnacle in Maumee.

12/07/2021

Don't you just love these trophies? Jim Walrod at Front Door Marketing made them for us.

11/16/2021

We love when articles are written about our event. Check this out from the BG Sentinel Tribune.

Regional Growth Partnership President & CEO Dean Monske was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame event on Thursay.

11/15/2021

It was so great to finally be back in full force for the EBE Hall of Fame. We had over 300 people attend. The NW Ohio and SE Michigan Community rallied back big time. Congratulations again to all of the Honorees. Check out the Pictures.

11/11/2021

Today's the day. We can't wait to celebrate this year's Honorees.

It's going to be a big crowd. See you tonight!!

Congratulations one more time to this year's Honorees.

Business Excellence Award
AccessRN
Joseph Pettee, BSN, RN, CRNI, VA-BC, President/CEO

Business Excellence Award
The Countertop Shop
Mike Langenderfer, President
Karen Langenderfer, CFO

Business Excellence Award
Willy’s Fresh Salsa
Dennis Dickey, Founder

Davenport-Longenecker Lifetime Achievement Award
To be Announced at Ceremony
Nominator: Larry Davenport, Clint Longenecker

11/04/2021

We really can't believe we are 1 week away from the 33rd Annual EBE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The amount of community support from the regions businesses and organizations has been amazing this year. NW Ohio and SE Michigan have so much to be proud of and we're so glad we can showcase some great and thriving companies each year.

Tickets are still available to come and celebrate the companies below. Contact Adam Davenport at [email protected] if you'd like to attend. For more information such as ALL of our great sponsors go to www.ebehof.com.

HONOREES

Business Excellence Award
AccessRN
Joseph Pettee, BSN, RN, CRNI, VA-BC, President/CEO

Business Excellence Award
The Countertop Shop
Mike Langenderfer, President
Karen Langenderfer, CFO

Business Excellence Award
Willy’s Fresh Salsa
Dennis Dickey, Founder

Davenport-Longenecker Lifetime Achievement Award
To be Announced at Ceremony
Nominator: Larry Davenport, Clint Longenecker

HONORING ENTREPRENEURS & BUSINESS OWNERS IN NORTHWEST OHIO & SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN SUBMIT NOMINATION

10/28/2021

We are 2 short weeks away from the the 2021 EBE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. There are tickets still available. Come and celebrate this year's Honorees. 11/11/21 at 5:30 PM at The Pinnacle in Maumee. Plated Dinner and Appetizers included for the price of $85/ticket.

Contact Adam Davenport at [email protected] if you'd like to purchase a ticket or have any questions.

10/27/2021

Thank you so much to 2019 Hall of Fame Member David Pilmore and Adrian Steel in sponsoring the 2021 EBE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

10/14/2021

Hard to believe that we are 1 month away from the 33rd Annual EBE Hall of Fame Presented by Mercy Health, the Mercy Health Foundation Greater Toledo and Ohio Logistics Warehousing & Transportation. The EBE Hall of Fame is in Partnership with William Vaughan Company, BDO, the BGSU Allen W. and Carol M. Schmidthorst College of Business, the Paul J. Ho**er Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at BGSU and BGSU Graduate and Executive Programs in Business.

Sponsorships and tickets are still available. Contact EBE Hall of Fame Chairman Adam Davenport at [email protected] for more information.

We're looking to have another great event for the region honoring 3 great companies.

2021 Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence (EBE)
Hall of Fame

HONOREES

Business Excellence Award
AccessRN
Joseph Pettee, BSN, RN, CRNI, VA-BC, President/CEO

Business Excellence Award
The Countertop Shop
Mike Langenderfer, President
Karen Langenderfer, CFO

Business Excellence Award
Willy’s Fresh Salsa
Dennis Dickey, Founder

Davenport-Longenecker Lifetime Achievement Award
To be Announced at Ceremony
Nominator: Larry Davenport, Clint Longenecker

For more information go to www.ebehof.com.

HONORING ENTREPRENEURS & BUSINESS OWNERS IN NORTHWEST OHIO & SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN SUBMIT NOMINATION

10/14/2021

Thank you to Jim Walrod and his company Front Door Marketing for his sponsorship of the 2021 EBE Hall of Fame. To learn more about Front Door Marketing please visit their website at

Front Door Marketing helps our clients brand themselves in a unique and professional way. Like a Front Door of a residence or business, no two Front Doors are identical. The same could be said about our client's logos. Their brand is unique. By delivering branded merchandise... we deliver solutions.

10/14/2021

Please join us in thanking 2021 EBE Hall of Fame Honoree Dennis Dickey and Willy's Fresh Salsa in sponsoring the 2021 EBE Hall of Fame. We look forward to celebrating you and the other Honorees.

If you haven't had Willy's Salsa yet, go to their website at www.willyssalsa.com to find out where to get it.

We use only the freshest vegetables in our salsa to produce a taste that you honestly think someone just picked veggies from the garden and then went into the house and made a fresh salsa! We use an authentic Mexican Restaurant Style texture. Willy’s Fresh Salsa introduced the Smooth Texture Salsa...

10/06/2021

Thank you so much for the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority for your sponsorship for the 2021 EBE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. We look forward to celebrating with you on November 11th.