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2023 Business Excellence Awards Members of The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro hosted a luncheon ceremony at Post 6 on June 16 to celebrate 21 exceptional businesses and three community leaders. Annual award winners are given special bee sculptures in honor of their achievements in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro business community. Awards handed out included the businesswoman of the year – won by our own Ellen Shannon – best university-born business, best nonprofit and more. Photography by Barbara Bell Photography CHM 5
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1 La-Tasha Best-Gaddy and Creighton Blackwell, chief community impact and public affairs officer at Coastal Credit Union (winner of the Black Business Alliance Businessperson of the Year).
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2 Elie Abou-Rjeileh, co-owner of Olmaz Jewelers (winner of Micro Enterprise Business of the Year), and Vijay Adkin. 3 Dwight Bassett and Ramesh Dahal, owner of Momo’s Master (winner of New Business of the Year). 4 Trinita Carlton and Jennifer Player, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Orange County (winner of the Innovation Award). 5 Triangle Media Partners’ Lindsay Scott, Dan Shannon, Businesswoman of the Year Ellen Shannon and Khadijah Weekes Nolan. 6 Robert Saunders and Fred Stipe, board chair of South Orange Rescue Squad (winner of Large Business of the Year). 7 Justin Brown, Alex Brandwein, owner and founder of Brandwein’s Bagels (winner of the Young Professional of the Year) and Lori Doherty. 16
chapelhillmagazine.com
September/October 2023