On Wednesday, November 14, the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Fourth Annual Chamber Honors Gala, a red-carpet, black-tie optional event.
Five local businesses will be honored with Deubener Awards for outstanding achievement and three individuals whose leadership and volunteerism merit praise from our community will be recognized. The evening will include complimentary valet service, hand-passed hors d’oeuvres, entertainment, good conversation and a champagne toast honoring our award recipients!
View photos from last year's Gala here!
The 2012 Deubener Award Finalists:
Nonprofit Service
Genesys Works | Twin Cities Public Television | WomenVenture
For Profit Service
The Cosmopolitan at Mears Park | St. Paul Saints | TKDA
Emerging
McClung Communications & Public Relations, LLC
Family Owned
All, Inc. | Johnson McCann Benefits | Tilsner Carton, Inc.
Women/Minority Owned
Dailey Travel LLC | INGCO International Interpreting & Translating | Minnesota Computers for Schools
About the Deubener Awards:
In honor of Walter & Lydia Deubener, the Saint Paul Area Chamber annually presents Deubener Awards to five organizations that exemplify growth, excellence, risk, diversity and innovation. The Deubeners were the proprietors of a grocery store in downtown Saint Paul and invented the first shopping bag with handles, which increased the store’s business overnight. The couple eventually sold their store and established manufacturing facilities in Saint Paul, with sales in 1919 totaling one million bags.
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