Events
BRCC Annual Awards Dinner Like a Rock Star
Annual Business Awards Dinner - Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
These awards honor businesses and individuals who have demonstrated excellence in service to the community, entrepreneurship, business leadership, and lifetime achievement.
Thank you to our presenting sponsor -
7:00 p.m. Program
Norbert X. Dowd Award
Norbert X. Dowd Award …………… Steve Schley
Our most prestigious honor recognizes a member of the business community whose commitment of time, resources and talent has made the Bangor region a better place to pursue one's livelihood and dreams.
Business Of The Year …………… Northern Light Health/Penobscot Community Health Care/St. Joseph Healthcare
This award recognizes a business operating our region that has set an example in leadership, innovation and quality, and/or has provided noteworthy economic opportunity to the people of the Bangor Region.
Catherine Lebowitz Award For Public Service ……Kerrie Tripp
This honor goes to an individual or individuals from the public sector who has advanced the cause of economic opportunity in the Bangor Region.
M. Jane Irving Community Service Award ……Risteen Bahr
This recognition goes to an individual, group or organization that has made the Bangor Region's quality of life better, either by helping others directly or by enhancing community or regional assets that add to that quality of life.
Non-Profit of the Year ………United Way of Eastern Maine
This award is given to a non-profit agency that has made a notable difference in the lives of the people who live in the Bangor Region.
Arthur A. Comstock Professional Service Award …… Suzanne Spruce
This award recognizes an individual who embodies Arthur's generous spirit, donating over an extended period of time his or her expertise to both the Chamber and the community at large.
Bion and Dorain Foster Entrepreneurship Award ……Gamenetics
This award recognizes an individual or business whose innovation and creativity have succeeded in opening new economic opportunities for our region.
Arts & Culture Award …..Brian Hinrichs and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Established in 2020 to recognize this growing sector in our region's economy, this award seeks to recognize an individual, business or organization that has made significant contributions to the arts, entertainment and cultural opportunities in the Bangor region.