Here are the winners at the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance Awards and Banquet celebration yesterday evening at the UW Conference center at the Hilton Garden Inn on Grand Avenue.

Destination retail store spotlight award

Brown & Gold

Unique marketplace retail spotlight award

Undercover beds and spas

Stability in a changing marketplace retail spotlight award

Fortman’s paint and glass

Community engagement award

UniWyo

Jim Cavalli Award

The Cavalli award recognizes and honors an individual, organization or corporation that has demonstrated selfless service to others in the community and has done so without regard to personal gain.

Jay and Mallory Bond

(Nominees – Effie Bader – Laramie land Company, Debbie Heath – Choice One Mortgage, Shane Swett & Nicole Candelaria – A1 Recovery & Towing).

Shuster Award

The Shuster award is a special category that recognizes a proven successful locally owned business. One that has been in business at least two years, demonstrates leadership and contributes to the community.

Karen Saunders. The mortgage source 

(Nominees – Kelcey Christensen – 307 Meat Company, Tia Ocampo – Montgomery Stryker Funeral Home).

Non profit of the year

This award recognizes one local non-profit who has demonstrated their commitment to the community and demonstrates sound business practices.

Climb Wyoming

(Nominees – Cathedral Home for Children, Safe Project).

The Castle Award

The Castle award recognizes a successful individual that gives selflessly through their volunteer efforts.

Denise deem

Small business of the year

This award is to recognize and honor businesses that have demonstrated best practices of entrepreneurship, sound business planning, fiscal responsibility and work process innovation in operating their business. 24 or fewer employees.

Bonds brewing company 

(Nominees – All County Cowboy Property Management, First American Title).

Large business of the year

This award is to recognize and honor businesses that have demonstrated best practices of entrepreneurship, sound business planning, fiscal responsibility and work process innovation in operating their business. 25 or more employees.

Wyotech

(Nominees – Grand Ave Urgent Care, Plenty, Inc, Toyota of Laramie).

Business person of the year

This is to honor and celebrate exceptional service by an individual who has positively contributed to the quality of life in Laramie, and demonstrates leadership in local business and service to the organization.

Nate Storey. Plenty, Inc

(Nominees – Gary Crum – First National Bank of Omaha, Kayle Palmer – Northwestern Mutual).