Junior Achievement - Rocky Mountain, Inc. is thrilled to announce that we have been named a winner in the 2008 ColoradoBiz Top Company Awards, widely regarded as Colorado’s most competitive statewide business-excellence program now in its 21st year.
Winners in 8 industry categories were announced and finalists honored Sept. 16th at an awards luncheon at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
Firms in the Top Company competition were first narrowed to three finalists in each industry category. A panel of Colorado business leaders and co-sponsor Deloitte judged entrants on financial performance, community involvement and one of the following areas chosen by each company: marketing/product innovation, operational efficiency or research development.
Junior Achievement was named the winner in the non-profit category. Robin Wise, JA President and CEO, appeared on stage to accept the award after a short video. Other finalists in this category included the Denver Rescue Mission and The Children’s Museum of Denver.
“This is a wonderful honor,” commented Ron Tilton, chairman of the Junior Achievement Board of Directors. “But the real honor goes to the JA volunteers, teachers, students and supporters who work together everyday to arm students with the tools and knowledge they need to pursue higher education, become financially literate and workforce ready, and perhaps most importantly - embrace the entrepreneurial spirit that we know resides within them.”
Along with Deloitte, which assessed the entrants’ financial performance, judges for 2008 were: John Ikard, President & CEO of FirstBank, Jeff Campos, CEO of the Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Rich Wobbekind, Associate Dean for External Relations for the CU Leeds School of Business, John Bohenick, CEO of Gates Corporation, Kristy Schloss, President of Schloss Engineered Equipment, Inc., Jack Burke, Chief Development Officer of St. Anthony Health Foundation.