Kingston Business Awards

The 2024 Kingston Business Awards are dedicated to recognizing exemplary models of excellence and community service by Greater Kingston’s businesses, and the invaluable contribution they make to Kingston’s economic development, unique character and outstanding quality of life.

In celebration of this year’s nominees, we look forward to hosting you for an interactive evening featuring a glittering cocktail reception followed by an awards presentation to celebrate the incredible innovations and achievements of local businesses.

Ticket pricing to this spectacular event includes access to a networking reception featuring two complimentary drinks, delicious passed hors d’oeuvres and of course access to the spectacular awards ceremony. Event attendees will also be entered into the draw to win an exciting grand prize package.

We hope you’ll join us Thursday, May 16, 2024, for a thrilling evening celebrating Kingston’s finest businesses and entrepreneurs.

Please see below for the evening’s schedule:

6:00 pm – Networking Reception (in lobby) 

7:30 pm – Awards Ceremony and Presentations (in theatre) 

*Dress Code: Business Formal

MEET THE 2024 NOMINEES

And…the nominees for the 2024 Kingston Business Awards are:

Hospitality Award

• Frontenac Club
• Improbable Escapes
• Italo-Canadian Club of Kingston
• Maple Leaf Tours

Social Impact Award

• Novelis
• Seniors Association Kingston Region
• Support Local Giveaway/Shop Local Kingston

New Business of the Year Award

• Clean Comfort Home Improvements
• Harlowe Green
• Limestone Legal Services

Young Entrepreneur Award

• Darcy Greenaway of One Gear Hockey
• Holly Ryan of Art by Holly Ryan
• Katrina Kryza of Thrifty Girl
• Reza Kashi of Digital Visibility

Skilled Trades Award

• SnapCab Canada
• Tomlinson Group of Companies
• The Westwood Group of Companies Ltd.

Customer Experience Award

• The Annex Spa
• Capers Custom Catering
• Cloud Metric Inc.
• Events & Management Plus Inc.
• General Brock’s Commissary
• Handy Fairies
• Hulpr Patient Transfer and Personal Support
• Jani-King of Eastern Ontario
• LearningBrick
• Ontario Medical Supply
• Parsam Immigration Services Inc.
• Residence Inn by Marriott Kingston Water’s Edge

Non Profit Award

• BGC South East
• Extend-A-Family Kingston
• Friends of the Penitentiary Museum
• The John Howard Society of Kingston
• Seniors Association Kingston Region

Arts & Culture Award

• B2F Media Inc (Branded to Film)
• Bottle Tree Productions
• Kingston School of Art

Employer of the Year Award

• BluMetric
• Cloud Metric Inc.
• Imperium Social (Blue Collar Marketing)
• Jani-King of Eastern Ontario
• Novelis
• Plan A Kingston & Quinte
• Tomlinson
• Veritasa Law Office Professional Corporation

Business Person of the Year Award

• Brittany Grunig of Bell Media Radio
• Erin Finn of Re/Max Finest Realty Inc.
• Leanne O’Mara of JE Agnew Foods Ltd.