Final call for public nominations for 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards

By: Jose G. Landa

“The deadline for the public to nominate a person, business entity, and/or an organization for one or more of the 18 awards categories for the 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards is Monday, December 31, 2012, at 5:00 p.m., ” announced Ricardo E. Calderon, Publisher of the Eagle Pass Business Journal.

The 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. at the El Residencial Reception Hall in Eagle Pass. The Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards purpose is to recognize and honor individuals, businesses, entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations and entities who excelled in their professional endeavors and made a positive contribution to the community during 2012.

The 18 awards categories include the Employee of the Year, the Secretary of the Year, the Restaurant of the Year, the Franchise of the Year, the Small Business of the Year, the Teacher of the Year, the Professional of the Year, the Entrepreneur of the Year, the Physician of the Year, the Health Care Provider of the Year, the Big Business of the Year, the International Business of the Year, the Business Manager of the Year, the Public Manager of the Year, the Public Representative of the Year, the Business Advocate of the Year, the Non-Profit Organization of the Year, and the New Business of the Year. Nominations are also welcomed for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.

A nomination form is available inside this issue of the Eagle Pass Business Journal and at the offices of the Eagle Pass Business Journal at 438 North Monroe Street in downtown Eagle Pass.

“The Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards are the most prestigious community awards in Eagle Pass and in the Texas Middle Rio Grande region,” said Calderon. “Nominations for any person, business, entrepreneur, organization, and entity from Eagle Pass. Maverick County, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, and any community from the Middle Rio Grande region are encouraged and welcomed,” added Calderon. Many out-of-town persons, business people, businesses, organizations, entities, and public representatives attend the Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards annually as well as have won awards.

The 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards has corporate sponsorships, tables for 10 persons, and tickets available at the offices of the Eagle Pass Business Journal at 438 North Monroe or by calling (830) 757-2705.