2008 Winnebago County "Who's Going Green?" Business Awards

2008 Nominees:

Affiliated Surgeons of Rockford
Bellis Firm of Architecture
Burpee Museum of Natural History

Choices Natural Market
Winner Small Business Award
City of Rockford, J.I. Case Building Demo
Coronado Performing Arts Center
Davig Custom Cleaners
Eclipse
FatWallet.com
Forest City Gear

Freedom Field
Winner Large Agrecy Award
Golan Liberman Art Gallery
GreenTone
Green Works
Guilford High School
Gunite
Healing Scents
Home Environment Center
Integrated Energy Works

J.L. Clark
Winner Large Business Award
Just Goods
Members Alliance Credit Union
Morrissey Realty Group
Natural Land Institute
Olson Ecological Solutions
Pranayama Yoga Studio
Road Ranger
Rock Valley College
Rockford Yacht Club
Skyward Promotions
Solergy
Specialty Screw
SwedishAmerican Health System
The Happy Kingdom
The Rock River Times
Trekk Cross Media
Unitarian Universalist Church
Wild Birds Unlimited
William Charles
Willow's Cleaning
Winnebago Energy Center
Womanspace

Zion Development Corp.
Winner Small Agency Award

All award plaques were made from a storm
damaged 200 year old oak tree from
Sinnissippi Park.

 

Winnebago Co. Board Chairman, Scott Christiansen congratulates
J.L. Clark president Phillip Baerenwald on winning the 2008 "Large Business" award
at the inaugural "Who's Going Green Awards" ceremony.
J.L. Clark is proud of their award - visit their website:
www.jlclark.com
 

 

2008 Sponsoring Organizations (click on name for website link)

Commonweath Edison

Comprehensive Community Solutions/YouthBuild

Four Rivers Environmental Coalition

Green Communities Coalition

Illinois Renewable Energy Association

River District Association

Rockford Chamber of Commerce

Rockford Park District

The Rock River Times

Winnebago County Forest Preserve District

 


Jerry Paulson - Exec. Dir. Natural Land Institute
Bob Vogl - IREA, and Bob O'Brien, Exec. Dir. Chicago-Rockford International Airport

 

Bob Vogl - President, Illinois Renewable Energy Assoc.

 

 

The conference room at the Webbs Norman Center was packed with nominees, observers and media.

 

  

 

Zion Development Exec. Dir. Brad Roos and Dir. Rebecca Olson display the Small to Medium Agency award. Below they are congratulated by Rockford Mayor, Larry Morrissey.

 

  J.L. Clark president, Phillip Baerenwald is congratulated by Winnebago County Board Chairman, Scott Christiansen on the "Large Business" award. In addition to all this - there was free food (quite good) and wine (Massback Winery). All were happy and surprised by the turn-out and the enthusiasm of the nominees.

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