(From Columbia Business Times – June 27th, 2016 – By Brenna McDermott)
You nominated hundreds of Columbia B2B products and services in 35 categories for the second year of the Top of the Town awards. Then, you cast more than 79,000 votes for your favorite in each category. CBT is proud to present your first and second place winners of the 2016 Top of the Town Awards.
Top Caterer
First place: D. Rowe’s Restaurant and Bar
Second place: Hoss’s Market & Rotisserie
Top B2B Product or Service
First place: CoMo Connection Exchange
Second place: Influence & Co.
Top Advertising Agency
First place: Caledon Virtual
Second place: Word Marketing
Top IT Company
First place: Midwest Computech
Second place: 43Tc
Top Local Team-Building Experience
First place: Logboat Brewing Co.
Second place: Paint the Town
Top Commercial Videographer
First place: Chimaeric
Second place: The Evoke Group
Top Event Location
First place: Logboat Brewing Co.
Second place: Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center
Top Web Developer
First place: Lift Division
Second place: Caledon Virtual
Top Place to Close a Deal
First place: Logboat Brewing Co.
Second place: Boone Central Title Co.
Top Commercial Photographer
First place: L.G. Patterson
Second place: Casey Buckman
Top Coffee Meeting Location
First place: Kaldi’s Coffee
Second place: Dunn Bros. Coffee
Top Accounting Service
First place: Williams-Keepers
Second place: Accounting Plus
Top Architect
First place: Simon Oswald Architecture
Second place: Peckham Architecture
Top Business with a Commitment to Philanthropy
First place: Veterans United Home Loans
Second place: The Bank of Missouri
Top Commercial Lender
First place: John Keller, The Bank of Missouri
Second place: Todd Hoien, Hawthorn Bank
Top Engineer
First place: Crockett Engineering
Second place: THHinc McClure Engineering
Top Business Insurance
First place: Columbia Insurance Group
Second place: Mike Messer – Shelter Insurance Agent
Top Real Estate Developer
First place: Mike Tompkins
Second place: John Ott
Top Happy Hour
First place: Logboat Brewing Co.
Second place: Houlihan’s Restaurant and Bar
Top Bank
First place: Central Bank of Boone County
Second place: The Bank of Missouri
Top Janitorial Services
First place: Atkins Building Services Inc.
Second place: City of Refuge
Top Offsite Meeting Location
First place: Logboat Brewing Co.
Second place: Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center
Top Chamber Volunteer
First place: Wally Pfeffer
Second place: Michele Spry
Top Face of Business
First place: Bill Costello
Second place: Kit Stolen
Top Fast-Growing Company
First place: Veterans United Home Loans
Second place: True Media
Top National Impact
First place: CARFAX
Second place: Veterans United Home Loans
Top Seasoned Pro
First place: Mary Ropp
Second place: Kat Cunningham
Top Business Rookie
First place: Kaitlin Warner
Second place: Lydia Melton
Top Place for Business Lunch
First place: Flat Branch Pub & Brewing
Second place: 44 Stone Public House
Top Culture
First place: Veterans United Home Loans
Second place: Delta Systems Group
Top Staffing Company
First place: JobFinders Employment Services
Second place: Pulse Medical Staffing
Top Commercial Builder
First place: Coil Construction
Second place: Little Dixie Construction
Top HR Firm
First place: Moresource Inc
Second place: Accounting Plus
Top Office Digs
First place: Veterans United Home Loans
Second place: Delta Systems Group
Top Place to Work
First place: Veterans United Home Loans
Second place: Fresh Ideas Food Service Management
THE GOUDA LIFE
