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The Hall of Fame awards included a Broadway-themed celebration complete with a Playbill styled red-carpet, a Liza Minelli look-a-like and performances by singers from the Westchester Broadway Theater – all overlooking the scenic Long Island Sound.
As part of the main act, The Business Council inducted a world-renowned technology developer, a leading holiday decorator, one of the nation’s oldest medical colleges, an affordable housing developer, a full-service insurance company and a family-owned funeral home that has operated for three generations.
New to the Business Hall of Fame this year was the addition of Chairman’s Recognition Award as well as announcing the winner of the Ron Volper Family Scholarship Fund for Business Excellence, which was given to Brian Patrick Fontana, who is pursuing an MBA at Pace University. The Business Hall of Fame, which is in its 14th year, has inducted more than 70 Westchester businesses.
The winners in their respective categories are:
- Corporate Citizenship: New York Medical College in Valhalla. Dr. Robert Amler, vice president for government affairs and professor of public health, accepted the award.
- Entrepreneurial Success: Mindspark in Yonkers. Erik Esterlis, co-president, accepted the award.
- Small Business Success: York International Agency, LLC in Harrison. Robert Kestenbaum, CEO, accepted the award.
- Women in Business Success: Rella Fogliano, president of MacQuesten Development in Pelham. Fogliano accepted the award.
- Family Owned Business: American Christmas in Mount Vernon. Fred Schwam, CEO, accepted the award.
- Chairman’s Recognition Award: Beecher Flooks Funeral Home in Pleasantville. William Flooks Jr., funeral director, accepted award.
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