The Business Excellence Awards honor organizations and businesses that have shown excellence in their field every day.

Muskegon’s ever-expanding growth and successful business climate allow us to give awards in six categories: Manufacturing, Tourism/Hospitality, Retail, Service, *Entrepreneur, and ^Employer of Choice.

2025 Business Excellence Awards

Congratulations to this year’s winners!

  • Retail – Pine Street Mercantile
  • Manufacturing – Lorin Industries
  • Service – Corine’s Cakes and Catering
  • Tourism – Dreamstay
  • Entrepreneur – i’move
  • Employer of Choice – Muskegon Area Intermediate School District

View interviews of 2025 winners

Previous Business Excellence Award Winners

2024

  • Retail – Art Cats Gallery
  • Manufacturing – Motion Dynamics Corporation
  • Service – Redi Rental Muskegon
  • Tourism – Michigan’s Adventure, Muskegon Irish Music Festival
  • Entrepreneur – Paul Billings
  • Employer of Choice – Goodwill Industries of West Michigan

View interviews of 2024 winners

2023

  • Retail – Urban Apparel
  • Manufacturing – Smart Vision Lights
  • Service – H&S Companies
  • Tourism – Burning Foot Beer Festival
  • Entrepreneur – Aldea Coffee

View interviews of the 2023 winners. 

2022

  • Retail – Blended Furniture Market
  • Manufacturing – Rolar Products
  • Service – Forrest Tax & Accounting Services
  • Tourism – The Deck
  • Entrepreneur – Fomcore

View interviews of the 2022 winners. 

2019

  • Retail – Sanborn’s Inc.
  • Manufacturing – Geerpres, Inc.
  • Non-Profit – Read Muskegon
  • Service – The Station Grill
  • Tourism – USS Silversides Submarine Museum
  • Community Engagement – CWC Textron
  • Entrepreneur – Ice Box Brand Ice Cream Bars.

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