The 2012 Best of the Corridor winners were announced, in part, in the July 16 issue of the Corridor Business Journal.
The week one winners are listed below. More information about each winner can be found in this week’s print edition. The second set of winners will be announced in the July 23 issue.
Best Sporting Event for Entertaining a Client
First place: Hawkeye Football Game
Runner Up: Cedar Rapids Kernels Game
Best Corridor Festival Attraction
First place: Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival
Runner Up: Iowa City Arts Festival
Best Cultural Attraction
First place: Theatre Cedar Rapids
Runner Up:Cedar Rapids Art Museum, Amana Colonies (tie)
Best Personal Investment Services Firm
First place: HJR Financial
Runner Up: Terry Lockridge & Dunn/World Trend Fianancial
Best Bank for a start-up business
First place: Hills Bank
Runner Up: Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust
Best Bank for an existing business
First place: Hills Bank
Runner Up: Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust
Best Commercial Real Estate Lender
First place: Hills Bank
Runner-up: Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
Best Law Firm for a start-up business
First place: Bradley & Riley
Runner Up: SimmonsPerrineMoyer Bergman
Best Law firm for an existing business
First place: Shuttleworth Ingersoll
Runner Up: Bradley & Riley
Best Accounting Firm for a start-up business
First place: McGladrey
Runner Up: Bergan Paulsen
Best Accounting Firm for an existing business
First place: McGladrey
Runner Up: Bergan Paulsen
Best Insurance Agency
First place: TrueNorth
Runner Up: AW Welt Ambrosco
Best Architectural Firm
First place: OPN Architects
Runner Up: Neumann Monson Architects
Best Engineering Firm
First place: Shive-Hattery
Runner Up: HR Green
Best PR/Advertising Firm
First place: Henry Russel Bruce
Runner-Up: MindFire
Best Recycling/Waste Management
First place: City Carton
Runner Up: ABC
Best Sign Company
First place: Nesper Sign
Runner Up: Sign Pro
Best Commercial Cleaning/Janitorial Service Company
First place: Midwest Janitorial Services
Runner Up: ServiceMaster 380
Best Developer
First place: Moen Group
Runner Up: Hunter Companies
Best Commercial Real Estate Firm
First place: Skogman
Runner Up: Gibbs, Lamb, Drown (GLD)
Best Hospital
First place: UIHC
Runner Up: St. Luke’s
Best Fitness Facility
First place: MAC
Runner Up: Core Fitness
Best Wellness Plan
First place: Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Runner Up: Health Solutions
Best Bike Shop
First place: Hall Bicycle
Runner Up: Northtowne
Best Golf Course
First place: Brown Deer
Runner Up:Cedar RapidsCountry Club
Best Charity to Support
First place: United Way
Runner Up: Big Brothers Big Sisters
Best Philanthropic Company (small)
First place: Van Meter
Runner Up: TrueNorth
Best Philanthropic Company (big)
First place: Rockwell Collins
Runner Up: Transamerica/AEGON
