{"id":6200,"date":"2022-08-03T02:19:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T02:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/public-can-now-nominate-hamilton-firms-to-vie-for-cbd-business-awards\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T02:19:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T02:19:23","slug":"public-can-now-nominate-hamilton-firms-to-vie-for-cbd-business-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=6200","title":{"rendered":"Public can now nominate Hamilton firms to vie for CBD business awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"lazyimg\" alt=\"Luke and Chrissy Houghton of Hamilton's Cream Eatery, which won the 2021 Hamilton CBD Association Best of the Best award.\" style=\"width:100%;display:inline-block\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sics-component__caption__icon-text\"\/>supplied<\/p>\n<p>Luke and Chrissy Houghton of Hamilton&#8217;s Cream Eatery, which won the 2021 Hamilton CBD Association Best of the Best award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__intro sics-component__story__paragraph\">You can now nominate your favorite local business for this year&#8217;s Hamilton Central Business District Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    The added civic engagement has come from the Hamilton CBD Association&#8217;s &#8216;Love the Centre&#8217; campaign to get people back to the central city as the country adapts to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    &#8220;The public can nominate companies for the first time,&#8221; association CEO Vanessa Williams said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    He said the move was to help spur people&#8217;s reactivation of CBD.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\"> <strong>READ MORE:<br \/>* Lifeline for CBD as red light keeps punters at home<br \/>* Hamilton Business Awards Nights postponed until 2022 due to Covid-19 uncertainty<br \/>* Waikato start-ups thrive in Covid-19 uncertainty <br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    The awards, which have been running since 2010, recognize business excellence and show the evolution of the city centre.<\/p>\n<p><span\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    But last year&#8217;s awards ceremony was postponed until early this year due to Covid-19 protocols in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    Nominations for the actual 2022 awards now opened this week, with winners to be announced at an as-yet-undisclosed location on October 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    Nominations for the awards, sponsored by Spark Business and Mediaworks, can be made via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovethecentre.co.nz\">lovethecentre.co.nz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"lazyimg\" alt=\"Hamilton CBD Association chief executive Vanessa Williams says business awards are important for local business morale \"sobretot en aquests temps dif\u00edcils\".\" style=\"width:100%;display:inline-block\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sics-component__caption__icon-text\"\/>Kelly Hodel\/Things<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton CBD Association chief executive Vanessa Williams says the business awards are important for local business morale &#8220;especially in these challenging times&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    Categories include Best Promotion, Best Innovation, Best Established Business, Best New Business, Favorite Experience, Best Place to Eat and Drink, Best Shopping and Best Customer Service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    There is also a public good category for companies that provide benefits to the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    &#8220;We really want to recognize those who do the public good,&#8221; Williams said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    Normally, nominations for the awards average 70-plus a year, but Williams hopes opening things up to the public will help garner more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    &#8220;We&#8217;d love to be over 70 again. But we&#8217;re hoping for even more as we&#8217;re now open to the public.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    The awards were important to local businesses &#8220;especially during these difficult times,&#8221; Williams said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">    &#8220;It&#8217;s really about celebrating and recognizing why people come to our downtown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/waikato-times\/news\/300652926\/public-can-now-nominate-hamilton-firms-to-vie-for-cbd-business-awards\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>supplied Luke and Chrissy Houghton of Hamilton&#8217;s Cream Eatery, which won the 2021 Hamilton CBD Association Best of the Best award. You can now nominate your favorite local business for this year&#8217;s Hamilton Central Business District Awards. The added civic engagement has come from the Hamilton CBD Association&#8217;s &#8216;Love the Centre&#8217; campaign to get people back to the central city as the country adapts to the Covid-19 pandemic. &#8220;The public can nominate companies for the first time,&#8221; association CEO Vanessa Williams said Wednesday. He said the move was to help spur people&#8217;s reactivation of CBD. 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