KAUKAUNA — Five Kaukauna businesses were among those honored at the 2023 Heart of the Valley Chamber of Commerce award banquet.

The annual event recognizes the achievements of the local business community at their awards event held March 15 at Van Abel’s of Hollandtown.

The honorees from Kaukauna include:

Community Partner of the Year: Kaukauna Public Library

Entrepreneur of the Year: Josh Russell Studios

Emerging Business of the Year: Sequoia Integrative Medical Services

Business Partner in Education: Baisch Engineering

Large Business Achievement: Aurora BayCare Medical Center

Other award winners:

Inspiring Business Person of the Year: Chris Burns

Small Business Achievement: ARC Contracting

Small Business Achievement: Verkuilen-Van Deurzen Family Funeral Home

Nonprofit of the Year: Fox Valley Memory Project

Mason Sterr, Digital Fever Media photographed the event. View the photos HERE.

Sponsors:

AbbyBankVerkuilen-Van Deurzen Family Funeral Home

TDS Telecommunications LLC

Stellar Blue Technologies

BayCare Clinic, LLP

Kimberly Area School District

Capital Credit Union

BLC Community Bank

The Title Exchange

Nutritional Healing, LLC

Party and Print

Fox Valley Mosquito & Tick Control LLC

The Bank of Kaukauna

Wellness 360 Health + Beauty Studio

Sure-Dry, LLC

Digital Fever Media

SERVPRO of Appleton & SERVPRO of Winnebago County

Appleton International Airport

Fox Communities Credit Union

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