8 Businesses Named Ole Award Winners By Batavia Chamber Of Commerce

Press release from Batavia Chamber of Commerce:

BATAVIA, IL — Eight Batavia businesses were named recipients of the 2022 Ole Award. Businesses who had final city permits by December 31, 2022, were eligible.

All recipients will be honored at the Inspire 2023: A Celebration of Those Who Inspire Us! event, scheduled for Thursday, April 27.

A committee of Batavia Chamber members, along with representation from the City of Batavia and Batavia Chamber staff, evaluate all Batavia businesses who meet the permit timing qualifications. If no one on the committee is familiar with the improvements and/or new construction, a visit to the candidate is made, along with qualifying conversations. After deliberation, the committee selects those businesses whose investment and confidence in Batavia stands out as the year’s Ole Award winners.

The Ole honorees for 2022 and the appropriate category for their award are:

• New Construction – Industrial: Midwest Industrial Funds, 1459 Louis Bork Drive
• Remodeling – Commercial: Bocaditos Café, 11 N. Batavia Avenue
• Remodeling – Commercial: Douglas Carpet One Floor & Home, 490 N. Randall Road
• Remodeling – Commercial: K. Hollis Jewelers, Boutique & Wine Bar, 2030 Main Street
• Remodeling – Commercial: Mill Creek Early Childhood Program, 130 S. Batavia Avenue
• Remodeling – Commercial: Revelry 675, 675 S. River Street
• Remodeling – Commercial: Sturdy Shelter, 10 Shumway Avenue
• Remodeling – Commercial: The Comedy Vault, 18 E. Wilson Street

The public is invited to attend Inspire 2023 and honor the current generation of hard-working Batavia business owners. During the event, the Citizen of the Year, John Dillon; Spirit of Batavia, 100 Women Who Care Fox Valley; Ole winners, and the Ambassador of the Year, George Gladis, awards will be presented.

Inspire 2023 takes place on Thursday, April 27, beginning at 6 p.m. at Revelry 675, 675 S. River St., Batavia. Tickets cost $75 per person, or $550 per table of eight and includes entertainment, dinner, and champagne toast. A cash bar will available and cocktail attire is suggested. Purchase tickets online at bataviachamber.org/events or call the Batavia Chamber of Commerce at (630) 879-7134.

For more information about any of these awards or the event, please call Margaret Perreault, president and CEO of the Batavia Chamber of Commerce, or Patti Anselme, special events coordinator, at (630) 879-7134. Sponsorship opportunities are also available for the Batavia Chamber’s annual signature celebration.

About the Ole Awards: The Ole Award is an award started in 1976 by a group of people who had a love and passion for their community and wanted to promote the City of Batavia. The Ole Awards are given to businesses for a significant improvement and investment either for new construction or for remodel in Batavia. Winners of this award are ones whose investment enhances the city’s economic and aesthetic futures and provides interest and excitement for the entire community through investing dollars in their properties and buildings. The Ole Award derives its name from a traditional Swedish name, Ole, to honor the hard-working Swedish settlers that were among the first to call Batavia home.

This press release was produced by Batavia Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.