Boost Downtown's Best--Nominate!

In May, the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber and Absher Construction will once again present the New Tacoma Awards to recognize achievers for their ongoing role in improving tomorrow’s downtown:

Ghilarducci Award
Recognizing successful new development, renovation or beautification
Popham Award
Recognizing the individual that has done the most to build “community spirit”
Union Station Award
Recognizing leading organizations, companies or individuals that have built or sustained momentum for revitalization
Schoenfeld Award
Recognizing exemplary performance (and pizzazz!) as a retailer

Past award recipients for each category are as follows:

• Ghilarducci Award - Avanti Spa, Tacoma Art Museum, and Thea’s Landing
• Popham Award - Marty Campbell, Patricia Lecy-Davis, and Sondra Purcell
• Union Station Award – The Grand Cinema, John Tartaglia, and the University of Washington Tacoma
• Schoenfeld Award - Aroma Coffee, heel! Shoes and urbanXchange

Nomination forms are now available, and stakeholders are encouraged to download the forms and use them to recommend an individual, business or organization that are particularly worthy of merit, and submit nominations no later than April 27th. Winners will be recognized at the quarterly City Center Luncheon on May 18th.