2012 Business Awards Hall of Fame honors an eclectic mix

Business Report started the Business Awards in 1984 to pay tribute to remarkable individuals and companies in the local business community and to recognize their many accomplishments. In 1993, Business Report brought in a partner, Junior Achievement, to present the awards, and the Hall of Fame category was added to recognize a lifetime of achievement. Through the years, the Business Awards & Hall of Fame have annually honored a wide variety of local businesses and entrepreneurs who have put Baton Rouge on the map, and this year is no exception. The 2012 honorees, as selected by a community panel, are: Richard Lipsey and Brace Godfrey Jr., Hall of Fame inductees; Art Favre of Performance Contractors, Businessperson of the Year; Stafford Kendall of Covalent Logic, Young Businessperson of the Year; The Newtron Group, Company of the Year (100 or more employees); and ShoppersChoice.com, Company of the Year (less than 100 employees). Profiles of all of this year’s Business Awards & Hall of Fame honorees compose the cover story of the new Business Report issue, which you can check out here. You can also join the honorees at the Business Awards & Hall of Fame banquet on Thursday by getting your tickets here, or by calling Junior Achievement at 928-7008.