Shown are the winners from the 30th Annual Excellence in Business Awards Gala held Thursday.
Top row, from the left, are Wesley Colford, The Highland Arts Theatre, Community Impact Award & People’s Choice Award: Favourite Thing to Do or Experience in the CBRM; Ian Parker, Chair, Board of Directors for Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce; Steve Lilley & Doug Milburn, Protocase, Beyond Boarders Exporter of the Year; Andrew Morrow, Breton Brewing Co., Jack Yazer Young Entrepreneur of the Year;  Everett Reid, Rotary’s Sydney Ribfest, People’s Choice Award: Favourite Community Project in the CBRM; Sheldon Marinelli & Walter MacLeod, Northern Contracting Limited, Business of the Year.  
In the middle row, from the left, are Stan MacDonald, Rick McCarthy, Cheryl Marsh & Brad Jacobs, Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation, Charitable Organization or Committee of the Year; Bryan MacDonald, Breton Brewing Co., Jack Yazer Young Entrepreneur Award; Chris Cameron, Cornerstone Research Group, Innovation and Advancement Award; Peter MacDonald, Melissa Green & Calista Hall, Northern Contracting Limited, Business of the Year.
In the bottom row, from the left, are Kathleen Yurchesyn, CEO, Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce; Chris Robertson, Home Instead Senior Care, Irving Schwartz Male Business Person of the Year; Mark Inglis, Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation, Charitable Organization or Committee of the Year; Austin Chapman, People’s Choice Award: CBRM Citizen of the Year; Sandra Killam, Seaside Communications, Workplace Excellence Award; Alisha Barron, Fired Creations- The Pottery Painting Café, New Business of the Year; Shannon Forrester, The Forrester Production Group, Rose Schwartz Female Business Person of the Year; Peter Fahey, Northern Contracting Limited, Business of the Year.
Missing from photo are Tonya Mofford, Get Nauti, People’s Choice Award: Favourite Place to Shop in the CBRM; James and Amanda Donato, Commercial St. Deli, People’s Choice Award: Favourite Place to Dine in the CBRM. 
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO: Anita Clemens