Batavia Chamber of Commerce Announces Ole Award Winners for 2023

February 7, 2024 –Today, eight Batavia businesses were named recipients of the 2023 Ole Award. Businesses who had final city occupancy permits by December 31, 2023, were eligible.
 
All recipients will be honored at Inspire 2024: A Celebration of Those Who Inspire Us! event, scheduled for Thursday, April 25.
 
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. 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 2023 and the appropriate category for their award are:

• Remodeling – Industrial: Larsen Packaging Products, 1350 S. River Street
• New Construction – Commercial: MOKA Coffee, 132 Independence Drive
• Remodeling – Commercial: Acquaviva Ristorante Batavia, 1900 Mill Street
• Remodeling – Commercial: Batavia Animal Clinic, 135 First Street
• Remodeling – Commercial: Emagine Entertainment, 550 N. Randall Road
• Remodeling – Commercial: Grainology Brewstillery, 131 Flinn Street, Suite C
• Remodeling – Commercial: JT’s Tavern & Tap, 113 S. Batavia Avenue
• Remodeling – Commercial: New Moon Vegan, 119 S. Batavia Avenue 

“The Chamber is thrilled to honor all these deserving businesses,” said Margaret Perreault, president and CEO of Batavia Chamber of Commerce. “Some have made the decision to stay in Batavia and remodel while others are expanding their business with a Batavia location or choosing to fulfill their entrepreneurial dream in Batavia.”
 
The public is invited to attend Inspire 2024 and honor the current generation of hard-working Batavia business owners. During the event, awards will be presented to the Citizens of the Year, Dave and Marge Brown; the Spirit of Batavia, Batavia RSVP; Batavia Community Impact Award, Fox Valley Patriotic Association and Flag Day Committee; and Ole winners.
 
Inspire 2024 takes place on Thursday, April 25, 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 be 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.