Politics & Government
Village Presents Awards to Area Businesses
The 2011 Business Awards are part of the village's business retention program.
The Algonquin village board presented plaques to the recipients of the 2011 Business Awards at its Feb. 15 meeting.
The awards are part of the village’s economic development commission’s business retention program. This year marked the program’s 12th year.
“This is an important project and the reason we do this is because you are helping to make this a great community,” said John Schmitt, Algonquin's village president.
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2011 Award Recipients:
Rehabilitation/Improvement Award
Burnt Toast, 2520 Bunker Hill Drive
- Owner Konstantinos Drivas bought the vacant Ruby Tuesday building and invested $1.7 million into it.
- Employs 50 workers.
Chubby's Gyros, 1720 East Algonquin Road
- George and Connie Pagones invested $200,000 into the former Wendy's building.
Community Service Award
Super Target, 750 Randall Road
Algonquin Commons, 1900 Randall Road
Algonquin Founders' Days Committee
Community Economic Impact Award
Kenmode Tool and Engineering, 820 West Algonquin Road
- Grew from employing four people to having 130 employees.
- Operates in a 97,000 square foot facility.
- Pays employees between $10-30/hour
Plote Homes, 1141 East Main Street, East Dundee
- Performed several road improvement projects in the area.
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