On Wednesday, June 20, family-owned businesses with hundreds of years in combined experience gathered at the Hilton Wilmington/Christiana for the 2018 Family-Owned Business Awards ceremony. Delaware Business Times Publisher Rob Martinelli and Associate Publisher Fay Steiger led the ceremony, which included the presentation of short videos highlighting all 16 honorees.
Here are this year’s honorees and winners:
Bridgewater Jewelers – New Castle – LEGACY AWARD
Boulden Brothers – New Castle – LARGE BUSINESS AWARD
Budget Rooter – New Castle
Carman Auto Group – New Castle – CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
DiFebo’s Restaurants – Bethany Beach
Doherty Funeral Homes – Wilmington – SMALL BUSINESS AWARD
IncNow (Agents & Corporations, Inc.) – Wilmington – COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Kreston Wine & Spirits – Wilmington – MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS AWARD
Lessard Builders – Camden
Mid-Delaware Imaging – Dover – EMERGING BUSINESS AWARD
Nowland Associates, Inc. – Newark
Schoenberg Memorial Chapel – Wilmington
Serpe’s Bakery – Elsmere
Synerfac Technical Staffing – New Castle – INNOVATION AWARD
Urban Furniture Outlet – New Castle
Whisman Giordano & Associates – Newark