BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260312T213000Z DTEND:20260313T010000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2026 Keweenaw Community SparkPlug Awards DESCRIPTION:The Keweenaw Community Sparkplug Awards is an annual community celebration that recognizes local businesses\, organizations\, community projects\, and individuals for their efforts during the past year.\n\n____________________________________\n\nAWARD CATEGORIES\n\nGrowth - Company that has seen significant growth in employment and/or sales during the previous year.\n\n\n\nCustomer Service - Recognized by the community\, other businesses\, and customers for providing superior customer service.\n\n\n\nInnovation / Transformation - New or existing company pursuing new products or services that hold great promise for local economic growth and employment.\n\n\n\nProject of the Year A high impact project that is notable within the community and will provide lasting benefits to businesses and community members.\n\n\n\nYoung Professional of the Year - A person under the age of 40 who made significant strides in our community and in their profession in 2025.\n\n\n\nCommunity Contributor of the Year - An individual or organization that has made significant strides in the development of our community.\n\n\n\nHometown Hero of the Year - An individual who went above and beyond to help keep our community safe.\n\n\n\nYouth Contributor of the Year - A school-aged individual or organization that helped spark an improvement in our community through community service.\n\n______________________________________\n\nAWARDS DINNER\n\nThe Awards dinner will be held on Thursday\, March 12\, 2026\, from 5:30PM - 9:00PM at the Memorial Union Ballroom in Houghton.\n\n\n\nNetworking and a cash bar begin at 5:30 p.m. with the dinner starting at 6:00 p.m. Awards and Ceremony will follow.\n\n\n\nAll are welcome to attend the event. Individual tickets are $60 and a reserved table for 8 is $440. For more information and event registrations\, please visit www.keweenaw.org or call the Chamber office at 906.482.5240.\n\n\n\nThe event is organized and hosted by the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce\, Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance (KEDA)\, Copper Shores Community Health and Keweenaw Young Professionals (KYP)\, and MTEC Smart Zone. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Keweenaw Community Sparkplug Awards is an annual community celebration that recognizes local businesses\, organizations\, community projects\, and individuals for their efforts during the past year.
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\nAWARD CATEGORIES
\nGrowth - Company that has seen significant growth in employment and/or sales during the previous year.
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\nCustomer Service - Recognized by the community\, other businesses\, and customers for providing superior customer service.
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\nInnovation / Transformation - New or existing company pursuing new products or services that hold great promise for local economic growth and employment.
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\nProject of the Year &ndash\; A high impact project that is notable within the community and will provide lasting benefits to businesses and community members.
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\nYoung Professional of the Year - A person under the age of 40 who made significant strides in our community and in their profession in 2025.
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\nCommunity Contributor of the Year - An individual or organization that has made significant strides in the development of our community.
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\nHometown Hero of the Year - An individual who went \;above and beyond to help keep our community safe.
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\nYouth Contributor of the Year - A school-aged individual or organization that helped spark an improvement in our community through community service.
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\nAWARDS DINNER
\nThe Awards dinner will be held on Thursday\, March 12\, 2026\, from 5:30PM - 9:00PM at the Memorial Union Ballroom in Houghton.
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\nNetworking and a cash bar begin at 5:30 p.m. with the dinner starting at 6:00 p.m. Awards and Ceremony will follow.
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\nAll are welcome to attend the event. Individual tickets are $60 \;and a reserved table for 8 is $440. For more information and event registrations\, please visit \;www.keweenaw.org \;or call the Chamber office at 906.482.5240.
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\nThe event is organized and hosted by the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce\, Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance (KEDA)\, Copper Shores Community Health and Keweenaw Young Professionals (KYP)\, and MTEC Smart Zone. LOCATION:Memorial Union Building - Michigan Tech UID:e.2486.8560 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260421T082117Z URL:https://business.keweenaw.org/events/details/2026-keweenaw-community-sparkplug-awards-8560 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR