Honorees Over the Years
Read our 2022 Family and Private Business Awards supplement in the Cincinnati Business Courier.
Watch our honoree videos to learn more about the power of their company cultures.
Watch the Awards Ceremony.
After a brief respite, challenging times are upon us again. For many, maintaining community and staying supportive have become declarations and statements of intent as we navigate uncharted waters.
And that’s what the Goering Center Family & Private Business Awards are celebrating this year: the new and interesting ways that family and private businesses have innovated to maintain vital connections with employees, vendors, stakeholders, customers and clients, partners, family members, and the community at large. Click here to learn more about our honorees.
2020 Family & Private Business Awards Honorees
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged all of us to operate in unprecedented ways: we all had to rethink how we conducted business. Some businesses stood out with their incredible stories of innovation, resilience, tenacity and compassion. From distilleries converting their operations to make hand sanitizer, to food trucks feeding long-haul truckers for free, our community was full of good will. But no less remarkable are the countless businesses that figured out how to pivot successfully — continuing to serve their customers, employ their teams and just do what needs to get done. Click here to learn more about our honorees.
Family Businesses
1-20 Employees: The Wildflower Café
21-100 Employees: Trophy Awards Mfg. Inc.
101+ Employees: Best Upon Request Corporate Inc.
Private Businesses
1-20 Employees: Torch Prep
21-100 Employees: Steinhauser
101+ Employees: Cincinnati Incorporated
2019 Family Business Hall of Fame Inductee
Family Businesses
1-25 Employees: Centennial Talent Strategy & Executive Search
26-100 Employees: Carabello Coffee Company
101+ Employees: Hydrotech, Inc.
Private Businesses
1-25 Employees: Movement Sports & Enrichment Foundation
26-100 Employees: PQ Systems
101+ Employees: The Motz Corporation
Family Business Hall of Fame Inductee
Family Businesses
1-25 Employees: RiskSOURCE Clark-Theders. Watch video of the winning company!
26-100 Employees: Kingsgate Transportation. Watch video of the winning company!
101+ Employees: Gold Medal Products. Watch video of the winning company!
Private Businesses
1-25 Employees: John D. Dovich & Associates. Watch video of the winning company!
26-100 Employees: Tufco Flooring. Watch video of the winning company!
101+ Employees: Eco Engineering. Watch video of the winning company!
Family Business Hall of Fame Inductee
Family Businesses
1-25 Employees: Solica Construction. Watch video of the winning company!
26-100 Employees: AfidenceIT. Watch video of the winning company!
101+ Employees: COBCO Enterprises. Watch video of the winning company!
Private Businesses
1-25 Employees: Vehr Communications. Watch video of the winning company!
26-100 Employees: Melink Corporation. Watch video of the winning company!
101+ Employees: Clark Schaefer Hackett. Watch video of the winning company!
Family Business Hall of Fame Inductee
Family Businesses
0-15 Years in Business: TriVersity Construction. Watch video of the winning company!
16-49 Years in Business: Cassady Schiller & Associates. Watch video of the winning company!
50+ Years in Business: Al. Neyer. Watch video of the winning company!
Private Businesses
0-15 Years in Business: Center City Collision. Watch video of the winning company!
16-49 Years in Business: Mike's Carwash. Watch video of the winning company!
50+ Years in Business: Mesa Industries. Watch video of the winning company!
Family Business Hall of Fame Inductee
2014 Honorees
BM2 Freight Services, Inc.
Curiosity Advertising
DeanHouston
Hydrotech, Inc.
Modern Office Methods
Pilot Chemical Company
2013 Honorees
Apollo Homes
CTI Clinical Trial & Consulting Services
Definity Partners
HORAN
Neyer Properties
Prolink Staffing Services
2012 Honorees
Cold Jet LLC
Hamilton Caster & Manufacturing
Hyperquake
Infintech
Precision Gage & Tool Company
RiskSOURCE Clark-Theders
2011 Honorees
Crescent Park Corporation
Priority Dispatch, Inc.
Sibcy Cline Realtors
Skilled Care Pharmacy
2010 Honorees
Centennial, Inc.
Flottman Company Inc.
Kingsgate Transportation Services
RiskSOURCE Clark-Theders
2009 Honorees
Busken Bakery, Inc.
Flottman Company, Inc.
Gardner Business Media, Inc.
Graeter's
JTM Food Group
Long-Stanton Manufacturing
National Band & Tag
Rumpke Consolidated Companies
SpringDot
Steinhauser Inc.
Valley Interior Systems
2008 Honorees
KDM Pop Solutions Group
Mike Albert Fleet Solutions
Neal's Design Remodel
RiskSOURCE Clark-Theders
2007 Honorees
GMI Companies
Lykins Company
Valley Interior Systems
Wm. Kramer & Sons, Inc.
2006 Honorees
Hilltop Basic Resources, Inc.
J&N Auto Electric
Long-Stanton Manufacturing
RestorAid
2005 Honorees
Grote Enterprises LLC
JTM Food Group
National Band & Tag
The Fisher Group
2004 Honorees
Aveda Fredric's Institute - Cincinnati
Flottman Company, Inc.
Modern Office Methods
Rumpke Consolidated Companies
2003 Honorees
Aurora Casket Company, Inc.
Drees Homes
Hamilton Caster & Manufacturing
Kaiser Foods, Inc.
2002 Honorees
Gardner Business Media, Inc.
Griffin Industries, Inc.
The Imbus Roofing Company, Inc.
2001 Honorees
Paul Hemmer Companies
Scherzinger Pest Control
The Habegger Corporation
2000 Honorees
Al. Neyer
LaRosa's, Inc.
SpringDot
Viox Services, Inc.