HCDC Announces 2018 Award Winners

Cincinnati, OH – HCDC, Inc. held its Annual Meeting & Business Development Awards Ceremony on Friday, January 11, 2019, to celebrate the organizations and individuals who have partnered with HCDC to help build the local economy “one business at a time.”

The ceremony, held at Cooper Creek Event Center in Blue Ash, was attended by a record crowd of 280 partners and associates. HCDC honored seven award winners in categories across HCDC’s three program areas: Small Business Lending, Economic Development, and the HCDC Business Center.

Awards were presented by HCDC Board Chair Tim Blankenhorn of Huntington National Bank, and new HCDC President/CEO Patrick Longo. Below is a rundown of the 2018 award winners:

Lending Advocate of the Year: Chris Goeke PNC Bank (HCDC Loan Officer Angela Howard presents Chris Goeke with the 2018 Lending Advocate of the Year award) 504 Lender of the Year: Huntington National Bank   Award accepted by Tony Johnson, Huntington (Tony Johnson Accepts the HCDC Lender of the Year award on behalf of Huntington National Bank) Business Lending Project of the Year:   Kelsey Chevrolet Award Accepted by Walt Kelsey, General Manager  (Walt Kelsey accepts the Lending Project of the Year award on behalf of Kelsey Chevrolet) Ron Schallick Economic Development Award:   Magna Machine Award Accepted by Scott Kramer, President (Scott Kramer accepts the Ron Schallick Economic Development Award on behalf of Magna Machine) Business Center Client of the Year: SureFire Innovations Award accepted by Robert Luft, President (Robert Luft, President of SureFire Innovations, accepts the 2018 Client of the Year award on behalf of his company) Larry Albice Entrepreneur Award:   Susan Ingmire,  Ignite Philanthropy (Susan Ingmire accepts the 2018 Larry Albice Entrepreneur Award) HCDC Achievement Award: Andrew Young HCDC Vice President, Lending (Andy Young accepts the surprise HCDC Achievement Award – the first-ever recipient)