The City of Knoxville’s Purchasing Department held its first Supplier Excellence Awards Ceremony in 2016, to recognize small, women-owned and minority-owned businesses for outstanding performance, as well as City departments committed to reaching out to DBEs with procurement contracts.
The 10th Annual Supplier Excellence Awards Ceremony will be held on September 25, 2025 in the Marble Hall Chapel at Lakeshore Park. A light breakfast will be served at 8 a.m., and awards presented starting at 8:30 a.m.
The ceremony will recognize small, woman-owned, and minority-owned businesses for outstanding performance in helping the City meet one, or more, of its four stated core goals.
Also the ceremony will recognize City departments which have achieved either the highest dollar or highest percentage of competitive spend with those businesses.
Winners will be announced on September 25, 2025.
| 2024 HONOREES |
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| ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD |
ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD |
Ron Ford's Office Supply Co., Inc.
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CEW Advertising
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| CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE |
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD |
Tootsie Co.
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Cannon & Cannon, Inc.
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| IMPACT AWARD |
MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD |
Edison Electric
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Spanish Language Solutions, Inc.
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| PARTNERSHIP AWARD |
RISING STAR AWARD |
Design and Construction Services, Inc. and Sanders Pace Architecture
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Heritage Roofing, Repairs and Maintenance Company
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| SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD |
WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR |
The Cor-Tenn Company
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Crown Upholstery
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| YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR |
CITY AWARDS |
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EMPLOYEE DBE ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Joel Asher, Parks and Recreation
HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF M/WOB EXPENDITURES
Large Spend - Fleet
Medium Spend - Engineering
Small Spend - Special Events
Micro Spend - Finance
DEPARTMENTS EXCEEDING 50% OF THEIR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING WITH SMALL BUSINESSES
Emergency Management
Law Department
Plans Review & Inspections
Risk & Employee Benefits
Special Events |