- Date
- 2012-02
- Kind
- Award
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- organization/island-airways
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- aviationcommercecommunicationtourism
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 2012 Beaver Beacon reports that Island Airways was named the Northwest Region Small Business of the Year by the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center. The article describes the airline’s year-round passenger, freight, mail, and grocery service and its interest in government contracts and additional funding.
Evidence limits
This record preserves the award as reported by the Beacon; it does not add a separate award-certificate or state-database source.
Sources
- Island Airways circulated a contemporaneous Northwest Michigan Council of Governments story and video announcing the Northwest Region SBTDC Business of the Year recognition. The forum post is a distribution channel; the award is reported more fully in the Beaver Beacon.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004537
- Beaver Beacon, February 2012, "Island Airways Wins Award."Reports Island Airways' six-aircraft, 16-employee operation, its work with the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center, and recognition as the Northwest Region SBTDC Small Business of the Year. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held February issue scan confirms the Island Airways award report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Island Airways receives Northwest Region small-business award, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-island-airways-sbtdc-award-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Island Airways Recognized as Small Business of the Year,” January 23, 2012. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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