Manufacturer of the Year Awards
For the third consecutive year, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal has announced the recipients of their annual Minnesota Manufacturing Awards. These awards are designed to “recognize some of the industry leaders that drive our region’s economy and grow their business through innovation and strategic evolution.”
Award categories include:
- Career Achievement
- Emerging Leaders In Manufacturing
- Family-owned Manufacturer of the Year
- Woman-owned Manufacturer of the Year
- Manufacturer of the Year
- Product Innovation of the Year
- Sustainability Award
President, Steve Cremer with Wife, Umbelina Cremer, Executive Director of Harmony Kids Learning Center, & Son, Ramon Hernandez, VP of Operations
These awards were announced by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal this past Monday, October 12th.
Harmony Enterprises is extremely proud and honored to have been named a Minnesota Family-owned Manufacturer of the Year for 2020. You can see a complete list of award recipients for each category here. All of the 2020 honorees will be featured in a special Minnesota Manufacturing Awards section of the Dec. 18 Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
Why Family Owned Manufacturer Of The Year?
To be eligible for any of the Minnesota Manufacturing Award categories listed above, the company must be headquartered in Minnesota, have its U.S. headquarters based in the state, or have substantial manufacturing operations here.
The criteria for each specific award vary according to category they are in. For the Family-owned Manufacturer of the Year, the Journal aims “to recognize multigenerational, family-owned manufacturers for overall excellence, innovation, ethics, and philanthropy.”
Harmony is a third generation, family-owned Minnesota manufacturer who’s fourth generation currently acts as VP of Operations. Throughout its rich 58 year history, Harmony has kept its core purpose of Career, Community, and Culture.
Harmony Enterprises’ original bikini cane chair circa 1962.
From the original bikini cane chair and portable shelters to our latest vertical liquid extraction baler and hand sanitizer stations, Harmony has adapted our innovative solutions to ever-changing marketplace. Each of these solutions meet the high standard of excellence our global customer base has come to expect from our products and services. These products safely enrich the lives of the end-user, while improving the sustainability of our environment.
Harmony also cares deeply about our people. We offer our employees industry-leading wages and benefits, such as a matching 401K, quality health insurance, accessible and affordable child care, flexible scheduling, and more.
Harmony employees accept an award from Harmony Ambulance in 2019.
We understand our responsibility to our local economic growth and continue to share our success with our regional community. We support several groups and events like Relay For Life, Harmony Area Community Foundation, Harmony Ambulance, Adopt-A-Highway, and more!
Most importantly, we believe in living our Core Values and providing a progressive and nurturing atmosphere for our employees, their families, and our surrounding community.
Earning an award such as this takes a group effort and we wish to thank our customers, vendors, employees, families, and communities for their ongoing support and partnership.
If you would like to learn more about Harmony Enterprises, check out the About Us section of our webpage. Need help with waste handling or recycling equipment or service? We are here to help! Simply give us a call at (507) 886-6666 or fill out this simple form to contact us today!
