Grand Award Submissions

A. Prepare Your Application

Create a PDF (maximum 15 pages) including the following:

  1. Company Size
    • Grand Award categories are based on total employee count (excluding temps), including parent and subsidiaries. Please list your total employee count.
    • Sponsors reserve the right to verify size.
  2. Company Introduction (1-2 pages)
    • Describe why your company deserves to win.
  3. Product and Manufacturing Description (1-2 pages)
    • What you make, how you make it, and what sets you apart.
  4. Operational Excellence, Safety & Continuous Improvement (1–2 pages)
    • Include OSHA Form 300A or other safety documentation.
  5. Management Philosophy & Employee Commitment (1–2 pages)
    • Describe leadership involvement and employee development.
  6. Community Support & Recognition (1–2 pages)
    • Awards, community involvement, and stewardship.
  7. Financial Stability
    • Required: Balance Sheet, Revenue & Expenses (past year + YTD)
    • Include parent company data if applicable. If full data isn’t available, provide employee count, annual revenue, and relationship to parent company.
    • Recommended: Charts/graphs showing financial trends, and a letter from your outside auditor.
  8. Digital Artwork (for banquet presentation)
    • Submit high-resolution (300 dpi, 4”x6”) images:
      • Executive photo
      • Company Exterior
      • Product(s)
      • Manufacturing floor/process
      • Company logo (EPS vector preferred; JPG acceptable)
      • Optional: Employee group photo

B. Submit Your Application

Applicants may submit their application via the online form below, with separate PDF/image files for financial stability and digital artwork. Applications are due Wednesday, December 10, 2025.

Apply for Grand Awards

C. Attend the Awards Banquet

All nominees will receive registration information in mid-January for the black-tie awards banquet at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee in February.