Pillar Awards

Sign Craft Industries was recently nominated for a Fishers, Indiana Chamber of Commerce Pillar Award. We were in the category of Business of the year.   The other nominees were Community Home Health Services, St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, WestPoint Financial, MacDougall Pierce and Meyer Najem. These are fantastic companies and we were honored to be included in this prestigious list.  Our heart felt congratulations goes out to the winner, Meyer Najem.

While it would have been nice to win,  I still view the nomination as a significant milestone for Sign Craft. 

There we were standing next to the big boys.  We were not up for small business of the year.  It was Business of the Year.  This has been a long hard journey for many of us.  It was not that long ago that we were a small company that only serviced product we produced.  Over the past seven years, we have generated a compound annual growth rate of 29% in revenues and 20% in Guardian employment.  It was gratifying to realize that others outside the Company recognized the hard work and dedication of our Guardians in expanding our market presence without sacrificing quality and/or service.  

It was especially nice to have the recognition come from the Fishers Chamber.  This Chamber is extraordinary.  It is run like a business with a focus on their Mission Statement.  I cannot say enough good things about the leadership provided by their President, Christi Wolf.  The Chamber received a five star accreditation  from the United States Chamber of Commerce. This is their highest rating and very few Chambers achieve this level.

Finally, we are very proud of the Sign Craft Guardians for their involvement in the Fishers community.  Fishers is a fantastic place to live and work and was recently named by Money magazine as the tenth best place to live in the nation.  The magazine cited Fishers strong economy, home prices, and good schools as factors placing it in the top ten.  Our Guardians recognize that for Fishers to continue to progress, it will take the continued involvement of the corporate community.  Our guardians are committed to assisting with the design of a progressive sign ordinance, involvement on chamber committees and any other opportunity where their participation would be beneficial.  In addition, the Company is committed to providing sponsorship to Chamber events.

Nomination for this prestigious award was further validation of the value of hard work and dedication to community.  Sign Craft is committed to Fishers and we are proud to be viewed as one of the communities best businesses.  With an eye on growth and community, who knows some day we may just win the Pillar. Congratulations again to Meyer Najem, but also to all the Sign Craft Guardians that made our nomination possible.