Winners of the 2008 Business for the Arts Awards Announced

Denver, CO — CBCA's 21st annual Business for the Arts Awards luncheon was held in Denver, March 20, 2008. Awards were presented to winners in following four categories:

Philanthropy Award recognizes exemplary corporate citizenship and generosity to arts and culture.

 Winner: GE Johnson Construction Company
GE Johnson Construction Company won for their generosity in spearheading the renovation and expansion of the Colorado Spring's Fine Arts Center. As general contractor for the project, GE Johnson Construction Company donated a considerable amount of in-kind services in addition to major financial gifts. The company is also a large contributor to Colorado Springs’ Pikes Peak Center, Arts in the Streets and Salon d'arts in Denver.

Innovation Award recognizes an inspired blending of business and arts that propels business achievement.

 Winner: Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente has a long standing commitment to using live theater and the arts to promote community health. Kaiser Permanente employs 13 diverse actors who produce plays and offer skill building workshops in school and community settings at no charge to over 30,000 students per year. The focus is on messages of prevention through healthy eating and active living. This program fosters an appreciation for the art form of theater as well as furthering healthy changes in individual behavior.

 Workforce Award recognizes creative investments in employee development and volunteerism.

 Winner: ripcord, LLC
ripcord has made a significant contribution to encouraging creative thinking in under-served youth. After ripcord partners identified Arts Street as an arts-based nonprofit aligned with their creative marketing company vision, the entire ripcord staff offered countless hours of time to create and host a very successful fundraising event. This began a long-term and mutually beneficial partnership resulting in significant benefits to members of both organizations, the youth served and the larger community.

 Workspace Award recognizes exceptional design that advances business objectives.

 Winner: Anchor Center for Blind Children
Anchor Center for Blind Children's new teaching facility embraces all the senses and the building itself functions as a teaching tool. This unique school for very young blind children incorporates experiential features into its design to support the children's varying levels of sensory ability and helps to build their confidence to explore their surroundings. Anchor Center for Blind Children's buildings and grounds themselves have also been designed as art forms through their use of color, texture and sound.

Finalists:
The Children's Hospital and San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center

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