PORTSMOUTH--With a 750+ membership, it’s never easy – nor should it be—for the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth—our Chamber of Commerce-- to select its annual award nominees and winners.  

Chamber President and Chief Collaborator Ben VanCamp said, “Each of our nominees are worthy of recognition and we’re thankful for the committee that deliberated to bring this slate of award winners to the event. And we’re delighted to invite everyone out to celebrate!” 

The Chamber is pleased to announce the nominees who will be recognized at a special Collaborative Awards Luncheon on Dec. 2 at the Envio.  

The award recipients are under wraps until the event itself, for which there remain very limited tickets available at PortsmouthCollaborative.org/awards.  

The outstanding list of nominees are below, and there is also one special surprise award that will be going out to someone who has been very special to the Portsmouth community at large. That award is called City of the Open Door Award presented by Newburyport Bank. 

  

Nominees are: 

  

Small But MIGHTY Business of the Year Presented by First Seacoast Bank: 

Great Northern Builders 

janegee 

Kilwins 

Laney & Lu 

Piscataqua Savings Bank 

Portsmouth Team Building 

Spice & Tea Exchange 

Stroll Cafe & Wine Bar 

Tangram 3DS 

Treworgy & Baldacci 

The Vibe Collective 

  

Large Business of the Year Presented by Wentworth-Douglass Hospital: 

C&J Bus Lines 

EnviroVantage 

The Labrie Group 

Service Credit Union 

Tuscan Brands 

  

Collaborator of the Year Presented by Novocure: 

Heidi Carrington Heath, Seacoast Outright 

Jeseca Wendel, Rockingham County Rehabilitation & Nursing Center  

Ryan Kaplan, Envision Group at Compass Real Estate 

Wendy Clement, Kennedy Gallery & Custom Framing 

  

Non-profit of the Year Presented by WIN Waste Innovations: 

The Birchtree Center 

Connections Peer Support 

Cross Roads House 

Gather 

HAVEN 

My Breast Cancer Support 

Port City Makerspace 

Portsmouth Halloween Parade 

Portsmouth Music & Arts Center 

Seacoast Outright 

Service Credit Union Impact Foundation 

Strawbery Banke Museum 

Step Up Parents 

THRIVE New England 

Twenty-One Senses 

WSCA 106.1 FM 

  

Volunteer of the Year Presented by Bangor Savings Bank: 

Elaine Apatang, One Revolution Realty 

Shelley-Ann Cullen, Bank of NH 

Kaley Gagne, Kennebunk Savings 

Lara Gibson, Studio 333 

Paul Gilson, WSCA Radio 

  

Additional support for the Collaborative Awards comes from Centrus Digital, Portsmouth City Lifestyle and The Portsmouth Collection. 

 

The Chamber Collaborative is a regional chamber of commerce that supports local businesses, fosters economic growth, and promotes the greater Portsmouth, NH, area as a vibrant place to live, work, and visit. 

 

The Chamber Collaborative’s mission is to lead the greater Portsmouth business community as a convener of people, businesses, and organizations, through innovative and responsive communication, education, advocacy, and collaborative opportunities. Visit www.PortsmouthCollaborative.org for information.