Smiltene Municipality Honours Winners of Annual Business Awards
On Friday, 6 November, Smiltene Municipality presented its “Business Award of the Year” prizes to 13 companies in nine categories. The main prize went to SIA Prazerina for rebuilding a historic building in Kalnamuiža.
Smiltene Municipality held the award ceremony of its “Business Award of the Year” competition on Friday, 6 November, at the Smiltene Municipality Cultural Centre. The event honoured local entrepreneurs who operate successfully in their sectors and contribute to business development in the municipality. This year, 13 companies received awards in nine categories.
Main prize
The main prize this year was presented in the category “Investment in Housing Stock Development”. It went to the company SIA Prazerina, which invested 408,400 euros in rebuilding a historic building in Kalnamuiža. The project preserved the building’s character, adapted it to modern needs and created homes for rent.
The theme of this year’s event was housing and place of residence as part of the business environment.
Biggest taxpayers
In the category “Largest Taxpayer to the Smiltene Municipality Budget in 2025”, the winners are the joint-stock company Stora Enso Latvija, SIA Firma Madara ‘89 and the joint-stock company Smiltenes piens.
Other categories
- Largest investment attracted to production – SIA Vudlande;
- Best employer in Smiltene municipality – SIA Graanul Invest;
- Business construction – SIA Palsa;
- New entrepreneur of Smiltene municipality – SIA Madaberi;
- Contribution to promoting the image of Smiltene municipality – SIA Siera ražotne;
- Family in business – the farm Vosukalni;
- Contribution to the community – SIA ACBR, SIA GoPlay and SIA AL Mežs.
A more detailed account is to appear in the newspaper Ziemeļlatvija in its issue of Tuesday, 10 November.
