The Large Business of the Year Award is given to a business with 51 or more employees and a physical address in Washington County that has demonstrated any or all of the following:  product or service quality, job creation, innovation, community involvement, high standards in business practice, and a commitment to Washington County and the community.  

*Please Note: 

1. The organization must have a physical location in Washington County. 

2. If any of the information provided with this form is inaccurate or incomplete, the nomination will be invalid. 

3. The organization you are nominating will be contacted using the information provided with this form.

4. Winners of the Large Business of the Year Award from the past five years are not eligible to be considered for the 2025 Large Business of the Year Award.

(Congrats to the winners of the past five years: The Arc of Washington County, Hagerstown Community College, DM Bowman, Meritus Health, JLG)

5. Finalists for the Large Business of the Year Award from the past two years are not eligible to be considered for the 2025 Large Business of the Year Award.

(Finalists of the past two years: Horizon Goodwill Industries, Warehouse Cinemas Leitersburg, FedEx Ground, Fiserv)

6. Beginning in 2024, 501(c)(3) organizations are not eligible to be considered for the Large Business of the Year Award.