According to Nitsch Engineering, the companies president and CEO Lisa Brothers, PE, LEED AP BD+C, and founding principal and chairman Judith Nitsch, PE, LEED AP BD+C, received the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 Award in the New England region's services category.
The award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Brothers and Nitsch were selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was announced at a special gala event at the Sheraton Boston.
In response to winning the award, Nitsch said, "Since the beginning, I've shared that our success relates to having terrific clients, fabulous employees, and wonderful projects. Throughout our journey, we've focused on this core, which has allowed us to steadily grow." Brothers said, "We're about to celebrate our 25th anniversary, have 85 employees and 15 shareholders, and earned our highest revenues ever last year. We're so excited to win this award, and to continue to drive our company to even greater success!"
As New England award winners, Brothers and Nitsch are now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 15. The national awards are the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum, a prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. Now in its 28th year, the unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership, and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing, and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national, and global awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries.
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Nitsch Engineering specializes in providing civil engineering, land surveying, transportation engineering, sustainable site consulting, planning, and GIS services. Since 1989, the company has worked with developers, corporate and institutional owners, public agencies, and design professionals on major private development and public infrastructure projects in 18 states and five countries. Nitsch Engineering is the largest Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) civil engineering firm in Massachusetts, and is also certified as a WBE by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.