Since the inception of this prestigious awards program, Georgia Trend magazine has served as its sponsor. Publisher/editor-in-chief Neely Young presented each winner with an award of recognition.

Earlier this year, Cobb’s non profit community was asked to nominate businesses that have enhanced the lives of all Cobb County residents through gifts of time, money and charitable donations.

The 2016 winners were:

♦ Aho & Barbat High Tech Signage, nominated by St. Joseph Catholic School.

♦ Assurant, nominated by Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Metro Atlanta Inc.

♦ Blue Sky Exhibits, nominated by The Center for Family Resources.

♦ Charter Bank, Smyrna, nominated by Smyrna Public Safety Foundation.

♦ Chili’s Restaurant, nominated by Turning Point Enterprises.

♦ Cumberland Diamond Exchange, nominated by Smyrna Public Safety Foundation.

♦ Heidelberg USA, nominated by Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Metro Atlanta Inc.

♦ Racetrac, nominated by Simple Needs GA.

♦ Summit Midstream, nominated by Make-A-Wish Georgia.

♦ The Glancy Agency Inc., nominated by Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia.

♦ United Distributors Inc., nominated by Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Metro Atlanta Inc.

♦ WellStar Health System, nominated by Nobis Works.

♦ WingStop Smyrna, nominated by Smyrna Public Safety Foundation.