CORVALLIS – DeSantis Landscapes, Inc. has been honored with the 2003 Excellence in Family Business Award, presented by Oregon State University's Austin Family Business Program.
The award recognizes the achievements of family businesses in a number of areas including innovation, economic and community contributions and commitment. The OSU College of Business' Austin Family Business Program provides service and support to family-owned businesses through workshops, training seminars and OSU's family business management course.
Award winners were selected from nominations from businesses and individuals from throughout the region.
The top medium-sized business, with 25 to 99 workers, is DeSantis Landscapes of Salem. Judges praised the firm's efforts to build a company that employed many family members over three decades, as well as made a commitment to volunteering time to community.
Fully 90 percent of Oregon's businesses are family-owned, and these firms contribute more than $24 billion in annual payroll to Oregon's economy.
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