Finalists for the Heartland division of the 35th annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards were revealed last week. An independent panel of judges evaluated the 36 leaders based on six criteria: entrepreneurial leadership, talent management, degree of difficulty, financial performance, societal impact, and originality.
“This year’s finalists are the next class in a long line of unstoppable visionaries,” Dominic Iannazzo, Entrepreneur Of The Year Heartland Region co-director, said in a press release. “They have been carefully selected by our independent panel of judges for their unwavering commitment to their companies, customers and communities in a year of unprecedented change.”