Awards were for the best overall business, best young professional, best hotel and tourism organization, best non-profit, best health and human services organization and best small businessperson.
The Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches awards for the best businesses and businesspeople in Palm Beach County were announced on Friday, May 23 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts … along with some changes to the chamber itself.
The 2025 Business Awards were given in the following categories: best overall business, best young professional, best hotel and tourism Organization, best non-profit, best health and human services organization and best small businessperson as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award.
President and CEO Michael Zeff also announced that the chamber would now be rebranded as simply The Chamber, with a new logo and new initiatives. According to the chamber’s website, the moves were made “to modernize and energize the region’s expanding business ecosystem.”
Part of the rebranding included a new tagline — Built for Business — and the announcement of an upcoming Innovation Hub to support entrepreneurs and startups. Friday’s event was attended by more than 500 business and civic leaders and streamed to over half a million followers via The Palm Beach Post’s platforms.
Here are the winners and finalists in each category (content provided by the Chamber of Commerce):
Non-Profit of the Year winner: Friends of MacArthur Beach State Park
Friends of MacArthur Beach State Park
Founded in 1990, Friends of MacArthur Beach State Park (Friends) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation.
In 2001, Friends made a dedicated effort to support environmental education (EE), launching the education program, free to all PBC students, from first through 12th grade. Serving 4,000+ students annually, they focus on experiential, hands-on learning. They are teaching the current and next generation the definition of what it means to be a good steward through their actions.
Being at the Park, attending a class or having a positive experience here gives the public more knowledge about various subjects of conservation. From being able to do a beach cleanup, to recycling, all of their small actions matter. Every student who attends an EE program learns Leave No Trace ethics, learning how to be a good steward, and is empowered to be able to make decisions for the future.
Their nature center and theatre are built to educate and inform anyone who wants to learn how they can make a difference. Friends work to make this planet a little bit better and a little more sustainable while preserving this amazing piece of land and having people connect to nature.
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