In the council foyer there is now a board commemorating the inductees into the Horowhenua Business Hall of Fame. It was unveiled on Thursday night during the Horowhenua Mayoral Entrants Event, held at the council
Horowhenua Business Hall of Fame inductees nailed to the council wall
![Janine Baalbergen](https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/nzme/9046831c-9655-46fa-a44d-aa49714b7f19.png)
Ready to unveil the Hall of Fame board are Mayor Bernie, John Clarke, Dixie Halliwell, Ron Turk and Bruce Little.
There was a record number of entrants from across the Kāpiti and Horowhenua regions this year, all of an extremely high calibre, organisers said.
![Some of the BKH award finalists for Horowhenua.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZEF7B6TNNNB63KRUHXWXJI5K5Q.jpg?auth=660526c51e5ee85fb2b26d7401edff77b70ec29c6fb090c5c9d59751c757694f&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
The 2023 Electra & Business Innovation Award finalists are:
Manufacturing, Production and Processing sponsored by Kapinua
● art by RIWA
● Duncan’s Brewing Co.
● Dark Horse Coffee
Hospitality, Entertainment and Tourism sponsored by Air Chathams
● Sunday Cantina
● Relish Cafe and Catering
Construction and Trades sponsored by Steel-It Framing
● Mills Albert Ltd
● Stonewood Homes Horowhenua and Manawatu
● Stripped Electrical Ltd
Professional and Business Services, or Technology sponsored by Graphic Press & Packaging
● TALK Communications
● Whare Kōtare
● Zebunisso Alimova/ Mike Pero Mortgages
Not for Profit, Community and Public Services sponsored by L.T. McGuinness
● Hope Hub
● The Shed Project Kāpiti Limited
● Horowhenua District Health Transportation Trust
Retail sponsored by Crombie Lockwood
● The Greenery
● Juli Hunter Eco Friendly Style
Consumer Services sponsored by New World Levin
● Caci Levin
● Kāpiti Neuro Therapy
● Dress My Nest
● Beauty & the Beach
● The Hair Studio Kāpiti
● Nation Beauty
![Some of the BKH award finalists 2023 for Horowhenua.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O6JY5HC63NAABH6SCBLW5DXOUY.jpg?auth=195689a493c1f193cfed5e36b203d02320ab0744af0b9ca492c08f03ebd84378&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
This year the awards are being held on Thursday, October 19, at Southwards Car Museum.
The night will be hosted by Te Rader and will be filled with entertainment, wonderful locally sourced delicacies, spot prizes and of course the main awards winner announcements.
Get your ticket at www.bkhh.org.nz