Several people, businesses honored at 2024 Minority Business Opportunity Awards

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – On Wednesday, June 13, more than two hundred people gathered at the annual Minority Business Opportunity Awards as the Greater Shreveport Chamber honored outstanding local businesses and professionals at Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino.

During the ceremony, dozens of distinguished attendees and businesses were recognized for their leadership empowerment and development in the community. The Lifetime Achievement recipient was Maxine Sarpy, and the business of the year recipient was Yokem Toyota.

Organizers said for twenty years, the annual event it’s a way for the community to honor those who serve the Shreveport area.

“The pillars of our organization is celebrating our region, so being able to identify and recognize people who are making a huge impact, that makes us feel good because we are able to identify those diamonds, those folks who are making that impact,” President of Shreveport Greater Chamber Tim Magner said.

The following were honored:

Emerging Business of the Year Honorees

• Circle M Productions – Madison Keen
• High Gravity Glassworks – Michelle Pennington
• Kids College STEAM Early Learning Center – Dr. Katraya Williams & Benji Williams
• TITLE Boxing Club Shreveport – Brent Smith

Small Business Owner of the Year Honorees

• Wesley Eckles – Wesley Eckles State Farm
• Chauncy Horton – SNA Contracting, LLC

Top Business Professional of the Year Honorees

• Lyndsi Alvarez
• Golden A. Ellis
• Kamala Glenn-Taylor, PhD, LMFT
• Marie Nicole Johnson-Watts
• Erin Smith
• Delanee Wade

Non-Profit Professional of the Year Honorees

• Emily Hamann
• Jacob McCarty
• Andrea McKnight
• Dayana Reanez Nye
• Adia Garrick Wells
• Alison Young

KSLA News 12′s general manager, Sacha Purciful, was one of the emcees during the ceremony.

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