Search on for best Hastings business

Nominations are open for the 2011 HBS Bank Hastings City Business Awards as the search for the winner of The Newstalk ZB and Hawke's Bay Today Supreme Award for Business Excellence begins in earnest.
The award categories are:
- Creative Design & Marketing Limited Excellence in Independent Retail
- Focus on Retail Excellence in National Retail
- Farmgate Wines Excellence in Franchise Business
- GEON Print Excellence in Health & Beauty
- Hawke's Bay Opera House Excellence in Independent Hospitality
- EIT Excellence in Professional Services
- Hastings Health Centre People's Choice Award
- ANZ Excellence in Customer Service
Nominations close on Wednesday, May 18, and the judging process begins on June 9. To nominate a company that shines download a form from www.hastingscity.co.nz
A business only needs to be nominated once to go into the awards process.
The awards ceremony will take place on Friday, July 22, at the Hawke's Bay Opera House.