Nominations Sought For Makers Program In St. Charles

ST. CHARLES, IL — The St. Charles Business Alliance has opened nominations for the third year of the Made in St. Charles program — a program that highlights and celebrates St. Charles businesses, makers, artisans and creators.

Nominations for the program will be accepted until July 26 and can be filled out online at https://www.stcalliance.org/makersnomination.

Only businesses that have a brick-and-mortar location in St. Charles and make their own products in St. Charles are eligible for nomination. Businesses may submit self-nominations for the program, according to the news release.

The program was launched by the St. Charles Business Alliance’s business development and sales committee, which is run by St. Charles Business Alliance volunteers, in the summer of 2022, according to a news release.

In the first year of the program, six local St. Charles businesses were selected, and in the second year of the program, six St. Charles industrial and manufacturing businesses were selected. All previous selected businesses can also be found on the Alliance’s Made in St. Charles website page.

St. Charles Business Alliance Executive Director Jenna Sawicki said she is excited to see the caliber of businesses and makers to be nominated this year.

“We have seen amazing businesses and makers be nominated for the Made in St. Charles program over the past two years,” Sawicki said. “I can’t wait to see what exceptional businesses and makers are nominated this year.”

For more information on the St. Charles Makers program, visit www.stcalliance.org/stcmakers.