beppe awards

The Business Emergency Planning Professional Excellence (BEPPE) Awards recognize Northeast Ohio businesses, nonprofits and government agencies that have survived or thwarted a potentially major disruption—natural or human-created.

To be notified when 2011 nominations available, please send an email here or call (216) 212-7181. Agency and self-nominations are encouraged.

The inaugural 2010 BEPPE Award winners are recognized as tops for their responses to a range of disruptions—from Hurricane Ike to a major IT installation, a fire and H1N1.

• The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for planning around Hurricane Ike, 2008
• Invacare Corporation for maintaining operations during large-scale installation of new equipment, May 2009
• Nesco Resources for recovery after fire destroyed branch office in Salt Lake City, December 2009
• Case Western Reserve University for mitigation of campus-wide H1N1 flu outbreak, 2009
• Cuyahoga County Board of Health for implementation of county-wide H1N1 flu vaccines, 2009