Congratulations to all nominees for the 2009 Premier of Queensland's Smart Business Awards. More than 170 high quality Queensland businesses and business people demonstrated the strength, longevity and innovation that represents business in the State. The Premier of Queensland's Smart Business Awards winners Most Iconic Business Award - Qantas Airways Regional Business Award - Wagner Investments Pty Ltd Business Product Award - Wotif.com Corporate Social Responsibility Award - St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland Entrepreneur Award - Sir John and Valmai Pidgeon Retrospective (overall) Award - MIM Holdings (now trading as Xstrata) | Message from the Premier of Queensland Queensland has come a long way over the past 150 years and we wouldn't be where we are today if it wasn't for Queensland's innovative business community. The Queensland of 1859 was a hive of industry. Brisbane was a bustling port city as steam ships plied the Brisbane River with wool and sugar for our booming agricultural centres. Today the State has been transformed into a centre of ideas, innovation and ingenuity. Queensland is leading the world in fields such as science, medicine, manufacturing and environmental technologies, just to name a few. This year, the Premier of Queensland's Smart Business Awards recognise those iconic businesses that have helped shape our State over the past 150 years. I invite all Queenslanders to nominate those businesses that have made a significant impact on our State. Anna Bligh MP our people, our places, our stories...  |