Thank you to everyone who joined Cleveland Magazine and Community Leader in celebrating the 2023 Business Hall of Fame + Community Leader of the Year Awards on November 9, 2023, at The Union Club. The special event featured a cocktail hour, seated dinner, awards presentation and a chance to network with Cleveland's movers-and-shakers. The following individuals were honored at the event:

2023 Business Hall of Fame Inductees:

Jules Belkin, Belkin Productions

Mike Belkin, Belkin Productions (posthumous)

Robert J. Klonk, Oswald Companies and Unison Risk Advisors

2023 Community Leader of the Year Award Recipients:

Kevin Clayton, Cleveland Cavaliers

Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Lillian Kuri, Cleveland Foundation

Tania Menesse, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress

Sonia Winner, Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Read more about this year's honorees here. 

Check out the video below for highlights from our 2023 event:

Please check out the video below for a brief history of business in Cleveland.