The Raven Awards Ceremony will be held at the Ravenna Elks on June 3rd 2026 from 6:00pm-8:30pm. Tickets will include dinner. Click here to order tickets.

Lifetime Achievement
Connie Bennett

Volunteer of the Year 2025
Brad Crislip

Citizen of the Year 2025
Larry Silinius

Young Entrepreneur 2025
Zonuts and Lattes

New Construction 2025
Portage Crisis Center

 

New Businesses 2025

  • Ravenna Business Hub
  • Tav’s Burgers and Brews
  • Upward City Church
  • Smashology Burgers
  • Books a Go Go
  • LED Lighting Solutions
  • Nova Women’s Health
  • The Yellow House in Ravenna
  • Linking Lives
  • Precision Roofing Event Center
  • This & That New & Used Goods
  • ETC Sports
  • Wild Bill’s Tobacco
  • Rooted and Co Salon
  • Elite Pharmacy

 

New Renovation 2025

  • UH Portage Medical Center
  • Buckeye Residential Solutions
  • Battleground Game Center
  • Portage County Board of Commissioners
  • Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority
  • MLS Business Properties
  • Ravenna Board of Education
  • Ravenna Eagles
  • Townhall II