The Association for Corporate Growth New Jersey has announced the honorees for its 2026 Corporate Growth Awards, recognizing middle-market companies headquartered in New Jersey for corporate growth, leadership and resilience.
ACG NJ said the awards are its premier annual celebration of companies and leaders helping shape the state’s middle market and dealmaking community.
The 2026 Corporate Growth Awards honorees are:
- Clio Snacks (John Thompson, chief financial officer);
- Colavita USA (Giovanni Colavita, chief executive officer);
- Eat Clean Bro (Jamie Giovinazzo, chief executive officer);
- Jetty (Jeremy DeFilippis, chief executive officer); and
- Vibra Screw Inc. (Ellen Wahl Skibiak, treasurer).
ACG NJ also named Eric LeGrand as its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree, citing his resilience, leadership and impact. The organization said the recognition also reflects its support of Team LeGrand, described as a fundraising arm of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation that advances quality-of-life initiatives and emerging therapies for individuals living with spinal cord injury and their families.
“This year’s event is about more than recognizing business success, it is about celebrating the people, companies, and causes that represent the strength, heart, and momentum of New Jersey’s growth community,” said Michael Corridon, president of ACG NJ and chief financial officer of United Window & Door.
“We are proud to honor an outstanding class of corporate winners whose example of courage, perseverance, and service has had a lasting impact far beyond the business community.”
J. Michael Fischer Jr., co-chair of ACG NJ’s Corporate Growth Awards and managing director of DBD Investment Bank, said the 2026 program will recognize both corporate performance and community impact.
“From the achievements of our company honorees to the recognition of Eric LeGrand and the important work of Team LeGrand and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, this year’s event will reflect the very best of leadership, innovation, and community,” he said.
The awards event is scheduled for May 5, 2026, from 4 to 8 p.m. at The Palace at Somerset Park. ACG NJ said the program will spotlight company honorees and individual leadership while providing opportunities for networking and celebration. Attendees are encouraged to wear “dress-to-impress” attire.
As part of the event, ACG NJ said it will support Team LeGrand through charitable efforts, including donations made through the fundraising campaign and a portion of event proceeds.
“We wanted this year’s program to reflect the scale and spirit of what the Corporate Growth Awards have become,” said Kelsey Tweedly, co-chair of the awards and vice president of CMA.
“It will be an evening that not only honors exceptional companies, but also brings the community together in a more elevated, celebratory way.”
More information, including tickets, tables and sponsorship opportunities, is available on ACG.org.
