Business awards

The American Council of Engineering Cos. of Kentucky has awarded this year's highest award for engineering excellence -- the Grand Conceptor Award -- to PB Americas of Lexington for their project I-64 Riverside Expressway "Restore 64" project. The ACEC also awarded Grand Awards to the following Lexington companies: GRW Aerial Surveys; Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott & May Engineers; and FFEB JV.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky has been ranked fifth among all governments nationwide by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption for the Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces. The Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces in America list includes the top 100 organizations that provide exceptional support to employees who adopt. Rankings are based on the amount of financial assistance given and the paid leave provided. In addition to ranking the top 100, the foundation also recognized other businesses and organizations by category. Visit www.AdoptionFriendlyWorkplaces.org to view all the lists.

Hospice of the Bluegrass has been recognized as the 2008 Top Business for Women by Women Leading Kentucky and The Lane Report. Each year the two groups recognize a Kentucky organization or business that employs policies and practices that help them recruit, retain and advance women.

Ellen Arvin Kennedy, a member of the law firm Fowler Measle & Bell, has been named the 2008 Outstanding Young Lawyer by the Fayette County Bar Association. This award is given to the attorney who best demonstrates promise in learning the practical application of law to human problems and admirably fulfills the duties owed by an attorney to the court, clients and the community.