Awards & Honors
Richard Copeland, CEO of THOR Construction, Inc., was recently inducted into MEDA's Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame for his on-going leadership in the minority business community. MEDA is recognizing Mr. Copeland as a role model for "showing positive business results, creating good jobs, operating with integrity and giving back to the community."
Mr. Copeland, who is involved in many MEDA programs, is a strong supporter of MEDA's Construction Partnering Program, (CPP) which was created to increase construction opportunities for minority firms in the metropolitan area.
Awards
- 2010 - Supplier of the Year - NMSDC
- 2009 - Mirage Volcano Winner "Best Of" For Renovation/Restoration Projects - Southwest Contractor Magazine
- 2009 - Pro Patria Award - ESGR
- 2009 - THOR Construction reaches #1 in the Mpls - St. Paul Business Journal's "Top 25 Minority Owned Businesses"
- 2008 - Answering the Call - Martin Luther King, Jr. Local Legend Award
- 2007 - Largest Black Owned Businesses - Listing in Black Enterprise's 100
- 2006 - Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA) - Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame Inductee Richard Copeland, CEO, Thor Construction, Inc.
- 2006 - Largest Black Owned Businesses - Listing in Black Enterprise's 100
- 2006 - National Minority Contractors Association - Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement Award - Richard Copeland, CEO, Thor Construction, Inc.
- 2005 - U.S. Small Business Man of the Year Nominee - Richard Copeland, CEO, THOR Construction, Inc.
- 2005 - Largest Black Owned Businesses - Listing in Black Enterprise's 100
- 2004 - Largest Black Owned Businesses - Listing in Black Enterprise's 100
- 2004 - Minority Business of the Year Award - City of Las Vegas and State of Nevada
- 2004 - Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year - Finalist - Richard Copeland, CEO, THOR Construction, Inc.
- 2003 - Entrepreneur of the Year - Master of Business Administration
- 2003 - Entrepreneur of the Year - Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- 2003 - Entrepreneur of the Year - National Black Minority Business Association
- 2003 - Largest Black Owned Businesses - Listing in Black Enterprise's 100
- 2002 - Minority Supplier of the Year - Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council
- 2002 - Committee On The Environment (CUE) Award - Project: Witches Hat Tower Renovation, presented by the City of Minneapolis Planning Department
- 2002 - Largest Black Owned Businesses - Listing in Black Enterprise's 100
- 2001 - Contractor of the Year - Construction Management Association (CMA)
- 2000 - Committee On The Environment (CUE) Award - Presented by City of Minneapolis Planning Department Project: Park Avenue United Methodist Church
- 1999 - Outstanding Usage of Poured-in-Place Concrete Award - Presented by the Minnesota Concrete and Masonry Association
- 1992 - Entrepreneur of the Year - Charles W. Poe Award (MEDA)
- 1992 - National Supplier of the Year - National Minority Supplier Development Council
- 1990 - Economic Development Award - Senator Rudy Boschwitz
- 1990 - Minority Supplier of the Year - MMSDC
- 1990 - Administrator's Minority Business Enterprise Award - USA Dept. of Trans.
