The A.D. Makepeace Company was recently one of 21 family-owned businesses in Massachusetts honored as a highly successful family business by The Family Business Association (FBA).

The FBA is an independent, non-profit organization serving family business enterprises, and recognized A.D. Makepeace at a ceremony October 23 in Cambridge.

The FBA Awards recognize the importance of family businesses in the state and the critical role these companies play in providing significant employment opportunities, revenue generation, as well as economic development and growth in their communities, the state, and the region.

The honorees were chosen from a variety of successful companies from across Massachusetts, and represent small, midsize and large companies (employees and revenue) as well as first generation businesses.