Eight Platte County companies were awarded Business Excellence awards for job creation and/or significant expansion and investment projects at the Platte County Economic Development Council’s 28th Annual Business Excellence Luncheon on Dec. 7. These companies contributed more than $176 million in private investment, filled more than 1.5 million square feet of space and created over 800 jobs with potential for another 1,000 jobs at full capacity. “This annual event always…