According to the information provided by the Capital magazine, the jury "wanted to recognize the role of economic dynamization of the port of Santander, now immersed in an important expansion of its capacity." The person in charge of collecting the award from the Minister of Innovation, Industry, Tourism and Commerce of the Government of Cantabria, Eduardo Arasti, was José Joaquín Martínez Sieso, president of the Port Authority. Other winners in this edition in the different categories were Santander 2014, the Botín Art Center, the extension of the Las Llamas Park, the Armando Álvarez Group, the Wolder Group, Sonkyo Energy, Cantabria International Campus and Smart Santander. The jury that valued and selected the awards was formed by personalities of recognized prestige of Santander and Cantabria. Capital magazine is an economic theme magazine that has about 90,000 readers.