Blue Ribbon Small Business Award Winners
The Blue Ribbon Small Business Award is part of the U.S. Chamber’s Small Business of the Year selection process, and is awarded to companies that showed excellence in business history and commitment to customers, employees, and the community. Winners will be honored at ACCESS 2006, America's Small Business Summit, which will be held in Washington, D.C. May 10-12.
On March 15, the seven finalists for the Small Business of the Year Award--selected from the group of 60 Blue Ribbon Small Business winners-- were announced.
CALIFORNIA
- County Commerce Bank (Ventura, CA) - Nominated by the Ventura Chamber of Commerce
- Lopez Tax Service, Inc. (Salinas, CA)
- Orange County Speaker Inc. (Garden Grove, CA)
- Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle, LLP (Downey, CA)
COLORADO
- Echo Concepts Inc. (Denver, CO)
CONNECTICUT
- Dynamic Metals International LLC (Bristol, CT)
DELAWARE
- NoUVIR Research (Seaford, DE) - Nominated by The Seaford Historical Society
FLORIDA
- Albu & Associates, Inc. (Winter Park, FL)
- Fintech (Tampa, FL) - Nominated by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce
- OAI, Inc. (Tampa, FL)
GEORGIA
- The Bank of Perry (Perry, GA)
- Village Deli Restaurant (Augusta, GA) - Nominated by Augusta Coca Cola and U.S. FoodService
HAWAII
- Smith’s Motor Boat Service (Kapaa, HI)
IOWA
- Varied Industries Corporation (Mason City, IA) - Nominated by Mason City Area Chamber of Commerce
ILLINOIS
- Financial Plus Credit Union (Ottawa, IL) - Nominated by the Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce
- My Chef Catering (Naperville, IL) - Nominated by Buddingh & Associates
INDIANA
- AE Techron, Inc. (Elkhart, IN) - Nominated by the Elkhart Chamber of Commerce
- Great Lakes Heating, Air Conditioning & Electrical, Inc. (South Bend, IN)
KENTUCKY
- Buggies Unlimited (Richmond, KY) - Nominated by Wiser, Hemlepp & Associates
- Capital Software, Inc. (Ft. Wright, KY) - Nominated by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
- Town & Country Sports & Health Club (Wilder, KY) - Nominated by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
MARYLAND
- Mind Over Machines, Inc. (Baltimore, MD)
- Slate LD, LLC d/b/a Let’s Dish! (Baltimore, MD)
- The Rosen Group (Baltimore, MD)
MICHIGAN
- Air Advantage (Frankenmuth, MI) - Nominated by the Frankenmuth Chamber of Commerce and CVB
MINNESOTA
- Glenn Metalcraft Inc. (Princeton, MN) - Nominated by Princeton High School and Oak Land Vocational Center
- Permac Industries (Burnsville, MN) - Nominated by the Burnsville Chamber of Commerce
- VoyageurWeb (Mankato, MN)
NEBRASKA
- Prairie Point Junction (Cozad, NE) - Nominated by the Cozad Chamber of Commerce
NEVADA
- WorldWise Vacations and Tours (Las Vegas, NV)
NEW JERSEY
- SK Visions (Cream Ridge, NJ)
NEW MEXICO
- Coronado Paint and Decorating Center, Inc. (Santa Fe, NM) - Nominated by the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
NEW YORK
- Amy’s Bread (New York, NY) - Nominated by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
- Encompass Media/ Resident Publications (New York, NY) - Nominated by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
NORTH CAROLINA
- FASTSIGNS (Asheville, NC) - Nominated by the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Key Mortgage, LLC (Southern Pines, NC) - Nominated by the Moore Chamber of Commerce, Bea Fields Companies, and Five Star Leader Coaching and Training
OHIO
- K4 Architecture, LLC (Cincinnati, OH) - Nominated by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
- North Coast Education Services (Chagrin Falls, OH)
- Toledo Metal Spinning Company (Toledo, OH) - Nominated by Plante + Moran, PLLC
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
- Cat Hospital of Portland (Portland, OR) - Nominated by West Coast Bank
- Hemcon, Inc. (Portland, OR) - Nominated by Advanced Medical Technology Association
- Miles Fiberglass & Composites, Inc. (Portland, OR) - Nominated by the North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce
PENNSYLVANIA
- Nolan Painting, Inc. (Havertown, PA) - Nominated by the Main Line Chamber of Commerce
RHODE ISLAND
- Evans Capacitor Company (E. Providence, RI)
SOUTH CAROLINA
- FACES Day Spa (Hilton Head Island, SC) - Nominated by the Hilton Head Island Chamber of Commerce
TENNESSEE
- Derthick, Henley & Wilkerson, Architects (Chattanooga, TN) - Nominated by the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce
- Eagle’s Landing Transcription Service Inc. (Johnson City, TN)
- GenTech Construction, LLC (Chattanooga, TN) - Nominated by the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce
- Jacobs Wholesale Paper Co. (Chattanooga, TN) - Nominated by the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce
- Jane’s Lunch Box (Johnson City, TN)
- Logan-Moore, LLC (Chattanooga, TN) - Nominated by the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce
TEXAS
- FabEnCo, Inc. (Houston, TX) - Nominated by the American Society of Safety Engineers’ Gulf Coast Chapter
- Marc Bailey Photography (Longview, TX) - Nominated by the Longview Chamber of Commerce
- Streamline Technical Services (Round Rock, TX)
VIRGINIA
- Educational Options, Inc. (Arlington, VA) - Nominated by T.R. Technology
WASHINGTON
- BizXchange, Inc. (Seattle, WA)
WASHINGTON, D.C.
- America’s Blood Centers (Washington, DC)
- Hager Sharp Inc. (Washington, DC)
WISCONSIN
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