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Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County

225 Church Street Huntsville, AL 35801 256.535.2000 Fax 256.535.2015

www.HuntsvilleAlabamaUSA.com

For Immediate Release

Champions of Small Business Honored at Chambers 201l Small Business Awards

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thAnnual Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison Countys Small Business

Awards Celebration highlights areas top small businesses, non-profit organizations,young professional of the year and executive leadership award

Celebrating the champions of small business in the Huntsville/Madison County community, the

Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County held its annual tribute to small businesses

and their impact on the local economy at the 2011 Small Business Awards Celebration Thursday,

Sept. 1 at the Von Braun Center. The sold-out event, presented by Regions Bank, featured morethan 100 contenders among more than 400 nominees. Of the contenders, 18 finalists were

selected by an independent, anonymous panel in six different categories before the winners were

announced.

Chamber Board Chair Charlie Kettle, President/CEO of First Commercial Bank, told more than1,200 attendees that the success of small business is critical to the local and the national economy.

Small businesses are the backbone of our nations economy, Kettle said, pointing to statisticsfrom the U.S. Small Business Administration showing that small firms represent 99.7 percent of

all employer firms in the U.S.

Small businesses also employ more than half of all private sector employees in the U.S., Kettlesaid, adding that small businesses represent more than 95 percent of the membership of theChamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County. So we honor you as the champions of our

local, state and national economy.

2011 Small Business Award Finalists and Winners

Government Contracting ServicesAvion Solutions, Inc. - WINNER

Pinnacle Solutions, Inc.

PeopleTec, Inc.

Business/Professional ServicesCyn Sheas Complete Catering WINNERBlueCreek Investment Partners

Alabama Foundation Specialist

Technology ServicesGATR TechnologiesWINNERDigium, Inc.

Hawk Enterprises

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Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County

225 Church Street Huntsville, AL 35801 256.535.2000 Fax 256.535.2015

www.HuntsvilleAlabamaUSA.com

Non-ProfitChoose Life of North AlabamaWINNERNational Children's Advocacy Center

HEALS, Inc.

Young Professional of the YearNatalie HasleyBama Jammer, Inc.WINNERGinger HarperIberia BankKim LewisPROJECTXYZ

Russell Brown Executive Leadership AwardPaul GierowGATR TechnologiesWINNERMiranda BouldinLogiCore Corporation

Dr. Jonn KimGaN Corporation

Edward Egros and Christine Killimayer of the WHNT News 19 Sports Team served as emcees

for the event.

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