Winners will become candidates for National Minority Business of the Year Award
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) just announced the recipients of the 2011 Regional Minority Enterprise Development Week award. The winners from five different regions – Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco and New York – will make up the pool of eligible candidates for the National Minority Business of the Year Award, which is given to the nation’s top firms across a number of different categories.
The regional awards are designed to celebrate the top minority firms achieving outstanding success in the construction, manufacturing, retail, energy, global technology and supplier distribution industries. Other categories of recognition include an advocate award, media award, distinguished supplier award, and an access to capital award.
“Minority businesses are a phenomenal asset to the U.S. economy in a variety of sectors, from manufacturing to hospitality services and everything in between,” said MBDA National Director David Hinson. “These firms create good paying jobs and boost economic growth in America’s communities. The businesses recognized through the MED Week awards program represent just a few of our nation’s brightest and most innovative minority enterprises.”
Winners will be recognized at events in each of the five regions, and the national award winners will be honored at the 29th Annual National Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week) Conference Awards Gala in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 30th.
The following regional award winners have achieved excellence in their industries, specifically due to their continuous innovation, strategic partnerships, and substantial growth in jobs and revenues regionally, nationally and even globally.
2011 REGIONAL MINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WEEK AWARD WINNERS
Atlanta Region
Minority Construction Firm: (Tie)
- Metcon Construction – Pembroke, North Carolina
- ENVIRO AgScience, Inc. – Columbia, South Carolina
Minority Manufacturing Firm
- Homestead Packaging Solutions – Roswell, Georgia
Minority Global Technology Firm
- NVision Solutions, Inc. – Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Minority Global Supplier Distributor: (Tie)
- Marketing Arm International, Inc. – Port Charlotte, Florida
- Trillion Communications Corporation – Bessemer, Alabama
Advocate
- Luke Yancy III – The MMBC Continuum – Memphis, Tennessee
Media
- Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine – Roswell, Georgia
Distinguished Supplier Diversity
- Georgia Power Company – Atlanta, Georgia
Chicago Region
Minority Construction Firm
- R&G Engineering LLC – Chicago, Illinois
Minority Manufacturing Firm
- Hooven-Dayton Corporation – Dayton, Ohio
Minority Global Technology Firm
- Select Source – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minority Global Supplier Distributor
- Monnex Precision, Inc./MTK Logistics – Chicago, Illinois
Advocate
- Omar Duque – Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce – Chicago, Illinois
Dallas Region
Minority Construction Firm: (Tie)
- Rising Sun Construction – Fargo, New Mexico
- Saigan Construction – Corrales, New Mexico
Minority Manufacturing Firm
- Regali, Inc. – Richardson, Texas
Minority Retail Energy Firm
- Source Technologies, LLC – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Minority Global Technology Firm
- Muscogee Nation Business Enterprise – Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Minority Global Supplier Distributor
- Ewing Engineered Solutions – Allen, Texas
Advocate
- Francisco Tapia – Air Force Research Laboratory – Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
Media
- The El Paso Times – El Paso, Texas
Distinguished Supplier Diversity
- Delphi Automotive – El Paso, Texas
Access to Capital: (Tie)
- Liquid Capital – San Antonio, Texas
- The Loan Fund – Albuquerque, New Mexico
San Francisco Region
Minority Construction Firm
- DSG Mechanical Corporation, Inc. – Chino, California
Minority Manufacturing Firm
- Superior Communications, Inc. – Baldwin Park, California
Minority Retail Energy Firm
- Silray, Inc. – Palo Alto, California
Minority Global Technology Firm: (Tie)
- Managed Business Solutions – Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Foxit Software Corporation – Fremont, California
Minority Global Supplier Distributor
- Redapt, Inc. – Redmond, Washington
Advocate
- Tyson Schliz – Glow Electric – Hawthorne, California
Media
- Think Latino – Topanga, California
Distinguished Supplier Diversity
- Nestle USA – Glendale, California
Access to Capital
- Bank of America-Merrill Lynch – Los Angeles, California
New York Region
Minority Construction Firm
- The Espinosa Group, Inc. – Carlstadt, New York
Minority Manufacturing Firm
- Pan Pepin, Inc. – Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Minority Global Technology Firm
- InfoPeople Corporation – New York, New York
Advocate
- John Robinson – National Minority Business Council – New York, New York