NEWS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lori Ritter (920) 496-2110, lritter@titletown.org
Green Bay, Wis. (July 31, 2007) Nominations are now being accepted for the eighth annual Manufacturing Awards of Distinction. The program is presented by Advance, the economic development division of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, and is open to manufacturers in seven northeast Wisconsin counties: Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto and Shawano.
Award categories are based on company size, length of time in business, use of high technology and exporting. Companies may apply for more than one award category with a single nomination.
"The process is very streamlined to make it easier for more manufacturers to participate," says Lori Ritter, coordinator of the program for Advance. "We don’t expect financial statements or volumes of information that take countless hours of staff time to compile; that’s not the goal here," Ritter adds. "This is about recognizing manufacturers in this region that are doing great things."
An additional award for Friends of Manufacturing is presented to a firm or individual that goes above and beyond to strengthen the region’s manufacturing sector through exemplary service and/or action.
Nomination materials are available at
www.titletown.org or by calling (920) 496-2110. Completed submissions are due no later than Sept. 21, 2007. An awards banquet to announce the winners will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay.
Sponsors of the 2007 event are The Business News, Nsight Telservices, Heartland Business Bank, Skyline Exhibit Resource, Virchow Krause & Co. and Spot Productions.
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Developed on the premise of economic development, Advance is a public-private partnership committed to improving and diversifying the local economy. Since its inception in 1987, the Advance Business Development Center business incubator has graduated more than 100 start-up companies. Providing local business assistance for retention, labor, recruiting, expansion and relocation, Advance is at the core economic development in the Green Bay area.
Established in 1882, the mission of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is to promote economic and community development. Chamber programs include Advance, Partners in Education, Leadership Green Bay, Brown County Teen Leadership, Current: Young Professionals Network, Good Government Council, the International Business Development Consortium, and the Small Business Council.
For more information about Advance, contact Barb Fleisner at (920) 496-2113. For more information about the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and its programs, visit
www.titletown.org.
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