Pinnacle Award Finalists Announced
Today the Knoxville Chamber announced the finalists for the 2009 Pinnacle Business Awards presented by BB&T. The Awards recognize companies and individuals that have excelled in business. The gala, which will be May 1 at the Knoxville Convention Center, is an opportunity to celebrate business in general and the achievement of the selected winners.
Awards will be presented in eight categories. Finalists are announced in seven of those categories; the winner of the James A. Haslam, II Chairman's Leadership Award is announced at the awards ceremony. Finalists are:
Impact Award: Caremark; Food City; Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center
Innovator Award: Blaine Construction: EnerNex: UT-Battelle
Minority Business Excellence: Information International Associates; StaffMe.net; Terraine, Inc.
Small Business Excellence: A.C. Entertainment; American X-Ray Corporation; Lean Manufacturing Solutions Partnership
Business Excellence (Mid-Size Company): Gallaher & Associates, Inc.; Medic Regional Blood Center; Prestige Cleaners
Business Excellence (Large Company): Bandit Lites; LBMC; Stowers Machinery Corporation
Young Entrepreneur Award: Sara Hedstrom, Hedstrom Design; Chris Kittrell, Rather & Kittrell; Sean Christman, Slamdot, Inc.
The fifth annual Pinnacle Business Awards Gala, presented by BB&T, will be May 1, 2009 at the Knoxville Convention Center. The reception and silent auction will begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by the dinner and awards at 8:00 p.m. The gala has become the Knoxville business community's premier social gathering. Over 700 businesspeople attended last year's gala and a larger crowd is expected this year.