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Annual Family Business Day Awards Call For Nominations
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Little Athens with their 2007 Family Business Award
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Nominations for the 2008 Montana State University College of
Business State Farm Insurance Family Business Awards are due May
19.
Sponsored by the MSU College of Business and State Farm
Insurance, awards are based on business development,
family/business links, community and industry contributions,
innovative business strategies and practices, preparedness for
succession, multi-generational family business involvement and
longevity. Awards are usually given to businesses in several
categories: large, medium, small, very small, old and new.
All family businesses headquartered in Montana, except prior
winners, are eligible for the awards. Anyone may nominate
companies, and self-nominations are encouraged. Businesses that
are nominated will receive an application packet to complete.
Winners will be honored at the annual Family Business Day in
Bozeman on September 19 at the Holiday Inn. This event will
include a seminar and awards luncheon.
Winners for 2007 were: Little Athens, Falls Construction Co.,
Diversified Plastics, Inc., Cascade Electric Co., Mergenthaler
Transfer and Storage Co., Honeyland, Inc., and Sletten
Construction Co.
Nomination forms are available by calling the MSU College of
Business at 994-6796, by e-mailing Karen Beach at
kbeach@montana.edu, or on the Web at: http://www.montana.edu/wwwdb/FamilyBusiness/FamilyBusiness.html
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