The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Alliance has selected the winners of the 2011 Marvin S. Gilman Superstars in Business Awards. The awards ceremony will take place Nov. 9, 2011 at a luncheon at the Hotel du Pont’s Gold Ballroom. The keynote speaker will be Wawa, Inc. CEO Howard Stoeckel.
The Marvin S. Gilman Superstars in Business Award, named for one of Delaware’s leading small business entrepreneurs, honors businesses and non-profit corporations for their outstanding achievements and model approaches to business and management. The awards are presented to companies that have been in business for at least three years, are small businesses based on number of employees, and are members of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. Awards of Excellence are also granted to deserving companies.
2011 Superstars in Business Award Winners:
The Ministry of Caring, Inc.
(Non-Profit category)
Established in 1977, the Ministry of Caring is a 501(c)(3) organization committed to serving the ongoing needs of the poor and homeless throughout the Wilmington area. The organization grew from humble beginnings into a network of 19 separate programs capable of serving hundreds of people each day, and offering a wide range of residential and supportive services for individuals and families.
Corexcel
(1-25 employees category)
Corexcel specializes in online training courses and materials, employee assessments and continuing education services. Through online courses, it aims to help clients develop personal and business skills and assist companies in hiring, assessing and training employees. Corexcel distributes products for three leading publishers: Inscape Publishing, Vital Learning and MindEdge, and since 2006, Corexcel has been a Diamond Distributor for Inscape Publishing, an honor reserved for those distributors in the top 1% in U.S. sales volume.
Environmental Alliance, Inc.
(26-64 employees category)
Headquartered in Wilmington, Environmental Alliance, Inc. is a full-service environmental consulting and engineering firm. Alliance works primarily with developers, industrial companies, utilities, law firms, petroleum companies, financial institutions, and private and government organizations. Areas of expertise include environmental site assessment and investigation, remediation, Brownfields redevelopment, site plans and permits, risk assessment and air quality services, insurance claim support, and expert testimony/litigation support services. Through its work Alliance focuses restoring blighted, contaminated properties using innovative remediation strategies to create healthy, revitalized communities.
EDiS Company
(65-150 employees category)
EDiS Company is a full-service construction management firm providing comprehensive project solutions from the pre-design phase of a project through construction and facility occupancy. The day-to-day operations of the company exist within six divisions: EDiS Company, EDiS Building Systems, EDiS Interior Construction, EDiS Interior Maintenance, Asset Management Alliance and EDiS Development. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, and has another office in West Chester, PA.
The 2011 Awards of Excellence, presented to runners-up in each category, include exemplary businesses worthy of note. They are: Sunday Breakfast Mission (non-profit category), Angelique, Inc. d/b/a/ Brandywine Executive Center (1-25 employees category), Cover & Rossiter PA (26-64 employees category), and Emory Hill Companies (65-150 employees category).
To learn more about the Superstars in Business program, visit www.dscc.com/superstarsinbusiness
13th Annual Superstars in Business Awards Luncheon
Wednesday, November 9, 11:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Gold Ballroom, Hotel du Pont, Wilmington
Individual reservations: $65/members; $80/non-members
Register to attend the Superstars in Business Luncheon online at the State Chamber’s website, www.dscc.com, or call (302) 655-7221 to request a registration form.
Event Sponsors (as of 9/20/11):
Platinum: Bank of America; M&T Bank
Diamond: Colonial Airport, Inc.; The Gilman Family
Gold: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware; Citizens Bank; PNC Bank Verizon Delaware; WSFS; Belfint, Lyons & Shuman CPAs; DEDO; DuPont; EBC Carpet Services Corporation; Glenmede Trust Company
Silver: Cooch & Taylor PA; Master Sidlow & Associates, PA; SSD Technology Partners; Wheeler, Wolfenden & Dwares, CPAs; AAA Mid-Atlantic; AutoTeam; Dukart Management/McDonald’s; ParenteBeard LLC; PSEG Nuclear; University of Delaware; VanDemark & Lynch
Bronze: Aloysius Butler & Clark; Bayhealth Medical Center; Delaware Community Foundation; DiSabatino Construction Company; George J. Weiner Associates Habitat for Humanity New Castle County; TCIM Services, Inc.
Friend: Children & Families First; Community Service Building
Marketing & Advertising Design: Mease Communications
Printing: Farley Printing
Promotional Media & Application Hosting: Delmarva Broadcasting Company
Print/Online Media: Delaware Today
Video: Teleduction
Signage: Parcels, Inc.
Awards: A.R. Morris
Gift Sponsors: Healy Long & Jevin and Delmarva Broadcasting Co.
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