Local Program part of National Small Business Week April 29 – May 5, 2018
FAIRMONT, W.Va. – The U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Office celebrates district and regional 2018 Small Business Week winners at noon Wednesday, May 2, at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center in Fairmont during a luncheon.
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. House of Representatives David B. McKinley, P.E., and SBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Michelle Christian speak at the celebration to honor the award winners. Also in attendance is WV Secretary of State Mac Warner.
The event is co-sponsored by: U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Office, Community Trust Bank, First Microloan of West Virginia, Huntington National Bank, Impakt Media, MVB Bank, SCORE, and the West Virginia Small Business Development Center.
WHAT: 2018 West Virginia Small Business Week Awards Celebration
WHEN: Wednesday, May 2 (program is from 12 – 2:30 p.m. – winners arriving at 11:30 a.m.)
WHERE: Robert H. Mollohan Research Center: 1000 Galliher Drive, Fairmont, WV 26554
WHO: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. House of Representatives David B. McKinley, P.E., and SBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Michelle Christian
Region III Winners include:
- Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year
Arria Hines – Allegheny Science & Technology Corporation
Bridgeport, WV
Nominated by: Lani MacRae, DOE - Small Business Subcontractor of the Year
Jay Reddy – NextGen Federal Systems, LLC
Morgantown, WV
Nominated by: Carl Wooden, Raytheon Company - Small Business Exporter of the Year
Paul Diserio – American Muscle Docks & Fabrication, LLC
Wellsburg, WV
Nominated by: Sharon Stratton, SBDC
District Winners include:
- Small Business Person of the Year (First Runner Up for 2018 National Small Business Person of the Year)
Douglas Tate – Alpha Technologies, Inc.
Hurricane, WV
Nominated by: Terry Cyfers, SBDC - Family-Owned Small Business of the Year
Cason & Bill Edwards – RKE Corporation
St. Marys, WV
Nominated by: Jody Murphy, Pleasants Area Chamber of Commerce & Marsa Myers, SBDC - Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year
Michael Paul McKechnie – Mountain View Solar
Berkeley Springs, WV
Nominated by: Mary Hott, SBDC - Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year
Kimberly Baker – River and Rail Bakery
Huntington, WV
Nominated by: Amber Wilson, SBDC - Encore Entrepreneur of the Year
Crista & Roger Johnson – Screech Owl Brewing
Bruceton Mills, WV
Nominated by: Lindsey Teets, SBDC - Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Aaron Harris – Aaron Harris Auction Services
Buckhannon, WV
Nominated by: Susannah Higgins, SBDC - WV Small Business Champion of the Year
Christy Laxton – Wyoming County Economic Development Authority
Pineville, WV
Nominated by: Harold Patterson, SBDC
Lender winners include:
- West Virginia Lender of the Year
Huntington National Bank - West Virginia Community Lender of the Year
MVB Bank - West Virginia Exporting Bank of the Year
Community Trust Bank - West Virginia Microlender of the Year
First Microloan of West Virginia
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About the U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start and grow their businesses. It delivers services to people through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov.
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