Minority Business Awards

Click here to register online Minority Business Awards Don't miss your chance to join the Birmingham Business Journal, 98.7 Kiss FM and Heaven 610 for our 2nd Annual Minority Business Awards, presented by Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC and sponsored by Wachovia, City of Birmingham, and Mercedes-Benz. The awards dinner will be on August 14 at the Harbert Center. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for socializing and networking with honorees and guests including Rep. Artur Davis. Dinner will be served and the program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Reservations for the dinner are available for $60 each. You can also sponsor a table of eight for $606. To RSVP, go to www.birminghambusinessjournal.com/event or contact Maryellen Kanode at mkanode@bizjournals.com. At the dinner, we will recognize all of our finalists and announce the winners for this year’s Minority Business Awards. The finalists will be profiled in the special Minority Business section in the August 15 issue of the BBJ, which will be handed out at the event. Here are the 2008 Finalists: Best Minority-Owned Business, 1-10 Employees Advantage Equipment Health Care Training Institute L & S Enterprises NHB Group   Best Minority-Owned Business, 11-25 Employees Magic Express Airlines MBA Structural Engineers Inc. Monumental Contracting Services Thomas Means Gillis & Seay Best Minority-Owned Business, 26+ Employees Hispanic Employment Labor Pool Inc. KHAFRA o2 ideas Inc. Personnel Staffing Inc. Encouraging Diversity Adams and Reese LLP Alabama Power Birmingham Construction Industry Authority UAB Supplier Diversity Program Rising Star Majella Chube-Hamilton, Enclave Jefferson J. Drew, Alexander Insurance Agency Brian Hamilton, Saber LTryce Slade, Slade L.E.T. Planning Wachovia Executive of the Year Lajauna Bradford, Wachovia Robert Nesbitt, Citizens Trust Bank Dr. Lawrence J. Pijeaux Jr., Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Clayton Sherrod, Chef Clayton's Food Systems A special thanks to our presenting sponsor Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC for helping us make these minority business awards possible. In addition, our appreciation to Wachovia, City of Birmingham and Mercedes-Benz for also sponsoring this groundbreaking program. When? Thursday, August 14, 2008 5:30pm - 8:00pm Where? The Harbert Center 2019 Fourth Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203-8812 Click here to register online ---------------------------- To unsubscribe from all event invitations, use the following link. http://www.bizjournals.com/r/us/?t=NDI2MzI4ODoyNTc6d211eE03WEswdU8 to unsubscribe. If you have any trouble with this process you may reply to this message with 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. If you need other assistance, please use our help form or contact: bizjournals.com customer service 120 W. Morehead St. Charlotte, NC 28202