S & Y Industries to Honored at Minority & Women Business Awards Luncheon
Monday, September 24, 2012 New Release
The Kansas Department of Commerce’s Office of Minority and Women Business Development will host its 28th Annual Minority and Women Business Awards Luncheon at noon, Oct. 9, in the Emerald Ballroom, Capitol Plaza Hotel, 1717 Southwest Topeka Boulevard, Topeka, Kan. 66612.
The event will recognize 13 companies and six individuals for their support of Kansas minority and women-owned businesses and their efforts toward creating opportunities. A new award for Corporation of the Year will be given to a major corporation that has demonstrated leadership and commitment in advancing Kansas minority and/or women business enterprises through its diversity outreach programs. The luncheon coincides with Kansas Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week, the Department’s annual celebration of Kansas’ minority and women entrepreneurs.
“Strengthening and expanding minority and women-owned businesses will be key to Kansas if our state is to overcome its current economic challenges,” said Kansas Commerce Secretary Pat George. “I am proud to help recognize the contributions of these business leaders during Kansas Minority Enterprise Development Week.”
The registration fee for the luncheon is $40 per person, or $320 per table of eight. Registration is required, and the deadline to registration is Oct. 3. To register or for more information, visit KansasCommerce.com/MEDWeek or contact Rhonda Harris, director of the Office of Minority and Women Business Development, at (785) 296-3425 or rharris@kansascommerce.com. Sponsors include Dillons, GO Topeka’s Entrepreneurial and Minority Business Development, Hawker Beechcraft Corp., NetWork Kansas and PTMW Inc.
The Office of Minority and Women Business Development provides assistance in business development, identifying resources for financing and establishing contacts in the public and private sectors. The office is responsible for certifying minority and women-owned businesses as small disadvantaged businesses for procurement and subcontracting opportunities.
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Company Awards—Kansas Women-Owned Businesses
Construction
Tenoch Construction, Inc.
Sonya Segura-Ulrich
6216 Mission Road
Fairway, Kan. 66205
(913) 671-7706 sonya@tenochconstruction.com
Manufacturer
S and Y Industries
Sandy Foust
P.O. Box 394
Winfield, Kan. 67156
(620) 221-4001 sandy.foust@sandyindustries.com
Professional Service
Earles Engineering & Inspection, Inc.
Patricia Ramirez
115 W. Iron
Salina, Kan. 67401
(785) 309-1060 earlesinc@earleseng.com
Retail
Bling, Inc.
Nicole Hedges-Campos
812 Washington
Scott City, Kan. 67871
(620) 874-1169 blingglamour@yahoo.com
Service Industry
Hays Academy of Hair Design
Summer Melvin and Danielle Markley
1214 E. 27th St.
Hays, Kan. 67601
(785) 628-6624 len@haysacademy.com
Supplier/Distributor
American Energy Products, Inc.
Gail Watson
1105 Industrial Street
Lansing, Kan. 66043
(913) 351-3388 gail@americanenergyinc.com
Company Awards—Kansas Minority-Owned Businesses
Construction
Oliver Construction
Phillip Oliver
P.O. Box 3622
Wichita, Kan. 67201
(316) 393-8303 oliver_construction@yahoo.com
Manufacturer
Forever Yours Glass Etchings
Don and Terri Person
1203 E. Johnston St.
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 782-3944 d.person@fyge1.com
Professional Service
FSC Inc.
Hasu Doshi and Sonia Garapaty
9225 Indian Creek Pkwy, Suite 300
Overland Park, Kan. 66210
(913) 722-3473 hdoshi@fsc-inc.com or sgarapaty@fsc-inc.com
Retail
Signs By Tomorrow/The Corona Group Inc.
Cecelia R. Corona and Albert Corona Jr.
10049 W. 87th Street
Overland Park, Kan. 66212
(913) 541-1331 overlandpark@signbytomorrow.com
Service Industry
Athena Communications
Noelle Scaramucci
4905 Antioch Rd.
Overland Park, KS 66203
(913) 599-3444 noelles@athenacomm.com
Supplier/Distributor
Technology Group Solutions, LLC
14649 West 95th Street
Minority Business Advocate
Patsy Stuke
American Osage Consulting Inc.
8700 Monrovia, Suite 310
Lenexa, Kan. 66215
(913) 322-3862 pstuke@americanosage.com
Women Business Advocate
Jene’ Popper Hong
Barton Nelson Inc.
13700 Wyandotte
Kansas City, Mo. 64145
(816) 286-2112 jene@bebco.com
Young Entrepreneur
Curtis Smart, Kaleb Berry, Kenan Meadows and Joseph Belcher Jr. www.kcteenlink.org
2043 North 33rd Terrace
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 208-0335
smartcurtis93@yahoo.com
Corporation of the Year
Kansas Entertainment LLC
400 Speedway Boulevard
Kansas City, Kan. 66111
(913) 328-3300 www.kansasspeedway.com
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