The Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead announced the names of the ten top-ranked area businesses at a reception sponsored and hosted by Wells Fargo Bank. The ten represent the top-ranked businesses in the Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year and Not-For Profit of the Year categories.
All ten companies will receive 2006 ChamberChoice Awards. The award recipients in each category also are finalists in the competition to be named the number-one, top-ranked business within that category.
The ChamberChoice Award recipients were selected from among 68 businesses nominated for the annual awards. Selections were made by a panel of independent judges from the Fargo Moorhead business community, who evaluated accomplishments in the areas of business growth, innovation, creativity, community involvement and unique achievements relating to a specific business or industry.
The name of the top-ranked business in each category will be announced at the Chamber’s Annual Awards Luncheon to be held on Wednesday, May 24, at the Holiday Inn of Fargo.
Business of the Year Category
2006 ChamberChoice
Award Recipients
Christianson’s Business Furniture Plus is a provider of efficient and ergonomic work environments with a commitment to quality, value and customer service. Christianson’s recently introduced “modular interior construction,” which is sustainable office furniture that can be moved, reconfigured or added on to without having to throw anything away and start over. To learn more, visit www.cbfplus.com.
Home Heating, Plumbing & A/C, Inc. is one of the leading and fastest growing mechanical contractors in the region. For more than 60 years, Home Heating has provided environmental equipment and systems that keep residential and commercial buildings warm, cool, healthy and safe. Visit Home Heating online at www.homehtg.com.
IdeaOne Telecom Group is a competitive local exchange carrier, offering state-of-the-art voice and data communication services with a wide variety of options and features for residential and commercial customers. IdeaOne provides these services through its own fiber optic and switch-based facilities. To learn more about the services offered by IdeaOne Telecom Group, visit www.ideaone.com.
Vogel Law Firm provides a breadth of services to businesses, including employment law, secured transactions, securities and franchising, corporate formation and counseling, intellectual property law, and mergers and acquisitions. With 41 lawyers on staff, the Vogel team is dedicated to providing prompt, personal attention; efficient, skilled representation; and sound, practical legal advice. Steady growth has made Vogel the largest law firm in northwestern Minnesota and North Dakota. Learn more at www.vogellaw.com.
Small Business of the Year Category 2006 ChamberChoice Award Recipients
Arrow Payroll Services, Inc. provides quality and confidential payroll services at a reasonable cost to its clients. Arrow is the exclusive licensee of Execupay Payroll Software in the Fargo Moorhead region. This software allows clients to transmit payroll data by fax, e-mail, phone or Internet from anywhere in the world. Read more about Arrow’s services at www.arrowpayroll.com.
Breadsmith is an artisan bread bakery. Breadsmith bread contains only the finest ingredients and has no preservatives or artificial flavorings. Breads are hand-mixed six days a week, started the evening before and come out of the oven just after midnight on the day they are to be sold. Breadsmith is continually introducing new breads and you can read about them at www.breadsmith.com.
ProSweep, Inc. provides comprehensive and efficient outside maintenance services tailored to retail, municipal and state operations. ProSweep removes sand and debris from parking lots and construction sites, and, with its pick-up sweepers, is able to clean entire city or state roadways. Recently, ProSweep built a three-broom sweeper with a variable width frame to speed up operations and increase safety. Learn more at www.prosweepinc.com.
Not-For-Profit of the Year Category 2006 ChamberChoice Award Recipients
CHARISM is a neighborhood-based family resource center serving the needs of at-risk and underserved families living in the McCormick Park and Stonebridge neighborhoods of South Fargo. The center’s mission is to create opportunities for individuals and families that increase their strengths and potential and build self-sufficiency. Learn more about the programs and services of CHARISM at www.charism.org.
F-M Ambulance Service has served Cass and Clay counties and the surrounding area for more than 40 years, providing emergency medical care and transport for the sick, injured and disabled; emergency medical education for all levels of health care providers and the public; and sales and service of medical products and safety equipment to the public, businesses and emergency medical service organizations. Visit F-M Ambulance Service online at www.fmambulance.com.
United Way of Cass-Clay’s primary purpose is creating lasting change within our community. The organization provides funding to health and human service programs that address the community’s most pressing issues and dedicates resources to initiatives that have been identified as community priorities. United Way researches the root causes of the problems that our citizens face and focuses its efforts on making measurable changes to those causes. Visit the United Way online at www.uwcc.net.
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