2008 INDUCTION CEREMONY PHOTOS

The EBE Hall of Fame fosters and strengthens the entrepreneurial spirit in the NW Ohio-SE Michigan region,
and the annual awards program recognizes and honors some of our region’s
most outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders.

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2009 EBE Hall of Fame Honorees

Business Excellence Award
Clean Team Inc.

Bob Armbruster

Excellence in Family Business Award
Kuhlman Corporation
Tim Goligoski
Ken Kuhlman

Business Excellence Award
Laminate Technologies Inc
Fred Zoeller

Business Excellence Award
MacQueen Orchards, Inc.
Bob MacQueen

Business Excellence Award
Michigan International Speedway
Roger Curtis

Innovation in Technology Award
Radco Industries, Inc.
Mary Anderson
Rick Anderson

Business Excellence Award
TRUFAST, LLC
Brian D. Roth

Davenport-Longenecker Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Advocacy
The University of Toledo Center for Family & Privately-Held Business
Debbe Skutch


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2009 EBE Induction Ceremony Sponsors

Founding Sponsor
Gorillas & Gazelles LLC


Event Sponsors

Rocket Ventures and Launch, Programs of the Regional Growth Partnership


Partnering Sponsors
The University of Toledo
Bowling Green State University


Gold Sponsors
Davenport, Hanf & Company, LLC


Silver Sponsors
Laminate Technologies Inc
P.T. Services Rehabilitation, Inc.
SFC Graphics


Bronze Sponsors
Kuhlman Corporation
Lourdes College
Michigan International Speedway
Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Utility Contractor Co., Inc.


Angel Investor Sponsors
American Interiors
The Andersons, Inc.
Brooks Insurance
Clean Team Inc.
Cutting Edge Countertops
Eastman & Smith LTD.
Ernst & Young LLP
Fifth Third Bank
First Federal Bank
Huntington Bank
Impact Products
Job1USA
KeyBank
Lathrop
MacQueen Orchards, Inc.
Maumee Valley Fabricators
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Radco Industries, Inc.
RLM Fabrication, Inc.
Rudolph/Libbe Companies
Seymour & Associates/Mass Mutual
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
TRUFAST, LLC
Uckele Health & Nutrition Corporation
Webster Manufacturing
Willson Builders
Xunlight Corporation


Media Sponsors
Toledo Free Press
The Center for Creative Instruction at The University of Toledo


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For event information please call or e-mail Adam Davenport
419-874-0000
adavenport@gorillas-gazelles.com