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African American Chamber
of Commerce Celebrates
Business Excellence with
Eagle Award Ceremony
Orlando, FL - The African
American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida
celebrated business excellence
with its Eagle Award Ceremony at Citywalk’s Rising Star,
Universal Orlando Resort, held
Friday, November 14.
Honors were awarded to Central Florida businesses that
experienced
outstanding
achievement during the past
year. The event also recognized
a corporate organization that
champions the success of
African American businesses in
Central Florida.
This year’s winners were:
McKinley Financial Services,
2008 Eagle Award Recipient, McKinley
Eagle Award honoree; C&M
Financial Services, Inc.(George Wilkes)
Riley, Inc.-AAMCO Transmissions and DYM, LLC,
Entrepreneur of the Year
Award recipients; Alphagraphics of Lake Mary and
Vasaj Communications, Inc.,
Emerging Business of the
Year Award recipients; and
the Orange County Public
School District, Corporate
Recognition of the Year
Award recipient.
The title sponsor was Universal Orlando Resort, with
Walt Disney World Resort
serving as gold sponsor and
both Construct Two Group 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year, C&M Riley,
Inc.-AAMCO Transmissions (Charles
and Orlando Health as silver
sponsors. For additional
information
about
the
recently held event, contact
the
Chamber
at
407.420.4870.
The African American
Chamber of Commerce of
Central Florida is an advocate and resource committed
to fostering economic success and empowering Central
Florida businesses through
improved corporate sensitivity
and
business
responsibility. Visit the
Chamber
online
at 2008 Emerging Business Award Recipient,
www.blackcommerce.org.
Alphagraphics, (Norm Bowen)
2008 Entrepreneur of the Year, DYM, LLC
(Dr. Denise Y. Mose)
2008 Corporate Recognition Award Recipient, Orange County Public School District
2008 Emerging Business Award Recipient,
Vasaj Communications, Inc. (Vel Johnson)