Greater Phoenix Chamber Announces 10 Finalists for Impact Awards

February 22nd, 2011

(PHOENIX) — The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce has selected 10 finalists for its prestigious IMPACT Awards, which recognizes Valley businesses for their outstanding achievement in five categories including community involvement, company culture, innovation, response to adversity and the 2011 Impact business of the year.

The 2011 IMPACT Awards finalists are:

•Accurate Signs & Engraving, Inc., Jim Mapstead
•CouponSense.com, Laurie Meyers
•Entrust Bankcard, Nathan J. Reis
•ideas*Collide Marketing Communications, Matthew Clyde
•James Gerard Foods, Sidney Brodsky
•Morrison Vein Institute, Terri Morrison, RN and Nick Morrison, MD, FACS, FACPh
•Park&Co, Park Howell
•Urban Cookies, LLC, Shaun & Brady Breese
•Valley Sleep Center, Lauri Leadley
•Virginia Auto Service, Matt Allen

The annual IMPACT Awards luncheon will take place 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa. Registration begins at 11:00 a.m.

Tickets are $65 for members and $75 for non-members. Tables of 10 are $750 for members and $850 for non-members (tables include priority seating and program recognition). For reservations visit www.phoenixchamber.com/impact2011 . For questions regarding the Impact Awards please contact the Chamber’s special events hotline at 602.495.2182.

Businesses interested in becoming a “Friends of Small Business” sponsor for the Impact Awards should contact Katie Campana at 602.495.6480 or kcampana [at] phoenixchamber [dot] com.

About the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Representing 2,900 businesses across Metropolitan Phoenix, the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce is Arizona’s oldest and largest Chamber. The Chamber supports the growth and development of business by offering networking and marketing opportunities, money-saving programs and a voice in government, keeping its members informed, connected and prosperous.

The Chamber enhances members’ success by promoting economic development, entrepreneurship and a connection to the community with local chapters in Anthem, Deer Valley and South Mountain/Laveen.

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