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Six companies receive ORNL small business awards

Posted at 10:53 am March 17, 2014
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Six East Tennessee companies doing business with Oak Ridge National Laboratory received 2014 ORNL Small Business Impact Awards from the laboratory Friday morning at a meeting of the East Tennessee Economic Council.

“This is the first time the awards have gone exclusively to regional companies,” ORNL Deputy Director for Operations Jeff Smith said. “Recognizing these firms at ETEC highlights their importance to the economic development of the region, as well as their contribution to our laboratory operations.”

The companies were recognized by ORNL’s Small Business Programs Office in categories emphasizing their specific capabilities and contributions. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories Tagged With: A&W Office Supply, Above and Beyond Award, Applied Industrial Technologies, awards, Brad Dunsmore, Cadre5 LLC, Cassandra McGee Stuart, Cornerstone Equipment and Supply, East Tennessee Economic Council, ETEC, Innovator Award, Jeff Smith, KDK Consulting Inc., LeAnne Stribley, Machined Products Company Inc., Marketplace Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Partnership Award, Rising Star Award, Small Business Advocate Award, Small Business Impact Awards, Small Business Programs Office

Company pledges $10,000 to five-year school foundation campaign

Posted at 11:51 pm December 12, 2012
By Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation Leave a Comment

Cadre5 and Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation

Steve Hicks, president and chief executive officer of Cadre5 LLC, is pictured with Cathy Toth, Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation secretary and chair of the ORPSEF Making a Critical Difference campaign. (Submitted photo)

During the next five years, the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation (ORPSEF) has set a goal to provide $100,000 annually to the Oak Ridge schools.

Cadre5, a full-service technology and design firm with a focus on custom software development and technology innovation, recently made a $10,000 commitment to the campaign, and the company will give $2,000 annually to help the ORPSEF reach its goal.

“Finding employees that have the skills to face some of the nation’s most difficult technical issues can be a challenge,” said Steve Hicks, president and chief executive officer of Cadre5 LLC. “By supporting our local schools, we not only create a community that is attractive to grow today’s businesses, we are establishing a strong foundation for our future workforce to ensure that we will have the talent to answer tomorrow’s tough questions.”

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Filed Under: Business, Education, Top Stories Tagged With: Cadre5 LLC, Lila Metcalf, Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation, ORPSEF, Steve Hicks

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