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Small businesses, business leaders honored

Posted at 9:03 am June 14, 2019
By Kathy Gillenwaters Leave a Comment

Lisa Copeland, CNS Y-12 small business program manager, presents the CNS Small Business of the Year award to Diana Tremaine and Darrin Lawrence of ARS Aleut Remediation. (Submitted photo)

Consolidated Nuclear Security, UT-Battelle, and the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce recently honored local business leaders and outstanding small businesses. The three entities annually sponsor a Celebrate Oak Ridge Business breakfast in May.

ARS International LLC was awarded the Small Business of the Year designation by Consolidated Nuclear Security. ARS is an Alaskan native corporation, small disadvantaged business, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Aleut Corporation, a press release said. ARS has provided services to the U.S. Department of Energy, Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and commercial industries in the form of hazardous material remediation, laboratory analysis, and construction/demolition services, a press release said.

UT-Battelle named Kelsan as its Small Business of the Year. Kelsan provides its customers with the region’s largest selection of sanitary maintenance-related products and consistently ranks as the southeast’s leading “Jan-San” distributor, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: ARS International, Cassandra McGee Stuart, Celebrate Oak Ridge Business, CNS, Connie Martin, Consolidated Nuclear Security, Darrin Lawrence, Diana Tremaine, Dustin Mackey, Karen Prillhart, Kelsan, Ken Bodie, Kerry Trammell Volunteer of the Year Award, Lisa Copeland, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Advocates of the Year, small business of the year, State Farm Insurance, Stephanie Hale-Smith, UT-Battelle

Celebrate Oak Ridge Business Awards Breakfast to be held May 7

Posted at 2:46 pm April 15, 2019
By Kathy Gillenwaters Leave a Comment

Consolidated Nuclear Security, UT-Battelle, and the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce are joining together to host a breakfast in May to honor local business leaders and outstanding small businesses. May is National Small Business Month.

The honorees at the May 7 breakfast will be ARS International LLC, Karen Prillhart, Kelsan, Dustin Mackey, and Stephanie Hale-Smith of State Farm.

The Celebrate Oak Ridge Business awards breakfast will be held from 7:30-9 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, at the Doubletree by Hilton.

To reserve a spot at the breakfast, visit the Oak Ridge Chamber’s website at www.oakridgechamber.org. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Tagged With: ARS International LLC, Cassandra McGee Stuart, Celebrate Oak Ridge Business, CNS, Connie Martin, Consolidated Nuclear Security, Dustin Mackey, Greta Ownby, Karen Prillhart, Kelsan, Kerry Trammell, Kerry Trammell Award, Kerry Trammell Volunteer of the Year Award, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, small business, Small Business Advocate of the Year, small business of the year, State Farm Insurance, Stephanie Hale-Smith, The Aleut Corporation, UT-Battelle

Fox News editor to be keynote speaker at Oak Ridge Chamber luncheon

Posted at 8:29 pm March 14, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Chris Stirewalt

Chris Stirewalt

Chris Stirewalt, digital politics editor for the Fox News Channel, will be the keynote speaker for the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce’s Program of Work Kickoff luncheon at noon on Monday, March 21. The luncheon will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton at 201 South Illinois Avenue.

At the luncheon, the Chamber’s 2016 Program of Work will be introduced. The Chamber’s Eugene L. Joyce Lifetime Achievement Award and the Kerry Trammell Volunteer of the Year award will be presented as part of the program.

Stirewalt has worked in the FNC’s Washington Bureau since 2010. He helps coordinate political coverage across the network, a press release said. His daily newsletter, “Fox News First,” has nearly 300,000 subscribers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: 2016 Program of Work, Chris Stirewalt, Eugene L. Joyce Lifetime Achievement Award, Fox News, Fox News Channel, Greta Ownby, Kerry Trammell Volunteer of the Year Award, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce

Bradshaw, Whitson to be honored at Oak Ridge Chamber Luncheon on Thursday

Posted at 1:26 pm March 18, 2015
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David Bradshaw

David Bradshaw

Stephen Whitson

Stephen Whitson

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce will honor two area businessmen—David Bradshaw and Stephen Whitson—at its annual program of work kickoff luncheon to be held on Thursday, March 19, at the Riverside Grille.

Bradshaw and Whitson will receive the Chamber’s most prestigious awards at the event, the One Voice—One Vision Luncheon, a press release said.

Bradshaw, president of the Oak Ridge branch of CapitalMark Bank and Trust, will receive the Eugene L. Joyce Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is given to a nominee who has truly distinguished himself or herself and embodies the essential values of volunteerism, community service, and dedication to the economic vitality of our community. It is the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce’s preeminent award given to honor the memory of the late Eugene L. Joyce. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: CapitalMark Bank and Trust, CVMR USA, David Bradshaw, Eugene L. Joyce, Eugene L. Joyce Lifetime Achievement Award, H-S Whitson Construction Company Inc., Kerry Trammell, Kerry Trammell Volunteer of the Year Award, luncheon, Michael Hargett, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, One Vision-One Vision Luncheon, One Voice-One Vision, Program of Work, Stephen Whitson

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