Newman 10 Awards Call For Entries

Sponsors of the Newman 10 Business Performance Awards announced Wednesday entries are being accepted.

Nominations for the 19th annual list of the fastest growing private companies in Brazos County are being accepted through March 14th. The awards luncheon will be held June 6th.

Sponsors are seeking private small businesses with a five year sales history and show the fastest growth for the last three years.

The Newman 10 was established in 1994 by the Bryan Rotary Club, in cooperaetion with the Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce and in partnership with the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University.  Newman Printing Company is the primary financial underwriter.

History of the Newman 10 Awards from Reba Ragsdale of the Bryan Rotary Club.

Nominations are also being accepted for the Bryan Rotary Club/Anco Insurance Award for Lifetime Business Achievement and the Bryan Rotary Club/Research Valley Partnership Commercialization Rising Star Award.

Nomination information and forms are available at the Chamber office or online.

Nomination information from Rusleen Maurice of the Bryan Rotary Club.

Click HERE to be directed to the Newman 10 website.

Two of the Newman 10 winners spoke Wednesday of the benefits from participating.  They were Brandon Spears of Republic Landscaping and Denise Fries of Fries Financial Services.

Comments from Brandon Spears of Republic Landscaping.

Comments from Denise Fries of Fries Financial Services.

Also speaking was Ben Downs, this year’s Chamber of Commerce Board Chairman and Vice President and General Manager of Bryan Broadcasting, the 2009 recipient of the Lifetime Business Achievement Award.

Comments from Chamber Board Chairman Ben Downs of Bryan Broadcasting.

 

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