PHOTOS BY BRYAN SMITH SPECIAL TO THE EAGLE
NEWMAN 10 BUSINESS AWARDS RECOGNIZE FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES BY SHAUNA LEWIS THE EAGLE
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he 10 fastest-growing businesses in the Brazos Valley were recognized during the Newman 10 Business Awards ceremony earlier this summer in College Station, with Exosent Engineering, LLC at the top of the list. The Bryan Rotary Club, in cooperation with the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce, holds the award ceremony to honor successful small businesses in the Brazos Valley for their achievements and the significant impact they have on the local economy, according to the rotary club. To be eligible for the awards, a company must be an independent, privately-held corporation, proprietorship or partnership that has been in business at least five years. Businesses must have had sales of more than $50,000 but less than $25 million in fiscal year 2009, and show a five-year sales history with an increase from fiscal 34
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year 2013-2014. Nominated companies fill out applications, and then an economist at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School ranks the top 10 companies based on the percentage increase of gross sales. At the top of the list, Exosent Engineering, LLC, manufactures cargo tank pressure vessels. The company’s ExoLG, a liquid propane trailer that is the first of its kind in North America, came out in April. Other award winners were: 2 - Schaefer Custom Homes 3 - Cortiers Real Estate 4 - CEO Etc. 5 - Texas Concrete Design 6 - TechBundle, LP 7 - Cedar Lane 8 - Aerofit Health & Fitness Centers
9 - Hotel Solutions, Inc. 10 - United Solutions Also receiving special recognition was Larry Hodges who founded Copy Corner. He received the Anco Award for Lifetime Business Achievement. The award honors a company that has a sustained history of success and respect in its industry, and has significantly contributed to the quality of life in the community through the years. Essentium Materials received the RVP Commercialization Rising Star Award, which recognizes a company for demonstrating outstanding business innovation and involvement in technology commercialization. For more information, visit www.bryan-rotary.org.