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Best in Class Showcase Award Nominees for 37th Annual SCOMSDC Awards Gala & Silent Auction

    CINCINNATI, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The South Central Ohio
MSDC (SCOMSDC) today released the list of award finalists to be honored at
the 37th Anniversary Awards Gala and Silent Auction in West Chester, Ohio
on Thursday, November 12. This event, which recognizes the Corporation of
the Year and Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) of the Year in two
distinct categories, will be held at the Savannah Center in West Chester.
The Special Keynote Speaker is Tavis Smiley, host of Tavis Smiley on PBS,
and The Tavis Smiley Show from Public Radio International.

    "Business is the engine that drives the economy and these award
nominees are proof of that," said SCOMSDC President & CEO Ms. Jenea Norris
Allen. "In this challenging economy, corporations have a greater incentive
to count on minority businesses to deliver great products, cost savings,
quality service and innovative solutions. Our annual awards program assures
quality in diversity and economic inclusion receives the recognition it
deserves."

    Minority Business of the Year nominees include:



    --  Class I (Annual sales less than $1 million): KLEW Company, Phyllon
        Marketing Communications.
    --  Class II (Annual sales $1 million to $10 million): Legends To Legacy,
        Focus Solution Inc., Rod-Techs Inc., Three Leaf, Jostin Concrete
        Construction, Pegasus Technical Services Inc., Williams Interior
        Designs, Diversified Facility Solutions, Tes Tech Inc.
    --  Class III (Annual sales $10 million to $50 million): Hooven-Dayton
        Corp., UNICON International, World Pac Paper, LLC.

    --  Class IV (Annual sales more than $50 million): Hightowers Petroleum
        Company and SBM Site Services.
    MBE Legacy Award nominees include: Smoot Construction Company of Ohio
and Williams Interior Design.

    Buyer of the Year nominees include: AK Steel Corporation, Cardinal
Health, Limited Brands, and The Procter & Gamble Company.

    Corporation of the Year nominees include: Cardinal Health, Cincinnati
Children's Hospital, Cintas Corporation, Duke Energy, Health Alliance,
Honda of America, The Kroger Company, Nationwide, Standard Register, The
Procter & Gamble Company, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing NA, and
Turner Construction Company.

    ABOUT SCOMSDC

    The South Central Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council (SCOMSDC),
an affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
is dedicated to providing a direct link between Minority Business
Enterprises (MBEs) and its Corporate Members. For more information please
visit http://www.scomsdc.org.

    CONTACT: TJ Johnson, SCOMSDC, 614-225-6959, http://www.scomsdc.org