Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce 2005 Non-Profit of the Year
Taos president named
Executive of the Year
Chamber presents awards to
local small businesses
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
John Hamilton, president of Madison-based Taos Industries Inc., was named Executive of the Year on Tuesday night at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Awards Celebration.
Taos Industries, founded in 1991, provides commercial and military spare parts and systems to commercial and government customers.
Finalists for the Executive of the Year award were Derrick Copeland of Applied Data Trends Inc. and Robert F. Coates of Coates Transportation Group.
The Roberts Group, d.b.a. Crystal Mountain Natural Spring Water, won in the personal services/wholesale/retail category. Finalists were Grogan Jewelers and A Realty Group of North Alabama Inc.
In the manufacturing/construction category, the winner was All Seasons 500 Heating & Air. Finalists were Woodland Homes of Huntsville Inc. and R&D Electronics Inc.
Media Idea Inc. received the award in the business services category. Finalists were Padgett Business Services and All Points Logistics Inc.
The winner in the technology category was Applied Data Trends Inc. The finalists were Torch Technologies Inc. and Baron Services Inc.
The Arc of Madison County Inc. was named Non-Profit of the Year. Finalists were The Volunteer Center of Madison County and Junior Achievement of North Alabama.
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Better Business Bureau's 2005 Torch Award Finalist
In November of 2005, The Better Business Bureau of North Alabama, Inc. celebrated its 40th Anniversary by announcing the winner and finalists of its 8th Annual Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics. More than 300 companies received nominations for the Torch Award and were given the opportunity to submit information regarding their ethical relationships with customers, employees, and vendors. A prestigious panel comprised of representatives of the academic and business community judged the entries. Seventy-four business and non-profit organizations accepted their nomination and provided an entry for the Torch Award.
In 2005, the North Alabama Better Business added a new category specifically
for non-profit Organizations. The Arc of Madison County was honored to be
selected as one of the three finalists, along with the Madison/ Marshall County
Chapter of the American Red Cross and Hospice of the Valley. We congratulate
Hospice of the Valley for being selected the winner in this category.