March 3, 2009

GREATER PHOENIX CHAMBER ANNOUNCES 10 FINALISTS FOR IMPACT AWARDS

(PHOENIX) — The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce has selected 10 finalists for its prestigious IMPACT Awards, which recognizes Valley businesses for their outstanding achievement in five categories including community involvement, company culture, innovation, response to adversity and the 2009 Impact business of the year.

The 2009 IMPACT Awards finalists are:

• Advantage Urgent Care, Karen Watts-Edwards
• Integrity Tree Service, John Eisenhower and Kimberly Eisenhower
• Keats, Connelly & Associates, LLC, Dale Walters and Bob Keats
• O'Neil Printing, Inc., Anthony B. Narducci
• Orchard Medical Consulting, Robin Orchard
• Sitewire Marketplace Solutions, Margie Traylor
• Telesphere, Clark Peterson
• Tri-Lite Builders, Linda Minde and Wayne Minde
• Western National Bank, William Hinz
• World Egg Bank, Diana Thomas

The annual IMPACT Awards luncheon will take place 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa.

Tickets are $65 for members and $75 for non-members. Tables of 10 are $750 for members and $850 for non-members (tables include priority seating and program recognition). For reservations visit www.phoenixchamber.com. For questions regarding the Impact Awards please contact the Chamber’s special events hotline at
(602) 495-2182.

Businesses interested in becoming a “Friends of Small Business” sponsor for the Impact Awards should contact Norma Macias at 602-495-6484 or nmacias@phoenixchamber.com.

About the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Representing 3,400 businesses across Metropolitan Phoenix, the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce is Arizona’s oldest and largest Chamber. The Chamber supports the growth and development of business by offering networking and marketing opportunities, money-saving programs and a voice in government, keeping its members informed, connected and prosperous.

The Chamber enhances members’ success by promoting economic development, entrepreneurship and a connection to the community with local chapters in Anthem, Deer Valley and South Mountain/Laveen.

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