Local businesses honored

Posted on by Jason Sandford

The Asheville Chamber of Commerce held its annual “We’re for Business” luncheon on Tuesday and honored local employers in several categories. Click here to see a photo gallery from the event.

Here’s the list of winners:

Customer service, for a business with 1 to 15 employees:
Trout Insurance Services
Other nominees:
6 Star Executive Transportation
Dynamic Image Marketing
Gray Line Trolley Tours
TaskMania
West End Bakery

For a business with 16-plus employees:
Rezaz Restaurant
Other nominees:
Asheville’s Fun Depot
BMW of Asheville
Marco’s Pizza

Commitment to community, for a business with 1 to 15 employees:
Mosaix Group
Other nominees:
Asheville’s Fun Depot
Charlotte Street Computers

For a business with 16-plus employees:
EATON Corporation
Other nominees:
AVL Technologies
BB&T
Clear Channel Asheville
Homeward Bound
Prudential Lifestyle Realty

Innovation, for a business with 1 to 15 employees:
Phoenix Possibilities
Other nominees
Asheville Mobile Physicians PLLC
LaZoom Tours
Moving Sidewalk Tours
Trout Insurance

For a business with 16-plus employees:
Moog Music
Other nominee:
Rezaz Restaurant

Green business, for a business with 1 to 15 employees:
Vivid Image Inc.
Other nominees:
Bellwether Design-Build
Five Step Carpet Cleaning
Neo Burrito
SolTherm Energy

For a business with 16-plus employees:
Deltec Homes
Other nominees:
Biltmore Farms for the Hilton
CPU2
YWCA

Judges were: David Bailey, president and CEO of the United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County; Annice Brown, business counselor with the Small Business Technology Development Center; Jeff Covington, chief lending officer with Forest Commercial Bank; Pat Horrocks, owner of BlackBird Frame & Art; and Harris Livingstain, attorney with McGuire, Wood & Bissette, PA.

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