2008 Sky High Growth Award Winners Announced

The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, Advanced Business Equipment, and the Advocates for Small Business will present the 2008 Sky High Growth Award to 62 small businesses that have experienced outstanding growth in sales and/or employment over the last several years. These 62 businesses collectively represent over $300 million in sales, over 2400 full-time jobs, and over 800 part-time jobs.

The program was held Thursday, October 30, at the Baker Exhibit Center in the North Carolina Arboretum located off of Brevard Road. The event began at 5:30 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, networking, and special entertainment.

View a slideshow from the event on the Chamber website.

The following companies will be honored as 2008 Sky High Growth Award winners:

• A-B Emblem
• Acton Family Chiropractic
• A.L. Odom Locksmiths, Inc. (2 year winner)
• American Security Shredding, Inc. (3 year winner)
• Appalachian Carpet & Textile Cleaning, Inc.
• Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
• Applied Solutions Group, Inc.
• Asheville Art Museum (2 year winner)
• Asheville Fence
• Asheville’s Fun Depot (3 year winner)
• Asset Protection Network, Inc. (2 year winner)
• Avista Business Development Corporation (3 year winner)
• AVL Technologies
• Bank of Asheville
• Blue Ridge Pharmacy, Inc.
• The Brite Agency (3 year winner)
• Carolina Furniture Concepts (3 year winner)
• Carolina HR Partners, Inc. (2 year winner)
• Carolina Mountain Roofing and Construction, Inc. (8 year winner)
• Carolina Mornings (2 year winner)
• Charlotte Street Computers, Inc. (4 year winner)
• ClearPoint Marketing Communications
• Dynamic Image Marketing Systems, Inc. (3 year winner)
• Express Employment Professionals (2 year winner)
• First Restoration Services of Asheville, LLC
• First Tee Mountain Golf (4 year winner)
• Ginger Graziano Design Group (2 year winner)
• Girls on the Run of WNC
• Go Minis Portable Storage (2 year winner)
• Grovewood Gallery
• Haunted Ghost Tours of America, Inc.
• Highland Brewing Company, Inc.
• Home Instead Senior Care
• HomeSource Real Estate and Construction, Inc.
• HomeTrust Bank (6 year winner)
• Industries for the Blind (6 year winner)
• Intellisound, Inc. (5 year winner)
• i play, Inc.
• Johnson, Price & Sprinkle, PA
• Legal Copy, Inc.
• Mail Management Services, LLC (3 year winner)
• Mathis Electronics, Inc.
• McGill Associates
• The Montford Park Players (2 year winner)
• More Space Place (3 year winner)
• Mosaix Group
• OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling
• Palmer Wahl Instrumentation Group
• Phoenix Properties
• Plasticard Locktech International (8 year winner)
• Prudential Lifestyle Realty (4 year winner)
• Pomodoro’s Greek and Italian Café (3 year winner)
• Shoji Retreats & Lodge, LLC
• Smoky Mountain Machining, Inc.
• Snelling Staffing Services
• State Farm – Bill Russell Agency (2 year winner)
• TLC for You, Inc.
• Totsie.com Website Design Studio
• David Trout – Mutual of Omaha
• Woolworth Walk (2 year winner)
• Yellow Jacket Publishing
• YMCA of Western North Carolina (2 year winner)