Michigan 50 Companies to Watch

LANSING, April 5, 2012 – Michigan Celebrates Small Business, the state’s awards event for small businesses, has announced the 2012 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch, as well as four other award recipients.

The organization’s award dinner is set for May 3 in Lansing. The annual awards program honors businesses, whether second-stage or recently launched, and their supporters who greatly contribute to the overall growth of Michigan’s economy. For more information on the event, visit www.MichiganCelebrates.biz.

2012 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch

Argent Tape & Label, Inc.
Plymouth

Avalon International Breads LLC
Detroit

Axios Incorporated
Grand Rapids

Benecor, Inc.
Brighton

BikerGarage101
Oscoda

Brute Industries Inc.
Escanaba

Chateau Chantal Winery & Inn
Traverse City

Cherry Republic
Glen Arbor

Criterion
Comstock Park

Critical Signal Technologies, Inc.
Farmington Hills

Crystal Clean Auto Detailing LLC
Grand Rapids

CURO
Grand Rapids

Dancin’ Dogg Golf
Traverse City

DaySmart Software
Wixom

Delta Manufacturing
Escanaba

Detroit Trading Company
Southfield

DeWys Manufacturing Inc.
Marne

DMC Consultants Inc.
Detroit

Dr. Shrink, Inc.
Manistee

Duo-Gard Industries Inc.
Canton

Dynamic Captioning LLC
Grand Rapids

Facility Solutions Inc.
Clinton Township

FAVI Entertainment
Sterling Heights

Grid Logic
Lapeer

Katech Inc.
Clinton Township

Keltech, Inc.
Delton

Kremin Inc.
Saginaw

Level One Bank
Farmington Hills

Logic Solutions Inc.
Ann Arbor

Lorin Industries
Muskegon

Lynx Network Group
Kalamazoo

Mango Languages
Farmington Hills

Medbio Inc.
Grand Rapids

MedHub Inc
Ann Arbor

MiDAS Foods International
Oak Park

Moran Iron Works
Onaway

Optimal Solutions Inc.
Wyoming

Premium Hydro Solutions LLC
Alpena

Proos Manufacturing Inc.
Grand Rapids

SpeedConnect LLC
Saginaw

Superior Extrusion Inc.
Gwinn

Team Support Services
Kalamazoo

TEKNA
Kalamazoo

Total Security Solutions
Fowlerville

Tribal Manufacturing Inc.
Marshall

Twin Bay Medical Inc.
Williamsburg

Vantage Plastics
Standish

WaterSolve LLC
Grand Rapids

Worksighted Inc.
Holland

ZON LED LLC
Romeo


MCSB Awards

Main Street USA Award
Woodward Auto

Pontiac

Government Contracting Award
B&P Manufacturing

Cadillac

Innovation Award
Evigia Systems Inc.

Ann Arbor

Urban Small Business and Entrepreneurship Award
Proos Manufacturing, Inc.

Grand Rapids

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Richard Blanchard
Rick is the Managing Editor of Corp! magazine. He has worked in reporting and editing roles at the Port Huron Times Herald, Lansing State Journal and The Detroit News, where he was most recently assistant business editor. A native of Michigan, Richard also worked in Washington state as a reporter, photographer and editor at the Anacortes American. He received a bachelor of arts from the University of Michigan and a master’s in accountancy from the University of Phoenix.