Michigan 50 Companies to Watch

    By
    Richard Blanchard
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    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

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    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
    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.

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