The Kansas Department of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 22nd Annual Governor’s Exporter of the Year Award, which is presented to a single Kansas business for excellence in international trade and marketing.
Nominated companies will be evaluated on the totality of their international efforts, specifically:
· increase in jobs due to international activities
· innovations in global marketing
· number of countries exported to
· effective use of international distributors
· long-range international strategies and prospects for future growth
· commitment to the state and local community
The winner will be announced in June by Governor Mark Parkinson at the Kansas Cavalry Encampment, the state’s top business awards ceremony.
“For the past two decades, the Governor’s Exporter of the Year Award has been our way of recognizing the Kansas companies that are doing great things in international trade,” said Secretary of Commerce Bill Thornton. “The competition has become increasingly competitive over the years, which is the direct result of more and more Kansas companies having success in international trade – and that’s certainly a good thing.”
The nomination deadline is January 25. Nominations can be faxed or mailed to:
Kansas International Trade Coordinating Council
c/o Kansas Department of Commerce, Trade Development Division
1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612-1354
Fax: (785) 296-5263
Recent award winners include: Cereal Ingredients, Inc.; Salina Vortex Corporation; The Bradbury Co. Inc.; Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.; BG Products; and Tramco, Inc.
For more information, contact Joe Monaco, Public Information Officer with the Kansas Department of Commerce, at (785) 296-3760.
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