[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9991]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE HONOREES OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S ANNUAL 
                            AWARDS LUNCHEON

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                        HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 11, 2014

  Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the honorees of 
the Small Business Administration's Annual Awards Luncheon. Each year, 
the Maine District Office of the Small Business Administration 
recognizes businesses and business leaders who make significant 
contributions to the business environment and economy of our region.
  This year's award recipients include: Alan Spear and Mary Allen 
Lindeman of Coffee By Design, recipients of the Maine Small Business 
Persons of the Year Award; Brian and Kimberly Plavnick of G-Force Laser 
Tag Corp., recipients of the Maine Micro-Enterprise of the Year Award; 
Cyndi Price of LooHoo LLC, the Home-Based Small Business Champion for 
Maine and New England; Mitch and Ray DeBlois of DeBlois Electric, Inc., 
recipients of the Jeffrey Butland Award; Terry Trickey of Bangor 
Savings Bank, the Financial Services Champion; Peter McVety of McVety's 
Hearth and Home, the Maine Veteran Small Business Champion; Amy 
Bouchard of Isamax Snacks, Inc., the Maine Woman in Business Champion; 
Joshua Davis and Bruno Tropeano of Gelato Fiasco, the Young 
Entrepreneurs of the Year for Maine and New England; and Eric J. Smith 
of EJ Drywall, the Region 1 Prime Contractor of the Year.
  The following businesses are also recognized for receiving District 
Director Awards for Fiscal Year 2013: Bangor Savings Bank, Overall Top 
Performing SBA lender; Katahdin Trust Company, Top 7(a) Dollar Volume 
Lender; People's United Bank, Top Performing 3rd Party Lender; Granite 
State Economic Development Corp., Top Performing 504 Lender; NorState 
Federal Credit Union, Top Performing Credit Union; CEI, Top Performing 
Microlender; and Eastern Maine Development Corp., Top Community 
Advantage Lender.
  These recipients are among the best that Maine and New England have 
to offer. Through their leadership and incredible commitment to their 
communities, Maine and New England are better places in which to live 
and do business.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating the honorees of the 
Small Business Administration's Annual Awards Luncheon on their 
outstanding service and achievement.

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