Oct. 25, 2018
Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
Africa Event Center
The following were recognized:
- Supplier Diversity – Kokokosing Industrial
- Frank W. Watson Advocate Award – City of Columbus Department of Development
- Top Advocate Monique Moore – Ohio Secretary of State
- The Publisher’s Award was presented to Attorney Greg Williams and Fran Fraizer
- ECDI will receive the Economic Development Award
- The Civil Rights Award went to Nana Watson, president of the Columbus Branch of the NAACP
Congratulations to the following businesses for being nominated for a 2018 OhioMBE Award. (Winners are in bold.)
Top MBE:
- Total Technology Solutions – Columbus; MLII Productions – Michael Lillie – Akron; Wright Behavioral Health Group – Beavercreek
- Corporate Cleaning, Inc. – Columbus; Surefire Innovations – Robert Luft – Cincinnati; A-Men Pest Controls – Medina; Ozone Cleaners – Parma; Monique’s Events – Middletown; Elevar Design Group – Cincinnati; Final Moments Concierge Services – Cleveland; Flairsoft, ltd – Columbus; HKI – Columbus; Dove Building Services – Columbus; HM1 Trucking – Columbus; See Columbus – Antonio Sears – Columbus
Top FBE:
- Young Achievers – Rita Jackson – Cleveland; Momentuum, LLC – Kathi Howard Primes – Cleveland; Swath Design, LLC – Sandi Lange – Cincinnati; Critical Ops – Chelsea Treboniak – Westlake; First Invest – Omelia Thornton – Cleveland; Contempo Design & Communication – Renne Deluca Dolan – Cleveland; Colbert Painting and Reconstruction – Kamala Colbert – Columbus
Top Family Business:
- Battiste La Fleur Galleria – LaShawnda Battiste – Columbus; Spotlight of Columbus – Columbus; Outreach Promotional Solutions – Nevin Bansal – Columbus; Computer Data Services – Tina Thornton – Bedford; Hightower Petroleum Company – Stephen Hightower – Middletown; Screenpointe, Inc. – Hillary Belshe – Columbus; LARS Painting – Lavita Stokes – Columbus
Frank W. Watson Scholarship Application
2018 Frank W. Watson Scholars
- Michael Lewis – Columbus East High School/Downtown High Schools
- Zipporah Moore – Canton GlenOak High School of Business