2024 Annual Awards Nominees
Awards will be announced at the 2024 Gateway Business Conference and Annual Awards Luncheon in Birmingham, AL.
The 2024 Award Nominees
Class I MBE Supplier of the Year
82's LLC
Atkins & Goolsby, Inc.
BamaClean
Kopri Signs and Graphics
Lemonade Creative Marketing
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Class II MBE Supplier of the Year
Trent Dang dba Happy Guest Promotions
Falls Facility Services, Inc.
Andrew Zow & Associates, Inc.
Evans Agency, Inc.
Landrum Janitorial SVC, LLC
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Class III MBE Supplier of the Year
Chacon Steel Erectors, Inc.
Enterprise Staffing, LLC
Chemical Distribution Solutions
NSRW, Inc.
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Class IV MBE Supplier of the Year
Brewster Procurement Group, Inc
Kaul Glove & Manufacturing Company
Diversity-Vuteq
Georgetown Metal Processing, LLC
APC Construction
Jackson Offshore Operators
Magnolia Automotive Services Group
Systems Automotive Interiors, LLC
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Regional Automotive Prime Supplier of the Year
Systems Electro Coating
Georgetown Metal Processing, LLC
Diversity-Vuteq
Magnolia Automotive
Horizon Services Corporation
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Toyota
Nissan
Volkswagon
Honda
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Regional Corporate Member of the Year
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
CenterPoint Energy
Shipt
Entergy
Protective Life Insurance
Oschner Health
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Corporate Advocate of the Year
Entergy Rivers Frederick
Ochsner Jean-Marc Villian
Shell Donovan Casanave
Shipt Brittney Smith
Brasfield and Gorrie Jessica McMahan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Anselmo Rodriguez
Chevron Dave Feldman
Nissan Marcella McCullouch
ExxonMobil Devin Shrank
Toyota Matt Greene
Toyota Ryoko Watanabe
Caesars Shikira Garcia
BP Yvette Moten
CenterPoint Leviticous "Vic" Cleveland
CenterPoint Michael W. Brown
Amazon Scheryl Settle
OXY Tamara Garrett
Tulane University Gina Bertrand
Amazon Traniece Mills
Honda Karl Harris Sr.
Honda Elly Bradford
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​​Corporate Buyer of the Year
Shell - Cole Berthelot
Honda - Paul Lewis
Toyota - Pat Allen
Shell - Brian K. Hall
Entergy - Lakeya Mazant
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National Corporate Member of the Year
Toyota
ExxonMobil
Nissan
Shell
Chevron
BP
Honda
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Supporting Partner of the Year
WBEC South Phala Mire
Birmingham Business Resource Center Bob Dickerson
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana Myra Pineda
Louisiana Economic Development Tatiana Bruce
Small Business Administration Joann Lawrence
10K Small Business - New Orleans David Payton
Alabama MBDA Sharon Smith
Louisiana MBDA Charletta Fortson
NOLA Business Alliance Lynette White-Colin
Mississippi MBDA Rose Greer
Birmingham Business Alliance Victor Brown