2011 Greater Austin Business Awards

2011 Business Awards

Celebrating the Stars of Austin Business

The Greater Austin Business Awards are the premier business awards in Central Texas, recognizing small, medium and large companies in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties.

The following are this year's winners:

INNOVATIVE PRACTICES
Small – Flashback Data, LLC
Medium – Image Microsystems
Large – Active Power

CUSTOMER SERVICE
Small – Texas MedClinic
Medium – Armstrong Moving and Storage
Large – Austin Regional Clinic

COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Small – South Texas Money Management, Ltd.
Medium – Meals on Wheels and  More
Large – Applied Materials, Inc.

ENVIRONMENT
Small – Xtreme Xhibits by Skyline, Inc.
Medium – uShip
Large – Green Mountain Energy Company

TECHNOLOGY
Small – Primo Analytics, Inc. “PrimoDish.com”
Medium – CSIdentity
Large – Hospital Housekeeping Systems

HEALTH & WELLNESS
Small – The Karis Group
Medium – St. David’s Foundation
Large – 3M Company

NON PROFIT
Austin Habitat for Humanity

MOST UNIQUELY AUSTIN
Torchy's Tacos

This Year's Finalists

Community Relations

Small

KeyStaff, Inc.
Reagan Advertising of Austin
Samaritan Center
South Texas Money Management, Ltd.
Sustainable Food Center
The Fowler Law Firm, P.C.
Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes, Ltd.

Medium

Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody
Jardín de Niños Interlingua
KVUE-TV
Meals on Wheels and More
Planned Parenthood
SCORE Austin
University of Phoenix Austin Campus

Large

Applied Materials, Inc.
Capital One Bank
Deloitte LLP
GSD&M
National Instruments
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
UPS

 

Customer Service

Small

Austin Gutterman Inc.
Envision Creative Group
Long Center for the Performing Arts
Regus Executive Suites
TengoInternet, Inc.
Texas MedClinic
Vintage IT Services

Medium

Armstrong Moving and Storage
BusinesSuites
Grande Communications
SpawGlass Contractors, Inc.
The Maids Serving Austin
Truluck's Seafood, Steak and Crab House
White Glove Technologies

Large

Austin Regional Clinic
Catapult Systems
Four Seasons Hotel Austin
Hilton Austin
LegalZoom.com, Inc.
Omni Austin Hotel Southpark
TG

Environment

Small

BlueAvocado
Catellus Development Corporation
Cielo Wind Power
CLEAN AIR Force of Central Texas – Clean Air Partners Program
Greenling
Workforce Solutions Capital Area
Xtreme Xhibits by Skyline, Inc.

Medium

Balcones Resources, Inc.
Environmental Systems Corporation
HelioVolt Corporation
Image Microsystems
LIVESTRONG
uShip
Wyndham Garden Hotel

Large

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
BBVA Compass
Goodwill Industries of Central Texas
Green Mountain Energy Company
IBM
MAXIMUS, Inc.
Office Depot - Store #2784

Health & Wellness

Small

Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Mental Health America of Texas
Pure Barre Austin
Strasburger & Price LLP
The Karis Group, Inc.
Wellness for Workers
YogaKi, LLC

Medium

Atmos Energy
LIVESTRONG
Product Development Technologies, Inc. (PDT Inc.)
St. David's Foundation

Large

3M Company
Capital Metro Transportation Authority
Cenpatico
Freescale Semiconductor
Higginbotham & Associates
Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings

Innovative Practices

Small

car2go N.A., LLC
Corvalent
Dental Health Management Solutions
Flashback Data, LLC
Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo/Rodeo Austin
Sumpter & Gonzalez, L.L.P.
Technology Futures, Inc.

Medium

Austin Children's Shelter
Ballet Austin
Data Foundry
HEIT
ID Theft Solutions of America
Image Microsystems
The Settlement Home for Children

Large

Active Power, Inc.
Luminex Corporation
Time Warner Cable of Central Texas
Volusion
Humana of Central Texas
Rackspace Hosting Inc.
Hoover's, Inc.

Most Uniquely Austin

ABC Home & Commercial Services
Birds Barbershop
Dominican Joe Coffee Shop
Go Local Austin
Home Slice Pizza
Hyde Park Bar & Grill
KUT Radio
RunTex
The Trail Foundation
Torchy's Tacos

Non-Profit

American Red Cross of Central Texas
Assistance League of Austin
Austin Habitat for Humanity
Breakthrough
Caritas of Austin
Leadership Austin
PeopleFund

Technology

Small

affintus LLC
Akros TechLabs, LLC
Firefly LED Lighting, Inc.
Ideal Power Converters
Primo Analytics, Inc. "PrimoDish.com"
SecureCare Technologies, Inc
Tabbedout

Medium

Absolute Software Corporation
ConnectEDU
Consert Inc.
CSIdentity Corporation
Facebook, Inc.
Molecular Imprints Inc.
SolarBridge Technologies

Large

Emerson Process Management
EnerNOC, Inc.
Hospital Housekeeping Systems
Pervasive Software
ShoreTel
TAKE Solutions
Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems

Sponsors

Awards:

  • General Motors
  • Texas Gas Service
  • Cook Walden
  • CIGNA
  • Austin Energy
  • Xerox
  • Folwer Law Firm

Title:

  • Hilton
  • PSAV
  • Austin Business Journal

Contributing:

  • Envision Creative
  • Visual Portrayal
  • Capital Printing
  • BuildASign
  • Glazer's

Judges Committee

Patti Parker, Austin Regional Clinic, Chair

  • Casey Beasley Kemp Properties
  • Cathy Brandewie O'Connell Robertson
  • Kris Briody Wells Fargo
  • Melanie Chasteen Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas
  • Campbell Edwards GCS Technologies
  • Laura Fowler The Fowler Law Firms, PC
  • Jonathan Gesinger My Emma
  • Mark Harrington SpawGlass
  • Debbie Johnson M&S Solutions
  • Hal Katz Brown McCarroll
  • CC Lopez Regus
  • Mark Harrington Vertex
  • Nan Matthews Isis Mobile Commerce
  • Paula McHam Cigna
  • Marie Nelson Xerox
  • Marc Nightwine MNA/Nightwine Architecture
  • Deborah Pfluger AHA Communications
  • Kerri Qunell St. Edward's University
  • Kevin Reed Davis & Wilkerson
  • Bruce Romine Gallagher Benefit Services
  • Sarah Russ Phillips Company
  • Tim Sittler UBS
  • Leslie Sopko Austin Energy
  • Lorie Stanley Ad Clarity
  • Tamra Swindoll

Nominations Committee

Lyn Chasteen, Austin Business Journal, Chair

  • Veronica Castelo, YNN
  • Judy Cheatham, Humana
  • Randy Cohen, Ticket City
  • Eric Copper, Keller Williams Realty
  • Rob Cunningham, FOX 7 KTBC Austin
  • Edward Doan, Google Inc.
  • Mike Gandy, University of Federal Credit Union
  • Julie Huls, Austin Technology Council
  • Kevin Kimbrough, Oxford Commercial
  • Hunter Lankford, Flextronics
  • Brette Lea, Austin Community Center
  • Leslie Lockett, HEB
  • Lisa High, Thomas Properties Group Inc.
  • Eva Munoz, AT&T
  • Josh Pike, Dahill
  • Nikki Salzillo, Bank of America
  • Brian Scott, Wells Fargo
  • Lynda Shanblum, Austin Regional Clinic
  • Stephanie Stephens, Dahill
  • Brad Van Stavern, MHBT
  • Kurt VanderMeulen, NAI Austin
  • Jeff Vice, Austin Energy
  • Margaret von Flatern, Texas Gas Service

Raffle Donors

  • Alamo Draft House
  • Alaska Airlines
  • Austin Eats Food Tours
  • Austin Nuts
  • Austin Young Chamber
  • Barton Creek Resort & Spa
  • Beer Bouquet
  • Brazillia Waxing Spa
  • California Pizza Kitchen
  • Capital Cruises
  • Carmelo's Ristorante
  • Castle Hill Fitness
  • Chuy's Mexican Food
  • Cypress Valley Canopy Tours
  • Dart Music International's
  • DogBoy's Dog Ranch
  • DoubleTree Suites by Hilton
  • Eat Out In
  • Edible Arrangements
  • Embassy Suites Austin Downtown/Town Lake
  • Fast Frame
  • fieldphotography.com
  • Fleming's Steakhouse & Wine Bar (The Domain)
  • Four Seasons Hotel Austin
  • Freytag's Florist
  • Garrido's
  • Gibson Bar
  • Hyatt Regency
  • III Forks
  • Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel
  • Judge's Hill
  • Justin Wallace Photography
  • Karavel Shoes
  • Keri's Fairy Godmother Foundation
  • Kinnarp's Furniture
  • Lamberts Downtown Barbecue
  • Marriot Austin Downtown
  • Messina Hof
  • Microtexl Inn & Suites
  • Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill
  • On Track Xperience
  • Plucker's
  • Press8
  • R & R Limousine & Bus
  • Rae Cosmetics
  • Ranch Road Design & Printing
  • Romeo's Italian Grill & Bar
  • Round Rock Express
  • Salt Lick
  • Schlotzsky's
  • Shady Grove
  • Spa Reveil
  • Spicy Pickle
  • Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo
  • Texas Rowing Center - Austin
  • The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
  • The Magnolia Caf‚
  • The Maids
  • The Meathouse
  • Tiff's Treats
  • Travaasa
  • Truluck's Seafood, Steak and Crab House
  • Twin Liquors
  • Westin Austin at the Domain
  • YMCA of Austin
  • Yoga Yoga