Accolades

TCB's weekly log of local award winners.



Chanhassen-based Datalink—a virtual data center infrastructure and services provider— has received Electro-Motive Diesel’s CIO Award for Exceptional Service.

Associated Bank was named the number three Small Business Administration lender in Minnesota for fiscal year 2009, according to a recent SBA report based on the number of loans made in the fiscal year.

Minnetonka-based Veritas Marketing, LLC, an integrated business-to-business advertising agency, received Gold in the Hermes Creative Awards design/logo and video corporate image categories.

Minneapolis-based Gray Plant Mooty is the recipient of the 33rd Annual Minnesota Keystone Honored Company Award in the medium-size company category. The Minnesota Keystone Program recognizes and honors companies that donate at least 2 percent of their pre-tax earnings to the community.

Rogers-based Baskfield and Associates, CPAs, has received one of the highest civilian military awards, the outstanding civilian service medal.

Avtex Solutions, LLC, an applications and systems integrator, was honored by Interactive Intelligence with the Pace Setter Award for generating the highest total annual sales throughout North America and another award for generating the most overall hardware sales in a 12-month period.

Leonard, Street and Deinard shareholders Dominic Cecere, Todd Noteboom, Doug Peterson, Mary Schwind, Byron Starns, and Bryant Tchida, have been named litigation stars in the third annual edition of Benchmark Litigation. In addition, the publication recognized Michael Taylor, shareholder and chair of the firm’s litigation division, for his commercial, construction, and insurance coverage work. As a whole, Leonard, Street and Deinard was recognized as one of the top litigation firms in the state, earning the “recommended” designation.

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