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May 15, 2017 | Tom Ballard

Knoxville Chamber announces 2017 “Pinnacle Business Awards” recipients

Pinnacle 2013Two companies either previously spotlighted on teknovation.biz or slated for a profile soon were winners in Friday night when the Knoxville Chamber announced recipients of this year’s “Pinnacle Business Awards.”

EventBooking, a Software as a Service firm specializing in online booking and event management on a global basis, won the “Small Business Excellence Award.” We spotlighted Founder John Platillero in a two-part series that published in late 2013 (Part 1 and Part 2).

And, Innovative Design Inc., an engineering design and consulting firm founded two decades ago by Cindy Hollander, won the “Woman-Owned Business Excellence Award.” We have a two-part series on her company that will post soon.

For a list of all award winners, read the Chamber’s news release (2017 Pinnacle Award Winners).


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