{"id":677,"date":"2012-11-16T11:34:44","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T19:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/business\/?p=677"},"modified":"2012-11-16T11:34:44","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T19:34:44","slug":"a-night-for-family-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/business\/2012\/11\/16\/a-night-for-family-business\/","title":{"rendered":"A Night for Family Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In his opening remarks at the Austin Family Business Program<\/a> Excellence in Family Business Awards, Oregon State University President Ed Ray noted how the family enterprises being honored all made a point to maintain strong traditions.<\/p>\n

“Tonight’s horonorees reflect a vibrant sense of the importance of strong family roots,” Ray said.<\/p>\n

From Atiyeh Oriental Rugs, which started in 1900 and only five years later advertised itself as “Portland’s Permanent Rug Store,” to the Anderson Family Farm of Ellensburg, Wash., which started in 2011, each family found success in applying a set a values which reflects the spirit of each family.<\/p>\n

The ceremony, held Thursday Nov. 15 at the Governor Hotel in Portland, coincided with Governor John Kitzhaber’s\u00a0proclamation\u00a0of Nov. 15 as Family Business Day in the state of Oregon.<\/p>\n

Honorees came from a variety of backgrounds and industries, including real estate, agriculture, waste disposal, wineries and even kite manufacturing.<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to all the winners and finalists:<\/p>\n

Dean\u2019s Award for Family Business Leadership<\/h4>\n

Atiyeh Oriental Rugs<\/a>\u00a0of Portland<\/p>\n

Micro Family Business (nine or fewer employees)<\/h4>\n

Coelho Winery<\/a>\u00a0of Amity<\/p>\n

Andersen Family Farms<\/a>\u00a0of Ellensburg, Wash.<\/p>\n

Small Family Business (10-24 employees)<\/h4>\n

Winner:\u00a0Fruithill, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0of Yamhill<\/p>\n

Finalists:\u00a0Twelve-Mile Disposal Service<\/a>\u00a0of Portland,\u00a0Gomberg Kite Productions International<\/a>\u00a0of Lincoln City<\/p>\n

Medium Family Business (25-99 employees)<\/h4>\n

Winner:\u00a0Melvin Mark Companies<\/a>\u00a0of Portland.<\/p>\n

Finalists: Alan Brown Tire Center of Newport,\u00a0Musgrove Family Mortuaries<\/a>\u00a0of Eugene.<\/p>\n

Large Family Business (100+\u00a0employees)<\/h4>\n

Winner:\u00a0Generations, LLC<\/a>. of Portland<\/p>\n

Finalists:Ulven Companies<\/a>\u00a0of Hubbard, Capitol Auto Group<\/a>\u00a0of Salem<\/p>\n

Faculty Award<\/h4>\n

Bobby Garrett<\/a>, assistant professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at Oregon State University.<\/p>\n

Student Award Winner<\/h4>\n

Christopher Thompson, a recent College of Business graduate who joined his family firm,\u00a0TEC Equipment, Inc<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In his opening remarks at the Austin Family Business Program Excellence in Family Business Awards, Oregon State University President Ed Ray noted how the family enterprises being honored all made a point to maintain strong traditions. “Tonight’s horonorees reflect a vibrant sense of the importance of strong family roots,” Ray said. From Atiyeh Oriental Rugs, … <\/p>\n

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