N. Ky. small businesses honored
06/25/2007

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Five Northern Kentucky companies were honored Tuesday as winners of Small Business Success awards from the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. They include:

• Costume Gallery for retail. Founded in 1983, the costume shop now is in Newport, with four full-time and eight part-time employees.

• Flottman Co. Inc. for manufacturing and distribution. Founded in 1921, the printing company is in its third generation of family ownership.

• Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers PSC for construction trades. The mechanical engineering firm started in 1955 and employs 39 people.

• C-Forward Inc. for service. Founded in 1999, the computer networking company earned a profit in its first year.

• Systems InSight Inc. for service. The technology-consulting firm has been in business for more than four years.

"Small businesses are a powerful force and provide a thrust to the economic engine of our nation," chamber president Gary Toebben said.

Companies at least three years old with fewer than 100 employees and less than $5 million in annual sales were eligible for the awards.

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