U.S. Secretary of Commerce Kicks Off World Trade Week by Honoring U.S. Firms with Presidential Export Award
May 21, 2018
(ITA)
43 Companies Receive Highest Honor for
Export Success
Today, at the 2018 President’s “E” Awards
ceremony, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
honored 43 U.S. companies and organizations
that export U.S. goods and services. Companies
representing 18 states were recognized as part
of the 56th anniversary of the award. This
year’s honorees include 33 small and
medium-sized businesses as well as 17
manufacturers.
“Since his inauguration, job creation has
been a top priority for President Trump as well
as his entire Administration,” said Secretary
Ross. “There is no better way to kick off
World Trade Week than to honor these companies
who have increased exports while creating jobs
for communities across the United States.”
The President’s “E” Award is the highest
recognition any U.S. entity can receive for
making a significant contribution to the
expansion of U.S. exports. In 1961, President
Kennedy signed an executive order reviving the
World War II “E” symbol of excellence to
honor and recognize America's exporters.
Today’s honorees helped contribute to
exporting more than two trillion dollars’
worth of U.S. goods and services in 2017, and
nearly 11 million American jobs were supported
by exports in 2016.
This year, 25 companies and organizations were
honored with the “E” Award for Exports for
demonstrating a sustained increase in export
sales over a four-year period. There were nine
companies and organizations that assisted and
facilitated export activities who received the
“E” Award for Export Service. The “E”
Star Award for Exports, which recognizes
previous “E” Awardees who have reported
four years of additional export growth, was
awarded to eight firms. One company was awarded
the “E” Star Award for Export Service,
which recognizes previous “E” Awardees that
have shown four years of continued support of
exporters since first winning the “E”
Award. The 2018 “E” Awardees are:
“E” Award for Exports
- Applied Membranes, Inc – Vista, CA
- Automated Packaging Systems – Streetsboro, OH
- Beekley Medical – Bristol, CT
- Colorado Mesa University – International Student Admissions and Programs – Grand Junction, CO
- Colorado State University – Fort Collins, CO
- CoreBrace, LLC – West Jordan, UT
- EXEPRON – Lafayette, LA
- Flexo Concepts – Plymouth, MA
- Fortune Products, Inc. – Cedar Park, TX
- Global Airtech – Van Nuys, CA
- GT Mfg., Inc. – Clay City, KS
- GTX Technologies LLC – Amarillo, TX
- Helicopter Tech, Inc. – King of Prussia, PA
- iTEP International, LLC – Canoga Park, CA
- Jeppsen – Englewood, CA
- Kira Labs Inc – Pompano Beach, FL
- Maxxess Systems – Yorba Linda, CA
- Micronova Manufacturing, Inc. – Torrance, CA
- Mercury Medical – Clearwater, FL
- PDI Ground Support Systems – Solon, OH
- Phenix Technology, Inc. – Riverside, CA
- Santa Monica College – Santa Monica, CA
- Thomas Gallaway Corporation DBA Technology – Irvine, CA
- United Franchise Group – West Palm Beach, FL
- WorldBusiness Capital, Inc. – Hartford, CT
“E” Award for Export Service
- Alabama Department of Commerce – Montgomery, AL
- CohnReznick LLP – New York, NY
- Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce – Irvine, CA
- First American Bank – Elk Grove Village, IL
- First National Bank – Pittsburgh, PA
- FTC Commercial Corp. – Los Angeles, CA
- National Marine Manufacturers Association – Chicago, IL
- Phillips Lytle LLP – Buffalo, NY
- Silicon Valley Venture Capital Corp DBA Global4PL – Milpitas, CA
“E” Star Award for Exports
- Allied Wire & Cable, Inc. – Collegeville, PA
- American Trading International, INC. – Los Angeles, CA
- Durbin USA – Ocean Springs, MS
- Heavy Equipment Resources of Florida, Inc. (HERO FL) – Jacksonville, FL
- Gamber-Johnson, LLC – Stevens Point, WI
- Hydro-Thermal Corporation – Waukesha, WI
- Kuder, Inc. – Adel, IA
- Orgill, Inc. – Collierville, TN
“E” Star Award for Export Service
- Specialty Equipment Market Association (SMEA) – Diamond Bar, CA
American companies are nominated for “E” Awards through the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service office network, located within the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. Record years of successive export growth and an applicant’s demonstration of an innovative international marketing plan that led to the increase in exports is a significant factor in selecting the overall winners.
For more information about the “E” Awards and the benefits of exporting, visit www.export.gov.
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