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Subject: NEWS RELEASE: FloridaMakes and the Florida Sterling Council Award
 Florida's Top Manufacturing Companies
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Winners announced!  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  October 1, 2020    Media Contact=
s:    Nanette Schimpf, APR, CPRC, Florida Sterling Council  nanettes@moorec=
ommgroup.com, (850) 528-2639    Zoraida Velasco, FloridaMakes  zoraida.vela=
sco@floridamakes.com (407) 430-7714      FloridaMakes and the Florida Sterl=
ing Council Announce Winners of the 2020 Florida Sterling Manufacturing Bus=
iness Excellence Awards   Award Announcement Kicks off Florida Manufacturin=
g Month - October 2020     ORLANDO =E2=80=93 The Florida Sterling Council a=
nd FloridaMakes announced today the five manufacturing companies=E2=80=AFth=
at have been named=E2=80=AFas winners for the Florida Sterling Manufacturin=
g Business Excellence (SMBE) Awards. The=E2=80=AFwinners,=E2=80=AFchosen fr=
om among ten finalists,=E2=80=AFwere announced at the 2020 Sterling Manufac=
turing Business Excellence Awards Virtual Celebration on October 1st.    Th=
e Florida Sterling Council and=E2=80=AFFloridaMakes collaborated on these s=
tatewide awards to recognize=E2=80=AFthe state=E2=80=99s high-performing ma=
nufacturers. Companies were judged in six categories of criteria, including=
 leadership, strategic planning, customer and market focus, measurement, an=
alysis and knowledge management, workforce and=E2=80=AFoperations.  Winners=
 of the 2020 Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards:    =
Gold Eastman Chemical Company, Pace  Bronze Bausch + Lomb, Tampa  Carlisle =
Interconnect Technologies (CIT), St. Augustine  CEREX, Cantonment  Fort Wal=
ton Machining, Inc., Fort Walton Beach    There were no Silver winners this=
 year.    =E2=80=9CCongratulations to all the winners,=E2=80=9D said Kevin =
Carr, CEO of FloridaMakes. =E2=80=9CThey are a sterling example of manufact=
uring business excellence, beacons of what is possible. This recognition is=
 a testament to the leadership of all these companies and their continued c=
ommitment to the pursuit of excellence. This is a rigorous process and Flor=
ida manufacturers, once again, showed the vitality and competitiveness of t=
his vibrant sector.=E2=80=9D    A team of Florida Sterling-trained examiner=
s and manufacturing=E2=80=AFcommunity representatives=E2=80=AFcontributed t=
heir time and expertise to evaluate nominations, including=E2=80=AFsite vis=
its=E2=80=AFand management interviews of semi-finalists.    In addition to =
recognizing Florida companies, the awards provide a framework for sharing=
=E2=80=AFmanufacturing best practices and take advantage of opportunities f=
or improvement. FloridaMakes will be working with the finalists and their c=
orresponding regional manufacturers association to network and share knowle=
dge through activities like plant tours, webinars, and=E2=80=AFleadership=
=E2=80=AFevents=E2=80=AFto benefit Florida=E2=80=99s manufacturing sector. =
   =E2=80=9CFlorida is proud to be a manufacturing state as we are home to =
over 20,000 manufacturers employing more than 373,000 workers. The Florida =
Sterling Council applauds these winning role model organizations for their =
excellence in manufacturing and business,=E2=80=9D said Florida Sterling Co=
uncil Chairman John Pieno. =E2=80=9CThrough their improvements and focus on=
 doing the very best in the nation, they=E2=80=99ve earned this coveted rec=
ognition.=E2=80=9D    # # #  =E2=80=8C =E2=80=8C =E2=80=8C =E2=80=8C Florid=
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<div><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">October 1, 2020&#xa0;</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">FloridaMakes&#xa0;and the Florida Sterling Council Announce&#xa0;Winners&#xa0;of&#xa0;the&#xa0;2020&#xa0;Florida Sterling&#xa0;Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards&#xa0;</span><span style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">&#xa0;</span>
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<span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Award Announcement Kicks off Florida Manufacturing Month&#xa0;-&#xa0;October 2020&#xa0;</span><span style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">&#xa0;</span>
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<span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">ORLANDO&#xa0;&#x2013;&#xa0;The Florida Sterling Council and&#xa0;FloridaMakes announced today&#xa0;the five&#xa0;manufacturing companies&#x202f;that&#xa0;have been named&#x202f;as&#xa0;winners&#xa0;for the Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence (SMBE)&#xa0;Awards. The&#x202f;winners,&#x202f;chosen from among ten&#xa0;finalists,&#x202f;were&#xa0;announced at the 2020&#xa0;Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards Virtual&#xa0;Celebration&#xa0;on October&#xa0;1</span><span style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">st.&#xa0;</span>
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<div><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">The Florida Sterling Council and&#x202f;FloridaMakes&#xa0;collaborated on these statewide awards to recognize&#x202f;the state&#x2019;s high-performing manufacturers. Companies were judged&#xa0;in&#xa0;six&#xa0;categories&#xa0;of criteria, including leadership, strategic planning, customer and market focus, measurement, analysis and knowledge management, workforce and&#x202f;operations.&#xa0;</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Winners of&#xa0;the 2020&#xa0;Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards:</span><span style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">&#xa0;</span>
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<div><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CIT), St. Augustine&#xa0;</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">&#x201c;Congratulations to all the winners,&#x201d;&#xa0;said Kevin&#xa0;Carr, CEO of&#xa0;FloridaMakes.&#xa0;&#x201c;They are a sterling example of manufacturing business excellence, beacons of what is possible. This recognition&#xa0;is a testament to the leadership of all these companies and their continued commitment to the pursuit of excellence.&#xa0;This is a rigorous process and Florida manufacturers, once again, showed the vitality and competitiveness of this vibrant sector.&#x201d;&#xa0;</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">A team of Florida Sterling-trained examiners and manufacturing&#x202f;community representatives&#x202f;contributed their time and expertise to evaluate nominations, including&#x202f;site visits&#x202f;and management interviews&#xa0;of&#xa0;semi-finalists.&#xa0;</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">In addition to recognizing Florida companies, the awards provide a framework for sharing&#x202f;manufacturing best practices&#xa0;and&#xa0;take advantage of&#xa0;opportunities for improvement. FloridaMakes&#xa0;will be working with the finalists&#xa0;and their corresponding regional manufacturers association&#xa0;to network and share knowledge through&#xa0;activities&#xa0;like plant&#xa0;tours, webinars,&#xa0;and&#x202f;leadership&#x202f;events&#x202f;to benefit Florida&#x2019;s manufacturing sector.&#xa0;</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">&#x201c;Florida is proud to be a manufacturing state as we are home to over&#xa0;20,000 manufacturers employing more than 373,000 workers. The Florida Sterling Council applauds these winning role model organizations for their excellence in manufacturing and business,&#x201d; said&#xa0;Florida Sterling Council&#xa0;Chairman John&#xa0;Pieno. &#x201c;Through their improvements and focus on doing the very best in the nation, they&#x2019;ve earned this coveted recognition.&#x201d;&#xa0;</span></div>
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