Governor Announces Recipients of International Trade Awards.ST. PAUL St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 1999-- Governor Jesse Ventura Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos on July 15, 1951), also known as "The Body", "The Star", and "The Governing Body", is an American politician, retired professional wrestler, Navy UDT veteran, actor, and former radio and television talk show host. announced the winners of this year's Governor's International Trade Awards at a program today at the Minneapolis Convention Center The Minneapolis Convention Center is a large convention center located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is located one block off of Nicollet Mall near Orchestra Hall. . The awards for excellence were presented as part of the annual World Trade Week recognition event and World Trade Conference and Expo. Two companies were selected for recognition this year. Augustine Medical, Eden Prairie Eden Prairie A city of eastern Minnesota, a residential suburb of Minneapolis. Population: 57,300. , Minn., is the developer, manufacturer and distributor of The Bair Hugger(R), a forced-air warming system designed to prevent and treat hypothermia hypothermia Abnormally low body temperature, with slowing of physiological activity. It is artificially induced (usually with ice baths) for certain surgical procedures and cancer treatments. before, during and after surgery. The company currently sells its products in 41 countries on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. and has a strategic plan for selling direct to hospitals in Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. , South America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. International sales currently comprise 25 percent of the company's total sales, with growth objectives of 40 percent in the next fiscal year. Augustine Medical was one of the first Minnesota companies to be ISO-registered and obtain a CE mark for the entire product line. Dahlgren & Company, Crookston, Minn., is the second award recipient. Dahlgren & Co. is a fully integrated processing and handling facility that custom roasts, salts, flavors and packages locally grown sunflowers for markets in more than 20 countries worldwide. Dahlgren's gross sales Gross Sales A measure of overall sales that isn't adjusted for customer discounts or returns, calculated simply by adding all sales invoices, and not including operating expenses, cost of goods sold, payment of taxes, or any other charge. average $50 million of which more than half is now derived from global business. The company has contributed to northern Minnesota's economic development through higher payments to area farmers, increased employment and purchasing packaging, printing and shipping from local manufacturers. The governor also presented two awards from World Trade Week, Inc. The winner of this year's World Trader of the Year award is Ted T. Christianson, president, Christianson Systems, Inc., Blomkest, Minn. Over the past several years, Ted has increased the focus on international sales with great success. Christianson's SuperTower ship unloaders are becoming well known all around the world as the preferred, state-of-the-art equipment for efficient and clean unloading and handling of grains. Christianson has been an advocate of the U.S. government's export promotion programs and was among six companies invited to testify before Ex-Im Bank's Small Business Advisory Board on behalf of small business exporters. A Special Service award from World Trade Week, Inc. was presented to Roger Prestwich, education program director, Minnesota Trade Office for his commitment in helping to raise awareness throughout the state of the importance of international growth. Prestwich is responsible for the development of more than fifty export training seminars annually and makes presentations on trade issues to organizations and groups throughout Minnesota. |
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