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Top 50 Submission

Nominations Are Now Open for The Top 50!

Who will make the 2008 list of The Times Imperial Calcasieu Top 50 Privately Held Businesses? The Times of Southwest Louisiana and Whitney Bank are now seeking those prestigious businesses that will be featured in our Top 50 issue, published July 12.

Please Note: We have an earlier deadline this year, Tuesday, June 16. Fill out the form below and submit your entry online today. Or you can print it out and fax it to us at (337) 439-0418.

The Times Top 50 will be honored at our annual awards luncheon at the Lake Charles Country Club, now sponsored by Jeff Davis Bank.

2007 Times of Southwest Louisiana Imperial Calcasieu Top 50 Privately Held Businesses:

  1. Central Crude
  2. Superior Supply & Steel
  3. Talen's Marine & Fuel
  4. Navarre Chevrolet
  5. Stine Lumber Co.
  6. Pumpelly Oil
  7. Martin Automotive Group
  8. Dunham Price Group
  9. Solar Supply Corp.
  10. Southwest Beverage
  11. AllStar Pontiac GMC
  12. Bubba Oustalet
  13. Mark Dodge
  14. Alfred Palma, Inc.
  15. Cameron Communications
  16. Lee Dee Wholesale
  17. LeeVac Shipyard
  18. Port Aggregates, Inc.
  19. R & R Construction
  20. Bessette Development
  21. Brask, Inc. IEE
  22. Kite Brothers
  23. ReCon Management Services
  24. Thermoplastic Services
  25. Gulf Island Shrimp
  26. Health Systems 2000
  27. Kennison Forest Production
  28. Lake Charles Auto Auction
  29. Levingston Engineers
  30. McDonald's of Lake Charles
  31. Miller Livestock Markets
  32. Century Group
  33. French Market Foods
  34. Lake Charles Disel, Inc.
  35. OilQuip, Inc.
  36. The Rush Companies
  37. Calcasieu Mechanical Contractors
  38. Cycles & More
  39. Eagle Electric Machinery
  40. Freshko Foodservice, Inc.
  41. Global Pollution Services
  42. Honda of Lake Charles
  43. Johnson Funeral Homes
  44. Lake City Trucking
  45. Northfork Enterprises
  46. Sabine Pools & Spas
  47. Southland Coins
  48. Gulf Coast Carpet & Decorating
  49. S & M Family Outlet
  50. Tulco II, LLC

To be eligible for nomination to the Top 50, businesses must be privately held within the 5-parish Imperial Calcasieu region (Cameron, Calcasieu, Beauregard, Allen, and Jefferson Davis). Companies that are owned by national or international concerns are not eligible (e.g. Citgo, Conoco-Phillips, Home Depot, etc....) Similarly, financial institutions owned by larger companies, or if there is a public market, however limited, in the stock of the bank, are also ineligible. Savings and loans and other mutual associations are also ineligible.

Nominate your business on-line by filling out the questionnaire below. You can report a gross revenue range for 2007 or use actual revenue figures. Please note, we compile the "Top 10" according to actual revenue figures and continue the list by in alpha order within each revenue range.

2008 Nomination Form
*Company Name:
*Address of Company:
*CEO:
*Contact Number:
*Fax Number:
*Email Address:
*Website:

Qualifying Questions
* Is your company headquartered in the five parish Imperial Calcasieu region of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, or Jefferson Davis, and not controlled by a company located outside the area? Yes No
If Yes, Parish/City:
* Is your company a privately held company?
Yes No
*Gross Annual 2007 Revenue:
  - or -

If you are uncomfortable releasing the actual revenue figure,
please indicate the range of revenue of your company in 2007.
Estimated 2007 Revenue:
* Is your revenue up or down compared to last year? Up Down
*What aspect of last year's economy benefited or hurt your company the most?
(Expansion, downsizing, Rita/Katrina related changes, technology, services offered,
number of employees, business restructuring, etc.)
*What is your future economic outlook?
*How large is your geographical service area:
*How many people do you employ:
*Year Your Company was Founded:
*Type of Company, Business, or Service:
*Please provide a brief history of your company and its major milestones:

   

Please note: To be eligible for inclusion in the 2008 Top 50, you must return this form to The Times no later than Tuesday, June 16, 2008. Submit online or print out and fax to: (337) 439-0418, or mail to the The Times 617 Drew Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601. If you have any questions, please call Kathryn Bergstrom, Editor, (337) 439-0995 or email timesedit@timessw.com.