404connect was on hand at the  Georgia Minority Business Awards held at the Georgia International Convention Center on Thursday Feb 18th, courtesy of Catherine Ross of Georgia Pacific. Kasim Reed Mayor of Atlanta gave a fantastic keynote speech. The highlights of the speech were doing more and making sure he lives up to the promises he made during his campaign.

The GMBA was created 12 years ago by Executive Director &  Publisher Mr. Creed W. Pannell Jr. He weanted to recognize three top businesses and corporations for outstanding service in community development, sales growth, personal achievements, and longevity of service.

Reciepients of the night were:

2010 GMBA AWARD RECIPIENTS
Lee Rhyant
Lee Rhyant (Legacy Award)
Executive Vice President & General Manager
Lockheed Martin

Curtis V. Crowder
Curtis V. Crowder (CEO of the Year Award)
President/CEO
Syntellus Dataworks, LLC

Don Williams
Don Williams (International Business of the Year)
President & CEO
Princeton Healthcare, Inc.

Carol Johnson-Davis
Carol Johnson-Davis (Healthcare Industry Award)
Executive Director
Diabetes Association of Atlanta

Nathaniel Goldston
Nathaniel Goldston (GMBA Heritage Award )
Chairman & CEO
Gourmet Services, Inc.
Glenn Law
Glenn Law (Neophyte Award)
Co-Owner & Head Chef
Sweet Auburn Bistro

Canton Jones
Canton Jones (Entertainment Industry Award)
President & CEO
CAJO International

Jack P. Longino
Jack P. Longino (City CEO of the Year Award)
Mayor
City of College Park

Gregory Levett
Gregory Levett (Community Service of the Year Award)
Owner/CEO
Levett & Sons Funeral Home

Lisa Nicole Cloud (Tenacity Award)
CEO
Elite Marketing Strategies / 5LINX Platinum SVP

Lisa Jones (Technology Industry Award)
President & CEO
EyeMail, Inc.

Vincent Pope
Vincent Pope (Real Estate Industry Award)
President & CEO
Vincent Pope & Associates, Inc.

Michael Hill
Michael Hill (Chamber of the Year Award)
President & CEO
Atlanta Metro Black Chamber of Commerce

Eldrin Bell
Eldrin Bell (Commissioner of the Year)
Chairman
Clayton County, GA

Josh Melnick
Josh Melnick (CEO Cultural Diversity Award)
General Manager
Univision

Youth Ensemble of Atlanta
YEA (Non-Profit Organization of the Year)
Youth Ensemble of Atlanta

A few other attendees were Gregory & Rosemary Shedrick Miracle Masterpiece(Specializing in furniture & fine art), and Mary Ann Hill, Market Research & Competitive Insights Admin for AT&T, George Byrom The Greatest Show on Earth Marketing, Chrishaun Byrom, Jameka Byrom & Jamela Byrom OF yatl and publishers of Teen Quarterly magazine , Cynthia williams of 100 black women was in attendance.