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Brian Goes to Boston

The Inner City 100

In early May, SiteCrafting President Brian Forth traveled to Boston for the annual ICIC Inner City 100 Awards. Nominated by the City of Tacoma, SiteCrafting found itself among an elite group of companies from across the nation, ultimately ranking number 41 out of 100. SiteCrafting was one of only three businesses from Washington State to be included in the Inner City 100.

As part of the Inner City 100 program, Brian attended a CEO Forum at Harvard Business School which included discussions on finding and retaining talent, marketing initiatives, as well as two different company case studies. The Awards dinner took place at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, where in addition to the ranking of the top 100 companies, awards were also presented to the top minority- and women-owned companies.

To qualify for the Inner City 100 list, companies were required to have at least 51 percent of their operations located in an economically distressed urban area; have at least 10 full-time employees; and a five-year operating sales history that includes at least $200,000 in revenues in the first year of consideration, an increase in year five sales over year four sales, and fifth-year sales of at least $1 million.

Read more about Brian's trip in his blog post and see his photos of Boston on the SiteCrafting Flickr Page.

See the complete Inner City 100 list at www.businessweek.com.

Spokane Open House

Last Wednesday the SiteCrafting Spokane team celebrated their move to a new office. Located at 152 S. Jefferson, SC Spokane shares a building with Better Business Bureau, Ameriprise Financial and Barrister Winery.

The open house featured refreshments from Steamplant Grill and Townshend Cellar.

SiteCrafting General Manager Mike Ash cut the ribbon to officially open the new office. Attendees included members of Greater Spokane Incorporated, KSPS, Barrister Winery, the Better Business Bureau, Eastern Washington University, and the YWCA.

Photos from the open house can be seen on SiteCrafting's Flickr Page.

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In this issue

The Inner City 100

Spokane Open House

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Sweet Tweets

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Birthdays:
Sarah- April 23rd
Brittany- April 25th
Mike- April 28th
Dave- May 5th
Glen- May 14th

Anniversaries:
Phil- March 16- 1 year
Tri- March 20th- 2 years
Brandy- April 26th- 3 years
Joe- June 1st- 4 years
Dave- June 1st- 4 years

Sweet Tweets

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@SeabrookWA For the 4th year in a row, Seabrook's Fun Run will bring people from all ages together for a run on the beach! Details-http://bit.ly/fun-run

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