McLaughlin, BAE named National Small Business Week awardees

TWO FIRMS with operations in Rhode Island are among 17 National Small Business Week awardees announced by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
TWO FIRMS with operations in Rhode Island are among 17 National Small Business Week awardees announced by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The U.S. Small Business Administration on Wednesday announced 17 awardees for the 2016 National Small Business Week, including two companies with operations in Rhode Island.
McLaughlin Research Corp., based in New London, Conn., has offices in Middletown and was named National Prime Contractor of the Year. Nashua, N.H.,-based BAE Systems, also with offices in Middletown, was recognized for manufacturing.
The 17 awardees were lauded for excellence in categories, including exporting, outreach, contracting and lending.
The awardees will join the 2016 Small Business Person of the Year winners in Washington D.C. to celebrate National Small Business Week in May. The Small Business Person of the Year winners were named in 54 states and territories last week.
“National Small Business Week is an important moment when we honor our nation’s 28 million small business and renew our commitment to fostering the entrepreneurial spirit that is central to small business success,” Maria Contreras-Sweet, SBA administrator, said in a statement. “It is an honor to celebrate their hard work and success.”
Thomas Parsons Kellogg III, president of ParsonsKellogg LLC, was named Rhode Island’s Small Business Person of the Year and is now in the running with the other 53 candidates to be named 2016 National Small Business person of the Year. East Providence-based ParsonsKellogg, a distributor of promotional products, has been in business since 2001.
National Small Business Week first started in 1963. National events are planned this year in Washington D.C., New York City, Atlanta, Denver, Phoenix and San Jose and Oakland, Calif.
A full list of the 2016 National Small Business Week awardees can be found HERE.

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