Department of Commerce Honors U.S. Companies with Presidential Award for Export Achievements
November 5, 2021
(ITA)
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of
Commerce honored 31 U.S. companies and
organizations that export goods and services
overseas by naming them winners of the 2021
President’s “E” Awards. This year’s
winners hail from 20 states, and of the 31
honorees, 25 are small and medium-sized
businesses, and 14 firms are manufacturers.
“I am honored to recognize the tremendous
achievements of this year’s ‘E’ Awards
recipients,” Secretary of Commerce Gina
Raimondo said. “These organizations embody
the innovation, dynamism, and resilience
characteristic of America’s business
community, and they should all be proud of
their contributions to our commercial
engagement with the global community.”
The President’s “E” Award was created in
1961 by Executive Order of the President. It is
the highest recognition a U.S. entity can
receive for making a significant contribution
to the expansion of U.S. exports.
This year, 16 companies were honored with the
“E” Award for Exports for demonstrating a
sustained increase in export sales over a
four-year period.
“E” Award for Exports
- AGI, An Ansys Company – Exton, Pennsylvania
- AMOpportunities, Inc. – Chicago, Illinois
- Authentix, Inc., – Addison, Texas
- Aventure Aviation – Peachtree City, Georgia
- CAS InterGlobal LLC – Pleasanton, California
- Corteva Agriscience LLC – Indianapolis, Indiana
- Goodway Technologies Corporation – Stamford, Connecticut
- H2O LLC, Lafayette – Louisiana
- Kent Corporation – Muscatine, Iowa
- McLane Global – Houston, Texas
- OverDrive, Inc – Cleveland, Ohio
- Poriferous, LLC – Newnan, Georgia
- Sugar Free Specialties – Comstock, Michigan
- Viracon – Owatonna, Minnesota
- WSC, Inc. – Frederick, Maryland
- Youngstown State University – Youngstown, Ohio
“E” Award for Export Service
- Auto Care Association – Bethesda, Maryland
- DSG Global, LLC – San Francisco, California
- Gliding Eagle Inc. – American Canyon, California
- Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development, International Trade Division – Las Vegas, Nevada
- The Medical Alley Association – Golden Valley, Minnesota
- SD International Trade Center – Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- World Trade Center Utah – Salt Lake City, Utah
“E” Star Award for Exports
- Cloud Microphones – Tucson, Arizona
- Nidek Medical Products, Inc. – Birmingham, Alabama
“E” Star Award for Export Service
- Finacity Corporation – Stamford, Connecticut
- Kallman Worldwide, Inc. – Waldwick, New Jersey
- E. Dey & Co., Inc. – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Maryland Office of International Investment and Trade – Baltimore, Maryland
2nd “E” Star Award for Exports
- Holmes Corporation – Eagan, Minnesota
2nd “E” Star Award for Export Service
- Automation Alley – Troy, Michigan
American companies are nominated for “E” Awards through the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service office network, located within the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. Record years of successive export growth and an applicant’s demonstration of an innovative international marketing plan that led to the increase in exports is a significant factor in selecting the overall winners.
For more information about the “E” Awards and the benefits of exporting, visit www.trade.gov.
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