ATLANTA —
The City of Tifton is very unique because it has had four past winners of the Georgia Family Business of the Year Award and recently a fifth winner of the Cox Century Award, “The Big Store.”
Tifton winners include Short and Paulk Supply Co., 1999, Employees-30;
Plant Telecommunications, 2001, Employees -65, 2002 Century Award
Prince Automotive Group, 2004, Employees - 79
Turner Fine Furniture, 2009, Employees-60
The Big Store, 2011 Century Award, Employees-20.
Family business plays a crucial role in Georgia’s economy and society.
To emphasize the tremendous contributions provided by family businesses, Kennesaw State University’s Cox Family Enterprise Center initiated this annual program in 1992.
Georgia Family Business of the Year Awards are given to firms demonstrating the results of combining strong business with strong family. In addition to business success, those recognized demonstrate: positive family/business linkage, multi-generational familybusiness involvement, contributions to industry and community.
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The 2011 winners and all past winners were recently honored at Georgia Family Business of the Year Awards 20th Anniversary Celebration Nov. 29 in Atlanta. Pictured above are all of the family members representing each family business winner from Tifton. Back row: Jay Short, Nan and Fortson Turner, David Nelson and Beverly Sterling, Sonny Bowen, Betty Jean and John Prince, Allison and Austin Turner. Front row: Georgia Bentley (Assistant Director, Cox Family Enterprise Center), Marvin and Lynette Perlis, Susan, Phil and Stacy Perlis. Contributed photo
The Big Store is winner of Family Business of the Year award
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