This was posted earlier on the Texas Forest Festival website located at:

http://www.texasforestfestival.com/mediacenter/press/?action=view&catid=5&newsid=285

The Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce took home honors in the recent Zenith Award competition for excellence in event marketing and management awarded by the Texas Festivals & Events Association (TFEA).  The Chamber, which competed with other events with a budget of $75,000-$250,000, took first-place for Best Event Website, Best Miscellaneous Multimedia, Best Press/Media Kit and Best Other Merchandise, second-place awards included Best Newspaper Insert and Best T-shirt Design and third-place award was for Best Miscellaneous Printed Materials.

The TFEA Marketing Awards program recognizes excellence in marketing campaigns used to promote festivals and events. “This competition recognizes the creativity and professionalism of the Texas festivals and events industry,” said TFEA Executive Director Penny C. Reeh.  “More than 395 individual entries were received in this year’s completion, which is a record number.”

TFEA is a professional trade association for festival and event planners, volunteers and suppliers from across Texas.  It is an official affiliate of the International Festivals & Events Association, the premier professional association supporting festival and event leaders worldwide.  For more information about TFEA, visit www.tfea.org or find the association on Facebook.

MasseyMedia designed and developed the Texas Forest Festival website.  MasseyMedia updates, maintains content in association with the Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce, and also provides hosting for the event website.  According to Matt Massey, principal at MasseyMedia, “We are proud to be a partner with the Chamber in such a wonderful event for the community.  We are excited that the Forest Festival website has won such an outstanding award.”

MasseyMedia also created the first place screensaver mentioned in the press release above.  If you would like to learn more about our website design or development services or any of our media creation services, please click the Contact Us button and give us a shout.

MasseyMedia is excited to announce that we recently won an award for the Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce website.  The full press release can be read below.  It can also be found online at this URL:
http://www.lufkintexas.org/mediacenter/?action=view&catid=2&newsid=268

Matt Massey with MasseyMedia and Jerry Huffman, President and CEO of The Chamber hold 3rd Place Award for best website design given by TCCE.

The Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber) won 7 awards during the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives Annual Conference. “This contest is open to any member Chamber of Commerce in the state. When you are competing against other Chambers of Commerce it is an honor to win 1 award – but to win 7 shows the quality of this organization,” said Chamber President/CEO Jerry Huffman.

“I believe our programs have been a tremendous resource for our members, and those programs have now been recognized on a state level,” said Van Watson, 2010 Chairman of Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce. “We continue to try to improve the materials we have and we will continue to listen to what our members want and need to make their businesses thrive. These materials are especially helpful during these economic times and we hope they are utilized,” said Huffman.

The Lufkin Angelina County Chamber of Commerce won the following honors at the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives Annual Conference:

• 1st Place – Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce Membership Guide and Directory
• 1st Place – Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce New Member Brochure
• 2nd Place – Lufkin/Angelina County Map
• 2nd Place – “Open for Business” – A Guide to Starting and/or Expanding a Business in Angelina County
• 2nd Place – Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce New Member Packet
• 3rd Place – Neches River Rendezvous Brochure
• 3rd Place – Website Design www.lufkintexas.org

For information on how to join The Chamber, or for more information about our programs and materials please contact The Chamber at 936.634.6644 or visit our website at www.lufkintexas.org.

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MasseyMedia designed and developed the Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce website and is very pleased to work along side these great men and women.  We are excited to have won such an award and will continue to strive to provide all members of the chamber a great destination on the web.

It has been a whirlwind of a few months here at MasseyMedia. We have been completing quite a few projects and have even more on the horizon. We are definately blessed to have such wonderful clients and the opprotunity to continue to have business both locally and nationally. Thanks to all of our clients and for all that they do!

Roobarb Tile – Salt Lake City, UT

 

RoobarbTile Homepage

We have recently completed development on the RooBarb Tile website and ecommerce solution.  Check out these masterpieces at http://www.roobarbtile.com/.  This was a fun website to work on because of the different types of order options available and the unique products being sold.

Southland Healthcare Center – Lufkin

MasseyMedia was also retained by the Ensign Group to network their recently purchased nursing home here in Lufkin – Southland Care Center.  We were very pleased to work with these professionals as they strive to create a better living community for their residents.  Our work included rewiring all network drops and running new cabling for additional drops.  In addition, we were able to work with their corporate IT team to install Aruba Networks wireless controllers and other essential networking components.

Randall Medical Clinic – Lufkin, TX

In addition to adding the Ensign Group as a client, we are very excited to be able to add the Randall Medical Clinic as a new client.  MasseyMedia will be utilized to manage the internal network, troubleshoot computer issues, and help with day-to-day IT issues as they arise. 

On the Horizon

We at MasseyMedia are excited for the upcoming months as we have a few new projects beginning and some other opprotunities becoming available.  Keep you eyes here as we work to increase the MasseyMedia footprint in the Lufkin area and work on new web projects throughout the United States and abroad.

Marvelous news for one of our clients! According to this Reuters story, Spectrum Gaming Group has been ranked # 728 on the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies in the world!

Spectrum Gaming Group Named to Inc. 5,000 List of Fastest Growing Companies

Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:04am EDT
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Spectrum Gaming Group, an independent research and professional services firm active on five continents, was named No. 728 on in the 2nd annual Inc. 5,000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America by Inc. magazine.

“A focus on integrity has allowed Spectrum to thrive,” Inc. magazine said in naming Spectrum Gaming Group to the prestigious list.

Spectrum ranked No. 28 among 165 New Jersey firms on the list and No. 78 among 566 firms in the Business Services category. For more information about the Inc. 5,000, visit www.inc.com/inc5000/

“We are particularly gratified that Inc. magazine noted our unwavering focus on integrity. That focus remains the bedrock of our growth,” said Fredric Gushin, Spectrum Managing Director.

“Our business plan boils down to this: We strive to be comprehensive and independent in all our work. We tell our clients what they need to know, not what they seek to hear. And we take great pains to avoid conflicts of interest. That is a simple recipe for success,” said Michael Pollock, Spectrum
Managing Director.

Spectrum, founded in 1993, has developed expertise in every facet of the gaming industry, from research to regulation. The firm maintains offices in Atlantic City, Bangkok, Guangzhou, Harrisburg, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Macau, Manila and Tokyo.

Spectrum clients include national, state and Native American governments; casino operators; developers; Wall Street investment banks; attorneys; architects; and others who need reliable research and analysis. Spectrum publishes Gaming Industry Observer, the only industry newsletter that has won four national wards, and produces three prestigious conferences. Spectrum
Gaming Group services include:
— Anti-money laundering controls
— Casino operations consulting
— Corporate entity investigations
— Drafting of legislation and regulation
— Economic impact reports
— Feasibility studies
— Licensing investigations
— Litigation support
— Market analyses
— Vendor licensing investigations

Among Spectrum’s recent engagements are:
— A comprehensive analysis of proposed casino legislation in Massachusetts.
— An ongoing study of the impacts of all legalized gambling in Connecticut.
— The 2008 Visitor Profile Study for the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority.
— Assisting the West Virginia Lottery to draft minimum internal control standards and implement live table games at racetracks.
— A detailed feasibility study for proposed Southern Gaming Zone in southern Russia.

For more information about Spectrum Gaming Group, visit www.spectrumgaming.com or call (609) 926-5100. SOURCE Spectrum Gaming Group

Michael Pollock, Managing Director of Spectrum Gaming Group, +1-609-272-0900,
Pollock@Spectrumgaming.Com

Again, congratulations to you guys over at Spectrum. It has been a pleasure working with you!