November 8, 2007
The WBEA recognized some of our most committed corporate partners at the recent November 8th Annual Recognition & Scholarship Luncheon held at the InterContinental Hotel. The Cutting Edge Awards are given to the corporate partners who have demonstrated their commitment by increasing the spend with WBEs as well as by the number of WBEs they do business with.

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The winners of the Cutting Edge Awards for 2007
(recognizing activity in 2006) are:

Greatest Total Dollar Expenditure with WBEA WBEs:
Shell Oil Company

Doing Business with the Greatest Number of WBEA WBEs:
ExxonMobil

Enhanced Growth and Utilization of WBEA WBEs:
CenterPoint Energy

Significant Growth and Utilization of WBEA WBEs:
ConocoPhillips

Outstanding Growth and Utilization of WBEA WBEs:
Reliant Energy