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Venture Products, Inc. of Orrville, OH was selected as a winner of the Business Growth Award, the Business Growth Award is presented annually by Cascade Capital Corp., an economic development finance company that provides SBA 504 funding throughout Ohio, and sponsored by Smart Business magazine. The awards honor businesses with the greatest economic/community impact located in Summit, Medina, Portage, Wayne, Ashland and Holmes counties that have significantly increased sales and/or employment over the previous five years.

Venture Products, Inc. designs and manufactures the Ventrac product line of landscape and turf equipment in Orrville, OH and was selected as a winner of the Business Growth Award, for having increased revenue by $6.58 million in the last three years.

Cascade Capital Corporation recognized all Growth Award honorees on October 2, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in Fairlawn, Ohio. As an added feature of the Growth Award Program, 11 additional special awards were presented.

Dustin S. Klein, executive editor of Smart Business, said, “The class of 2008 represents a dynamic group of organizations that have shown the unique ability to thrive in good or bad economic times. It’s a testament to the strength of the greater Akron business community that these organizations call the region home.”