Diversity and entrepreneurship set Matrex apart
Addison, IL. – February 4, 2009 -- In recognition of the economic power of privately held businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations’ leading business-to-business internet site, recently named Matrex Exhibits as one of the top businesses in the United States.
DiversityBusiness.com placed Matrex 179 out of the 500 Women Owned Businesses in the nation. Matrex was also ranked 10 out of the top 100 Women Owned Businesses in the state of Illinois. These awards follow a list of other honors the company has recently received. Crain’s Chicago Business named Matrex as one of its top 30 Woman Owned Businesses and Ernst and Young nominated Matrex founder and CEO Jill Hebert for its Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
“I am honored that Matrex has been given such a prestigious award with national presence,” said Ms. Hebert. “Thanks to our great team, the Matrex legacy continues to grow and adapt to an always-changing economy.”
Matrex joins DiversityBusiness’ 46,000 other members, making it the largest organization of diversity owned businesses that provide services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. Member companies represent the nation’s top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that privately held businesses are small or insignificant.
Matrex will be honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com’s 9th Annual Business Conference, to be held April 29-May 1, 2009 at the Disney Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Matrex is the nation’s largest woman-owned full-service tradeshow and event marketing company. Matrex was founded in 1987 and serves a national clientele that includes several Fortune 500 corporations. Matrex provides service for every aspect of the live marketing environment: concept design, production, graphics, inventory systems, shipping and warehousing. Among the many awards Matrex has received, DiversityBusiness.com, the largest organization of diversity-owned businesses, recently named Matrex as one of the 2008 Top 500 Women-Owned Businesses in the United States and in the Top 10 Women-Owned Businesses in Illinois.