Iowa Shop Wins Small Business Award

Feb. 19, 2016

Feb. 19, 2016—Shade Tree Auto LLC (Grimes, Iowa) has been recognized for the second year in a row as a winner of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s DREAM BIG Blue Ribbon Small Business Award.

“Small businesses across America today face more economic and regulatory hurdles than ever before, but each of these outstanding companies is rising to the challenge,” said Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. chamber president and CEO. “These Blue Ribbon Award winners have worked hard, taken risks, and achieved success, helping strengthen their communities and local economies.”

“I couldn’t be more proud of our team for this recognition,” said Clint Dudley of Shade Tree Auto. “We were extremely excited to receive this award in 2015, it’s a huge honor to accept this recognition two years in a row.”

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