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CONTACT:
Rachel Bryant, Director of Marketing
Manatron, Inc. (269) 567-2900
rachel.bryant@manatron.com
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PORTAGE, MI — February 26, 2009 – In recognition of the economic power of privately held businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations’ leading business-to-business internet site, recently named Manatron, Inc. as one of the top privately-held businesses in the United States.
This is the 9th annual listing of the Michigan’s top businesses by DiversityBusiness.com. Large and small, the companies listed on the Top Business Lists represent the Nation’s top multicultural earners.
“This is a whole business segment that can carry its own, that provides jobs, products and services, and generates wealth for their communities. These are the new leaders in American business,” said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International, the company that built DiversityBusiness.com.
“It is an honor to be named one of the top businesses in Michigan and the U.S.,” said Manatron President and CEO, Bill McKinzie. “In these difficult economic times, we are proud to have offices in ten states across the country and provide quality jobs to hard working individuals in those communities.”
The List
This List is a classification that represents the top small businesses in the U.S., in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services. Large organizational buyers throughout the country that do business with multicultural, small and women-owned businesses use the list. The List is produced annually by DiversityBusiness.com, the nation's leading multicultural B2B Internet portal that links large organizational buyers to multicultural product and service suppliers.
The winning companies will be honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com’s “9th Annual Multicultural Business Conference”, taking place April 29 – May 1, 2009 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida.
For the complete list of winning companies, please visit: www.diversitybusiness.com
About Manatron, Inc.: Manatron is focused on providing software and services to enable state and local governments to completely, fairly and efficiently assess real and personal property, and to bill and collect the related property taxes in their jurisdictions. Manatron’s software manages the entire property life cycle, which includes deed recording, land records, GIS (Geographic Information System) integration, valuation, assessment administration, personal property, business licenses, cashiering, tax billing and collection, delinquents and tax sales and e-government. Professional services consist of data conversions, installation, training, project management, hardware maintenance, forms processing and printing, consulting and appraisal services. Manatron is headquartered in Portage, Michigan and has offices around the United States. Manatron currently serves over 1,400 customers and manages approximately 30 million parcels. More information about Manatron, Inc. is available at the Company's website www.manatron.com.
About DiversityBusiness.com: Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness, with over 46,000 members, is the largest organization of diversity owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and colleges and universities. DiversityBusiness provides research and data collection services for diversity including the "Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities", "Top 500 Diversity Owned Companies in America", and others. Its research has been recognized and published by Forbes Magazine, Business Week and thousands of other print and internet publications. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. It is a leading provider of Supplier Diversity management tools and has the most widely distributed Diversity magazine in the United States. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. Founded in 1980. For more information, please visit www.diversitybusiness.com.
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