FORTESSA WINS “FANTASTIC 50”
HONORS A SECOND TIME

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Sterling, VA -- Fortessa, Inc, has been named to the “Fantastic 50” honor roll

of Virginia’s fastest growing companies for the second consecutive year. The

prestigious business award recognized the tableware company for its “diversity

and vibrancy,” as representative of the “entrepreneurial spirit that fuels the (state’s)

economic engine.”

Fortessa, the integrated designer, developer and marketer of tabletop products

and accessories, took honors for achievement in the retail/wholesale field. The

company’s rapid growth has moved throughout the Americas and into international

markets. Fortessa recently established an Asian branch in China. At home, the

company operates the only Foreign Trade Zone in the Northern Virginia region.

The annual Fantastic 50 awards program is sponsored and administered by the

Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Winners of the 2008 awards were saluted at a

Chamber banquet in May at the Westfields Marriott Hotel, in Chantilly, VA..

“We are grateful to our customers and associates whose strong support has made

the company’s growth possible,” said Fortessa’s Co-Presidents Eric M. Hamberger

and Scott M. Hamberger “We reaffirm our commitment to offer the best mix of quality,

value and service in the market,” the executives said.

The Fantastic 50 awards programs is the only statewide program recognizing

companies in all types of industries. To be nominated, a company must be privately

held, with headquarters in Virginia.


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