1. COMMUNICATION
The Communication Category recognizes family businesses that have
developed tools and constructed strategies for effective communication
about their family business within their company or among their family
members. This year we have three winners, one large family-owned
business, one medium family-owned business, as well as one small
family-owned business.
The winner of the Small Business Communication Category is
EclipseCorp. Please come forward. (pause for a moment as honoree
stands and then BEGIN narrative as company representative(s) walk to
the podium.)
EclipseCorp was founded in 1994 and is currently owned and operated
by Jeff and Sandra Burt. EclipseCorp began as a small commercial
studio and has since evolved into a full-service production house that
strives to influence positive branding and maintain effective
communication. Their business has expanded to include 38 employees
and has remained in Central Ohio for 21 years. EclipseCorp has done an
exceptional job of fostering employee and family communication by
scheduling weekly meeting that have a positive focus, a strict agenda
and excludes all cell phones. Congratulations EclipseCorp! (start
applause)
The winner of the Medium Business Communication Category is
CASTO Management Services, Inc. Please come forward. (pause for
a moment as honoree stands and then BEGIN narrative as company
representative(s) walk to the podium.)
CASTO is a privately held, fully integrated real estate services firm with
more than 88 years of successful development and management of
commercial, industrial and residential real estate. As the business
continues to grow, CASTO is committed to holding on to family
business philosophies and developing new strategies to communicate

2. within the firm. These tactics include a weekly email, quarterly
newsletters, an extranet for those who have monetary interest in the
business and an intranet for all associates. Congratulations CASTO
Management Services Inc. (start applause)
The winner of the Large Business Communication Category is
Kimball Midwest. Please come forward. (pause for a moment as
honoree stands and then BEGIN narrative as company representative(s)
walk to the podium.)
Kimball Midwest has been a family-owned distributor of Maintenance,
Repair and Operations products since 1923. As the company continues
to expand into four distribution centers with well over 1,000 employees,
Kimball Midwest strives to maintain the family atmosphere that has
been vital to the organization since the beginning. To uphold an always-
open line of communication, Kimball Midwest uses monthly
newsletters, weekly emails and a quarterly publication. Congratulations
Kimball Midwest! (start applause)