Information Technology Charlotte awards Queen Associates a "Blue Diamond" for Top Growth

CHARLOTTE, NC ¡V March**, 2005 - Queen Associates, Inc. received the prestigious "Blue Diamond Award" for Top Growth by the Charlotte Chamber's Information Technology Charlotte (ITC).  This coveted award recognizes the accomplishments of technology-based solutions in the Charlotte area. 

While balancing a focus on community and business, Queen Associates, Inc (QA(i)3 ), has been able to broaden and diversify their customer base within the last five years. In fact, Queen Associates has doubled its sales revenue within the last two years and is positioned for tremendous growth through their four divisions:  Small Business Infrastructure (Q3 Biz) division, Government Sector Services (Q3 Gov) division, Quality & Productivity (Q3 WORKS) division, and the existing Corporate Services (Q3 Corp) division.

"We're extremely pleased by the substantial growth experienced in the past few years, which has yielded several awards.  These accomplishments have allowed Queen Associates to generously "give back" to our community.  Not only do we feel a sense of pride for our award-winning history, but a sense of duty to mentor and help others within the business and technology community," comments, Queen Associates' President, Frances Queen.  
 

The company's other recent awards include:

• 2005 CPCC Richard Hagemeyer Educational Advancement Award
  
• 2005 Charlotte Business Woman of the Year finalist
  
• 2005 Business Journal Top 25 List for Largest Area Women-Owned Companies
  
• 2004 Business Journal Top 25 Women in Business winner
  
• 2004 National WBENC Women Owned Business Star
  
• 2004 Appointment to WBENC National Council 
  
• 2004 National WIPP Founding Partner 
  
• 2003 & 2004 Chamber Entrepreneur Award finalist
  
• 2003 NAWBO Rising Star Award

About QA(i)3

Based in Charlotte, Queen Associates (QA(i)3) provides dynamic business and technical solutions throughout all levels of an organization.  QA(i)3's mission is to bring intelligence, innovation, and ideas to the marketplace through an integrated menu of business and technology expertise.  The key to success for QA(i)3 starts with its people, coupling its experts with leading-edge software innovations that leverage the intelligence, innovation and ideas (i3) of their technical people. QA(i)3 consultants focus on teaming with clients to achieve optimal solutions that consistently deliver competitive advantage to small to midsize businesses, the government sector and Fortune 500 giants.  100% woman-owned, Queen Associates is certified as a woman business enterprise on a local, state and national level.  www.QAi3.com