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Brent Yax, president and CEO of Awecomm Technologies LLC in Troy, a provider of Web-based services including design, marketing, strategic consulting, and hosting, saw revenue climb 10 percent last year. The company, founded in 1999, has 20 employees.

Mark W. Shobe, president and CEO of Dearborn-based DFCU Financial, Michigan’s largest credit union, has presided over record growth since joining the organization a decade ago.

As president and CEO of W Industries in Detroit, he is a second-generation business owner who has diversified his automotive supply company to include work in the following industries: Defense, Homeland Security, Aerospace, Alternative Energy, and Heavy Equipment.

Glenn Oliver, president of h2bid.com in Detroit, has enjoyed success and growth since launching what can best be described as an information clearinghouse for water projects around the world.