May 31, 2007 KolbeCo Marketing and PR President Lauren Kolbe has been nominated for a 2007 Dove Award, an honor celebrating women of acheivement in St. Charles County. Kolbe was nominated for her extensive work in both business and the community. She is among an elite group of only 44 women nominated for this year’s honors. The Dove Awards are coordinated each year by the St. Charles Business Magazine.

KolbeCo is a full-service Marketing and Communications firm focusing on small and medium-sized businesses in a variety of industries, including construction, manufacturing, health care, and professional services. In 2006 and 2007, KolbeCo was named one of the top PR firms in St. Louis by the St. Louis Business Journal. KolbeCo provides strategic planning, advertising, graphic design, direct mail, web design, special events, and a full range of public relations services. For more information, please call Lauren Kolbe at 636-379-3895 or visit KolbeCo online at www.kolbeco.net.

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From St. Charles Business Magazine’s Press Release:

May 31, 2007

Local Women of Achievement to be honored at Whitmoor Country Club – The 5th Annual Dove Awards

ST. CHARLES, MO – Amazing women, amazing stories of success…Saint Charles Business Magazine announces its 2007 nominees for its 5th Annual Dove Awards, Celebrating Women of Achievement in St. Charles County event. The awards luncheon will take place on June 14, 2007 at Whitmoor Country Club in Weldon Spring, MO. Registration begins at 11:00am and the program will begin promptly at 11:30am.

Each year, this exciting event brings together more than 400 women and men to recognize the contributions of select women found in the St. Charles County community. This years’ keynote speaker will be Mayor Pam Fogarty of Dardenne Prairie, and the Mistress of Ceremonies will be Mayor Patti York from the City of St. Charles.

Category sponsors of this event are as follows:

Leadership – Paric
Career/Business Achievement – First Bank
Home-Based Business Achievement – The Millstone Company
Personal Achievement – Fischer & Frichtel
Educational Influence – Webster University at WingHaven
Health & Wellness – James & Dreyer Law Firm
Community Enrichment – Ameristar Casino-St. Charles
Governmental Impact – TR Hughes
Supporter of Women – National City Bank
Lifetime Achievement – Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital

Following is a listing of all 44 Dove Award Nominees for 2007:

Mary Banmiller
Peggy Barratt
Judy Bateman
Dee Bax
Cathy Beaudoin
Becky Beck
Susan Brewer
Tryla Brown
Tammy Campbell
Peg Capo
Connie Cissell
Peggy Correnti
Donna Cummings
Melanie DiLeo
Shelly Dreyer
Charlsie Floyd
Denise Gould
Sherlyn Hailstone
Kathy Halstead
Jan Haug
Starr Himmel
Vicki Houska
Edie Kirk
Lauren Kolbe
Andrea Kunst
Rose Lambi
Cathi Lammert
Shura Lindgren
Stacey Lutgen
Teondre Lyles
Rose Mack
Rosina Margiotta
Lynn Miller
Viola Boland
DiAnne Mueller
Melinda Nolan
Maria Palumbo
Marsha Parker
Brenda Prenzel
Jill Skyles
Diane Svoboda
Carri Thorton
Janet Watkins
Mayor Patti York

May 25, 2007 KolbeCo is pleased to congratulate 3 public relations clients who have landed on the Fastest Growing Private Companies List, published by the St. Louis Business Journal on May 25, 2007.

Landing on the list at #5 is Terrestrial Digital, whose online sales of antennas for high definition television through the firm’s Antennas Direct website, Target.com, and other major online & traditional retailers have led to nearly 420% growth from 2004-2006. Terrestrial Digital and Antennas Direct have recently gained worldwide exposure on NBC’s Today Show, CNBC’s “On the Money”, Newsweek, CNN, the Washington Post, among others.

KolbeCo’s second PR client on the St. Louis Business Journal list is Highland Homes, a University City based homebuilder focusing on urban infill housing projects and loft developments. Highland topped the 2006 list with nearly 950% growth, and holds a solid position at #12 on the 2007 list with about 240% growth. The firm recently entered the St. Charles County market with the area’s first green housing developments which have commanded extensive media exposure, and are selling quickly as a result. Highland Park in St. Peters, and Highland Terrace in O’Fallon are both currently under construction.

Also capturing a spot in the top 20 is Captiva Marketing, who landed on the list at #19 with a growth rate of about 160%. Founded in 2003, Captiva is the leading search engine marketing firm in the St. Louis area, and is led by owners Mark Forst and Bill Brasser. The firm recently expanded into new offices in Sunset Hills after outgrowing its former space in Clayton.

The St. Louis Business Journal ranked the top 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies in St. Louis, with growth rates ranging from 1334% to 58%.

KolbeCo is a full-service Marketing and Communications firm focusing on small and medium-sized businesses in a variety of industries, including construction, manufacturing, health care, and professional services. In 2006 and 2007, KolbeCo was named one of the top PR firms in St. Louis by the St. Louis Business Journal. KolbeCo provides strategic planning, advertising, graphic design, direct mail, web design, special events, and a full range of public relations services. For more information, please call Lauren Kolbe at 636-379-3895 or visit KolbeCo online at www.kolbeco.net.

May 16, 2007 KolbeCo has been featured alongside longtime Public Relations client Riggs Construction & Design in the May, 2007 issue of Professional Remodeler Magazine. The article, entitled “Generation X is the new driving force behind remodeling market” by Senior Editor Jonathan Sweet, focuses on the emergence of this generation as a key target market for the remodeling industry.

Riggs Vice President Amie Riggs discusses how her design-build remodeling firm in Kirkwood, MO reaches out to the Generation X audience through relationship building, the branding of quality, and education through new media channels. KolbeCo Senior Manager Lauren Kolbe provides background information on generational marketing issues and strategies, especially as they apply to Gen X. Both Riggs and Kolbe are members of Generation X.

The full article can be viewed online at Professional Remodeler’s website

For nearly 50 years and three generations under family leadership, Riggs Construction and Design has empowered homeowners to create perfect home lifestyles through remodeling. Riggs has implemented a thorough design process that maps out a remodeling project from start to finish, and manages all selections, budgets and decisions, empowering homeowners to say “Yes I Can!” to remodeling. The Kirkwood-based company has received numerous awards including Homer Awards from the Home Builders Association of St. Louis and the Remodelers Hall of Fame from Remodeling Magazine. For more information, visit Riggs online

KolbeCo is a full-service Marketing and Communications firm focusing on small and medium-sized businesses in a variety of industries, including construction, manufacturing, health care, and professional services. In 2006 and 2007, KolbeCo was named one of the top PR firms in St. Louis by the St. Louis Business Journal. KolbeCo provides strategic planning, advertising, graphic design, direct mail, web design, special events, and a full range of public relations services. For more information, please call Lauren Kolbe at 636-379-3895 or visit KolbeCo online at www.kolbeco.net.