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Centennial Named as Finalist in SAME Award

VIENNA, VA—December 15, 2008— Centennial Contractors Enterprises, a leading national Job Order Contractor (JOC), was one of four companies named as finalists for the 2008 Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Large Business Award.

According to SAME, the award honors outstanding small business subcontracting performance as evidenced by small business contract awards as well as participation in the Mentor-Protégé program, letters of recognition, internal training programs, and more.

Centennial focuses on meeting and exceeding small and minority-owned business requirements across the country. It engages in training and mentoring for its small business partners to improve their business and safety skills. In many ways Centennial is an incubator for small construction subcontracting businesses.

"We are pleased to be recognized as a finalist in this recognition event,” says Hekima Qualls, senior contract coordinator at Centennial. “It confirms our hard work in supporting small businesses in the subcontractor market."

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About Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc.: For more than 15 years, Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., has been a leader in construction services supporting government, educational and business facilities and infrastructures, with construction projects focused on renovation, rehabilitation and repair. To date, Centennial has supported over $1.5 billion in project solutions for its diverse customer base. Headquartered in Northern Virginia, the firm has over 45 offices nationwide. For more information go to www.cce-inc.com or contact David Carrithers, vice president of marketing, at 703-287-3042 or contact@cce-inc.com.