Bid Designs Cuts Ribbon and Invests in HREGI

Bid Designs LLC co-owners Chris Luchtefeld and Brent Paris accept a plaque from Elizabeth Morard, the Chamber's vice chair of image enhancement and the President/CEO of Qualis Corporation.

Bid Designs co-owners Chris Luchtefeld and Brent Paris recently presented a check to 2009 Chamber Board Chair-elect Don Nalley as an investment in the Huntsville Regional Economic Growth Initiative.
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December 17, 2009 - Bid Designs, a company that provides business development solutions and processes for small and medium-sized companies, held a ribbon cutting for the company’s new office in Huntsville.

In addition to cutting the ribbon on its new facility, Bid Designs became the Chamber’s newest investor in the Huntsville Regional Economic Growth Initiative (HREGI), Huntsville/Madison County’s blue print for economic growth.

Elizabeth Morard, vice chair of image enhancement for the Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County Board of Directors, said the company’s focus on small to medium-sized businesses is a good fit for Huntsville.

“One of the hardest lessons that small and mid-sized companies learn is that just because a request for proposal from the government happens to be in the company’s area of expertise does not necessarily mean the company should expend valuable resources and money in pursuing what may be an unwinnable proposal,” Morard said. “Bid Designs has literally turned this art of business development into a science that allows clients to increase their chances of winning contracts and by helping companies make analytical decisions about which opportunities to pursue.”

Chris Luchtefeld, co-owner of Bid Designs, said that Huntsville’s growth is a major reason why the company has grown.

“This solidifies Bid Designs’ space in the community for the long run. Huntsville is an amazing city with an amazing spirit of entrepreneurism for a business like this. Huntsville’s growth is important to our business growing,” Luchtefeld said.

Brent Paris, co-founder of Bid Designs, echoed Luctefeld’s statement by presenting the Chamber a check for investment in HREGI to Chamber Chair-elect Don Nalley.

“We are serious about being a part of the community and contributing to the growth of this community. We spoke with the Chamber about opportunities and we found something more than just a monetary contribution, we found a commitment. Consider this our investment in the growth of the community,” Paris said.