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THE BCA TEN:
Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America

THE BCA TEN is a national list created by the Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. (BCA) to recognize businesses of all sizes for their exceptional involvement with the arts that enrich the workplace, education and the community. These companies set the standard of excellence and serve as role models for others to follow.

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For information on THE BCA TEN - 2008 and the companies honored click here (pdf).
To see pictures from the event, click here.
For information about how companies were chosen for THE BCA TEN, click here.

Questions, contact Emily Peck at epeck@artsusa.org or 212.223.2787.

THE BCA TEN - 2008

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Houston, TX
Brown-Forman Corporation, Louisville, KY
Emprise Bank, Wichita, KS
First Tennessee, Memphis, TN
H&R Block, Inc., Kansas City, MO
Limited Brands, Inc., Columbus, OH
Northwestern Mutual, Milwaukee, WI
Sweetwater Sound, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN
Wachovia, Charlotte, NC
Zions First National Bank, Salt Lake City, UT

BCA Hall of Fame
Deutsche Bank, New York, NY

BCA Leadership Award
James R. Houghton, Chairman Emeritus, Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY

To view the press release and read more about the companies, click here.

Benefits of THE BCA TEN
Businesses named to THE BCA TEN receive:

•	National and local media coverage.
•	National recognition in advertisements in FORBES Magazine and USA TODAY.
•	Two invitations to THE BCA TEN gala
•	Re-presentation of THE BCA TEN in the local community.
•	Opportunities to network with business and arts leaders from around the country.
•	Use of THE BCA TEN in marketing, customer and client relations.
•	Reprints of THE BCA TEN publication — a national publication featuring THE BCA TEN.
•	Feature story in BCAnews — BCA's national publication devoted to business-arts alliances.
•	Listing on the BCA Web site.