NCHBA Past President Charles Mullen and his wife Pam, owners of Mullen & Co. in Rocky Mount, were honored last week as the 2010 Small Business of the Year by the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce.  Mullen & Company was selected as this year’s Small Business of the Year based on staying power, growth, innovation, increased sales volume, and community involvement, according to a chamber press release.

The Mullens launched into the green scene as builders of the “first ever certified green home” in the Rocky Mount area, and did so at a time when the economy and building industry were challenged.  Mullen & Company was also the first construction company in eastern North Carolina to build an ENERGY STAR-qualified home and, to date, has completed more site built certified homes than any builder east of the Raleigh market.  Presently, they are the only contractor in the area to develop an “all ENERGY STAR community.” 

Click here to read the article from the Rocky Mount Telegram.