2009-03-04 00:37:32 - Marx Layne receives Corp! Magazine Award in the Best of Michigan Business category.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Readers of CORP! MAGAZINE- Michigan's largest business magazine - have named Farmington Hills-based MARX LAYNE & COMPANY as one of Michigan's 'best' through its 'Best of Michigan Business' competition for the second year in a row.

A poll was designed to encourage Corp! Magazine's readers to vote for their preferred businesses in a variety of categories, including: health care provider, banks and credit unions, law firms, small business, family business, and firms specializing in a variety of services, including marketing and public relations.

'It's an honor to be ranked alongside some of the best businesses in Michigan,' said Michael Layne, managing partner with Marx Layne & Co. 'We attribute our continued success to exceeding client objectives, a committed

and dedicated team of executives, as well as our foresight in staying ahead of the technology curve.'

The mission of Corp! Magazine, founded in 1998, is to inform, intrigue and entertain business owners and top-level executives by providing business features, news and profiles with a Michigan emphasis.

Founded in 1987, Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Marx Layne & Company is among Michigan's leading independently owned public relations agencies. With a 30-member account team, the agency provides individualized marketing and corporate communications services on a local, regional, and national basis to clients in the automotive, information technology, manufacturing, retail, environmental, real estate development, financial, hospitality, educational, health care, professional service and communications industries, as well as nonprofit organizations and municipalities.