CHARLOTTE, NC - At an award ceremony on June 22, 2011, Burke Communications, a full-service Charlotte advertising agency, was recognized as the 21st ranked small business on Business Leader magazine's Top 100 North Carolina Small Businesses list. This is 45 spots higher than the 2010 awards, where Burke was ranked 66th. For the Business Leader Top 300 Small Business of the South, Burke was ranked 178th.

For the fourth consecutive year, Business Leader Media announced its rankings of the Top 100 NC Small Businesses at three simultaneous events in Charlotte, the Triad, and the Triangle. The awards recognize winners that have excelled financially and positively impacted their communities within the last year. The companies on the 2011 list were selected due to their exemplary fulfillment of criteria that included one-year revenue growth, five-year revenue growth, industry awards and achievements, and community involvement.

"We are thrilled with the recognition for our company and pleased to be included in the list of growing companies for our city and our region," said Jack Burke. The rankings will be published in Business Leader magazine, which is distributed in Charlotte, the Triad and the Triangle.