Azul 7 announces the launch of the Pairings Food and Wine Market site. The market focuses on the pairing of food and wine, while promising to help their customers enjoy this combination as it was meant to be. Pairings will open on May 18th in Minnetonka, MN.

Azul 7 announces the launch of the On Board Midwest website. On Board Midwest is a coalition of people, businesses, elected officials and organizations who support the proposed high-speed rail line project, which would connect St. Paul to Chicago. The goal of On Board Midwest is to inform people about the rail line project and help them understand how it will enhance the lives of Minnesotans. Follow On Board Midwest on twitter and facebook.

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Catherine Gillis, Azul 7 director of marketing and business development, has been elected to the board of directors of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Marketing Association. She will serve a two-year term. Gillis will be the associate vice president for sponsorship and assume the position of vice president of sponsorship during her second year.

The American Marketing Association is the international association dedicated to advancing the field of marketing amongst professionals and students. The Minnesota chapter, with 750+ members is one of the largest in the United States.

Joe, Paul, Liina and I started our 4 hour putt journey through the skyway at approximately noon last Friday. We battled through holes with a variety of obstacles - anything from marshmellows, extra large bundt cakes, road blocks to an impound lot. The most memorable hole consisted of a 12-inch wide metal beam. It seemed so simple - all you had to do was putt the ball across the beam and into a plastic 'hole'.

Liina was the first soldier to be wounded with a 10 putt max score, followed by 10 strokes from Joe and another 10 from yours truly. With a feeling of hopelessness setting in, we turned to Paul. Despite the long dreadlocks and sunglasses, Paul shot a hole-in-one, keeping us in the game. Each one of us had miraculous putts that left us with a glimpse of what Happy Gilmore felt: utter accomplishment. The ball may not have always gone in the hole and some balls were lost in the skyway, but there is no doubt that Azul 7 was the most ridiculously good looking team to putt the Skyway Open. Ever.

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Azul 7 was recognized in a January 30th, 2009 article in the Twin Cities Business Journal for their web design on the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce website. The site was officially launched January 29th, 2009.

Paul Armstrong, Azul 7 technology development lead, and Joe Sonka, account executive at Azul 7, will be speaking at this year's University of Minnesota Ad Summit.