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Photo (l-r): 2nd Place Winner Minh Dung Hoang – Aquatic Circle, LLC, 3rd Place Winner Mandela Echefu – Wheelzup Adventures, LLC , 1st Place Winners Cory Heyman & Justin Tippen – GAP Trail Foods, LLC.

Local Business Owner wins First Place in Amazon Web Services AI Pitch Competition

Last Updated 5/27/2026 2:24pm

A Garrett County business owner is bringing national attention to the region’s growing agricultural innovation sector after taking first place in a new statewide Amazon Web Services AI Pitch Competition. GAP Trail Foods co-owners Cory Heyman and Justin Tippen captured the top prize during the... see more