CED Showcases Entrepreneurial Excellence Award Winners.Sold-Out Crowd Gathers for 21(st) Annual Awards on June 12 in Durham RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C. -- The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. ) honored local high-growth companies and entrepreneurs during the organization's 21st annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards on June 12 at the American Tobacco Historic District in Durham, N.C. More than 400 people attended the sold-out celebration. Below are the 2007 award winners: * Entrepreneurial Excellence - Donald A. Holzworth, Constella Group, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control * Community Impact - Dr. Dennis Gillings and Joan Gillings, Quintiles Quintiles Transnational Corp. is a contract research organization which serves the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries. History Quintiles was founded in 1982 by Dennis Gillings and as of 2007 it has 18,000 employees. Transnational Corp. * Outstanding Service to Entrepreneurs - Merrill Mason, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P. * Deal of the Year (Public Company) - Embrex, Inc. * Deal of the Year (Private Company) - Motricity, Inc. * Growth Company of the Year - SciQuest, Inc. * Technology of the Year - Aldagen, Inc. * Spin-Out of the Year - Semprius, Inc. * FastTrac Tech Company of the Year - PrepChamps, Inc. * Charles Hamner Leadership Award - Congressman Bob Etheridge Bobby Ray "Bob" Etheridge (born August 7 1941) is a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina, representing that state's 2nd congressional district (map). Etheridge, a Democrat was first elected to the House in 1996. , Senator Gerry Hancock and Lieutenant Governor lieutenant governor n. Abbr. Lt. Gov. 1. An elected official ranking just below the governor of a state in the United States. 2. The nonelective chief of government of a Canadian province. Bob Jordan (previously awarded at CED's Biotech 2007 conference on May 14, 2007) "This year's award winners exemplify the true essence of entrepreneurship which supports the economy of our state," said CED President Monica Doss. "It is the hard work and dedication of entrepreneurs like them that ensure North Carolina's place on the cutting-edge of innovation." For more details on the event, visit www.cednc.org/awards. Profiles and pictures of award winners will be posted online starting Thursday, June 14. About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) is a private, nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. formed in 1984 to identify, enable and promote high growth, high impact entrepreneurial companies and to accelerate the entrepreneurial culture of the Research Triangle and North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . CED is the largest and oldest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 4,000 members representing over 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. In July 2005, Wilmington's Coastal Entrepreneurial Council merged with CED to create CED-Coastal, a divisional office focused on entrepreneurial development in Wilmington and throughout North Carolina's entire coastal region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. www.cednc.org |
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