Ceradyne Inc. Named 2006 Growth Company of the Year at NAIC's BetterInvesting National Convention.COSTA MESA Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif. -- Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN CRDN Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network ) Chief Financial Officer Jerrold J. Pellizzon today accepted on behalf of the Company the 2006 Growth Company of the Year Award from the National Association of Investors Corporation National Association of Investors Corporation A Michigan-based association that helps groups establish investment clubs. (NAIC NAIC See National Association of Investors Corporation (NAIC). ) at its BetterInvesting National Convention being held September 7-10 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus Hotel in Columbus, Ohio. James Johnson, a director of the National Investors Association advisory board, which sponsors the annual BetterInvesting convention, presented the award to Mr. Pellizzon, who gave a brief acceptance speech. The Growth Company of the Year award has been presented annually since 1952 to U.S. companies representing the principles of American free enterprise. Companies are nominated on the basis of sales and earnings growth, product and service excellence, and outstanding management and employee and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most . Past award winners include Cisco Systems, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Home Depot, McDonald's, Philip Morris, Stryker Corporation, and Walmart Stores. Founded in 1951, NAIC is a non-profit organization that has provided investment information and education to more than five million individual investors and investment clubs. NAIC's members earn an average annual income of $114,100, and more than 72% of these members hold a college or post-graduate degree. Members hold stock for an average four years, and their investment portfolios combined total more than $117 billion. NAIC members altogether invest approximately $131 million of new money each month. Ceradyne develops, manufactures, and markets advanced technical ceramic products and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel, and commercial applications. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.ceradyne.com. |
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