Community NetWorks Leader Wins Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Caribbean-American Business Group.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999-- Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. Firm Offers New Partnership Program to Benefit CACCI CACCI Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry CACCI California Code Compliance, Inc.(Saratoga, CA) Vern M. Kennedy, president and chief executive officer of Queens-based Community NetWorks, a leading integrated communications provider in the Northeast, has been named an Entrepreneur entrepreneur (än'trəprənûr`) [Fr.,=one who undertakes], person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. of the Year by a Caribbean-American business development organization. The Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. Kennedy, 32, of Manhattan, at its 14th Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Gala on April 22 at The Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn, the borough where CACCI is based. "Our awards pay tribute to successful business entrepreneurs and leaders who have made significant contributions to the economic development of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ," said CACCI President Roy A. Hastick Sr. "Community NetWorks is a longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective friend and partner of CACCI. Vern and his colleagues reached out to CACCI early on as part of a grass-roots strategy that has served their company and the community well. In just 2-1/2 years, this aptly named firm has acquired more than 50,000 customer lines, saved customers over $2.5 million and donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. more than $26,000 to customer-chosen community groups. Community NetWorks has also contributed to the local economy by creating jobs and working with organizations such as CACCI." The company has benefited from Hastick's astute as·tute adj. Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns. See Synonyms at shrewd. [Latin ast guidance and advocacy, among other aspects of its CACCI relationship. In turn, Community NetWorks has sponsored CACCI activities, including a January breakfast saluting the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. At the April 22 event, Community NetWorks informed CACCI members about a new program to expand its partnership with the group. Under this program, the company will give $25 to the CACCI Foundation for every member who signs up for its local and long-distance services, and donate 2.5 percent of CACCI members' U.S. and international long-distance charges to the foundation. Community NetWorks (http://www.comnetworks.com) is a leading integrated communications provider (ICP (1) (Internet Cache Protocol) A protocol used by one proxy server to query another for a cached Web page without having to go to the Internet to retrieve it. See CARP and proxy server. ) serving small and medium-sized businesses and residential customers in the Northeast. The company offers an array of telecommunications, data and Internet services at lower rates and with better customer service than the local phone monopoly. Community provides simple, integrated billing and cutting-edge technology, and it donates a portion of its revenues to customer-selected community organizations. Community Telephone is the residential brand of Community NetWorks. The Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), founded in 1985, promotes economic development among Caribbean-American/African-American and other minority entrepreneurs. CACCI provides business development seminars, technical assistance, referrals and training programs on "How to Start, Operate and Manage a Business." Community NetWorks and Community Telephone are service marks of Coaxicom Inc. |
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