Seven Charlotte Business Leaders Chosen as Finalists for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards; Award Recipients to Be Announced at the Awards Celebration on June 16 at the Westin Charlotte.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firm Ernst & Young LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , along with co-sponsors Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , Marsh and Womble Carlyle, announced today the finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) Awards 2005 in the Carolinas. The 27 finalist companies were selected from over one hundred nominations by a panel of independent judges comprised of leaders from business organizations in the Carolinas. The seven Charlotte Finalists are: --John Owens - Ameritrust Mortgage Company LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control - Charlotte, NC --Joseph Drury - Bojangles Restaurants - Charlotte, NC --Kenneth Gill - CPI (1) (Characters Per Inch) The measurement of the density of characters per inch on tape or paper. A printer's CPI button switches character pitch. (2) (Counts Per I Security Systems - Charlotte, NC --Ryan Dienst - Global Medical Imaging, LLC - Charlotte, NC --Scott Ray - Global Medical Imaging, LLC - Charlotte, NC --Charles Raymond - Horizon Lines - Charlotte, NC --Kenneth Walker - Meineke Car Care Centers Meineke is a company which runs a franchise chain of automotive service centers. Sevices offered at Meineke include replacing mufflers, brake work, oil changes, and other basic automobile maintenance. George Foreman has been the spokesperson for Meineke since 1993. , Inc. - Charlotte, NC Award Recipients will be announced at the black-tie awards celebration on June 16, 2005 at the Westin Charlotte. In addition to the 27 finalist companies, for the first time since 1990, a Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Dr. James Goodnight James "Jim" Goodnight is the CEO of the SAS Institute and is generally recognized as the wealthiest man in the state of North Carolina and one of the wealthiest in the world. His net worth is around $8.7 billion. , Founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , of SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. in Cary, North Carolina Cary is the second largest municipality in Wake County, North Carolina and the third largest municipality in The Triangle (North Carolina) behind Raleigh and Durham. It is the seventh largest municipality in North Carolina. . Started in 1976 on the campus of N.C. State University, today, SAS has almost 10,000 employees worldwide, operates in 111 countries and has annual revenues in excess of $1.5 Billion. The remaining Carolinas' finalists for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year are: --James Arnold - APEX Analytix - Greensboro, NC --Jan Turek - Biolex - Durham, NC --John Campbell - Campbell Alliance - Raleigh, NC --Scott Fennell - Carolina Waste Services, LLC - Charleston, SC --Robert Thomas - Charles & Colvard, Ltd. - Morrisville, NC --Donald Holzworth - Constella Group, Inc. - Durham, NC --Mike Cianciarulo - Earth Fare Earth Fare is an Asheville, North Carolina-based natural foods grocer, with a chain of stores found throughout the Carolinas (and in some other U.S. states). List of Earth Fare locations Georgia
--Roger Derrough - Earth Fare, Inc. - Asheville, NC --Steve Fowler - Fowler Contracting - Cary, NC --Michael Murphy - Gentris Corporation - Morrisville, NC --Dennis Dougherty - Intersouth Partners - Durham, NC --Alan Kahn - Kahn Development Company - Columbia, SC --Mary Norton - Moo Roo, LLC - Charleston, SC --Ryan Wuerch - Motricity, Inc. - Durham, NC --Jeff Grady - Netalog, Inc. / Digital Lifestyle Outfitters - Charleston, SC --Richard Guy - Nutrition & Fitness, Inc. - Fayetteville,NC --Jim Akerhielm - NuVox Communications - Greenville, SC --David Solomon - NuVox Communications - Greenville, SC --Vivian Wong - Pacific Gateway Capital Group LLC - Greenville, SC --Robert Hatley - Paragon Commercial Bank - Raleigh, NC --Dr. Victoria Haynes - RTI International RTI International was established in 1958 as Research Triangle Institute, the founding tenant of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. RTI was founded as part of a larger effort to harness the intellectual capital of the area’s three major universities— North - RTP (1) (Rapid Transport Protocol) The protocol used in IBM's High Performance Routing (HPR) system. (2) (Realtime Transport Protocol) An IP protocol that supports real time transmission of voice and video. , NC --Dennis Drew - The Sunshine House - Greenwood, SC --Dr. Paul Sohmer - TriPath Imaging, Inc. - Burlington, NC The Carolinas' Award Recipients will be eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2005 national program. Award Recipients in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, Calif., in November 2005. For reservations for the Carolinas' black tie awards celebration on June 16, 2005, contact Linsey Dyson of Ernst & Young at (919) 981-3036 or linsey.dyson@ey.com by June 9, 2005. Tickets are $200 per person. For more information about the awards program, visit www.carolinaseoy.ey.com. About The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) Program The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program was created and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 100 cities and 35 countries. About Ernst & Young Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services, is committed to restoring the public's trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 100,000 people in 140 countries pursue the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism in providing a range of sophisticated services centered on our core competencies of auditing, accounting, tax, and transactions. Further information about Ernst & Young and its approach to a variety of business issues can be found at www.ey.com/perspectives. Ernst & Young refers to all the members of the global Ernst & Young organization. * Note to Editors: Media are invited to attend the awards banquet for interview and photo opportunities. Please call Linsey Dyson at (919) 981-3036 as soon as possible to request a complimentary reservation. Press credentials must be presented. |
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