Virginia, South Carolina & Tennessee Companies Win 1999 SGPB Governor's Cup Awards.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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 1999-- Note: Additional background available at http://www.southern.org/govcup.htm ) Two Virginia businesses and a South Carolina company are the recipients of 1999 Southern Growth Policies Board (SGPB SGPB Streptomyces Griseus Proteinase B SGPB Southern Growth Policies Board (Research Triangle Park, NC) ) Governor's Cup Awards. Trident Tool, Inc. of Front Royal, Virginia Front Royal is a town in Warren County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,798 as of 2006. It is the county seat of Warren CountyGR6. Geography Front Royal is located at (38.925768, -78. ; Euro-Composites(R), Corporation of Elkwood, Virginia; and Policy Management Systems Corporation in Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the state capital and largest city of South Carolina. As of 2006, estimates for the population of the city proper is 122,819[1]. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a small portion of the city extends into Lexington County. have been honored for outstanding efforts in the private sector to develop the local and regional economy. Science Applications International Corporation in Oak Ridge, Tennessee Oak Ridge is an incorporated city in Anderson and Roane Counties in East Tennessee, about 25 miles northwest of Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 27,387 people at the 2000 census. has been awarded an Honorable Mention. "Each of these companies is an excellent example of good corporate citizenship," said Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Rossello, 1999-2000 SGPB chairman. Rossello will present the awards at the SGPB Board meeting that will be held September 14, 1999 in Memphis during the Southern Governors' Association Southern Governors' Association (SGA) was founded in 1934, and is the oldest and historically the largest of the USA's regional governors' associations. Since its first meeting 70 years ago to discuss the repeal of discriminatory rates for transporting goods by rail, the Southern annual conference. "These companies are not only dedicated to providing their employees with an opportunity to grow personally and professionally, but they also routinely give back to their communities and stimulate their respective local and regional economies. And of course, they are committed to producing top quality goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. ." The SGPB Governor's Cup Awards were instituted in 1991. There are three categories based on the number of employees. Nominations for each category are submitted by the Governors of each SGPB state. The entrees are judged based on innovative business practices, the company's economic environment, employee involvement in company activities, and the company's impact on the community, relative to its size. Trident Tool, Inc. will be honored in the category for companies with 50 or fewer employees. The company manufactures and distributes carbide rock drilling bits, equipment and products for well drilling and other rock drilling applications. Euro-Composites(R) Corporation was selected in the category for companies with 51 - 500 employees. Euro-Composites manufactures advanced lightweight composite honeycomb products for aerospace and related applications. Policy Management Systems Corporation (PMSC PMSC Policy Management Systems Corporation PMSC Political Military Steering Committee PMSC Peterborough Motor Sports Club PMSC Professional Media Service Corporation PMSC Private Military and Security Company PMSC Pilipinong Migrante Sa Canada ) provides enterprise and electronic commerce application software, professional services and outsourcing for the global insurance and related financial services industries. PMSC was selected among company's with more than 500 employees. In addition, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. ) will receive an honorable mention. The SGPB is a nonprofit research organization supported by public and private funds. It focuses on public policy and economic development issues relating to technology, international trade, minority economic development, public service, economic education, and workforce development among others. The Board consists of the Governors, and legislative and business representatives from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Associate members representing the private sector, local governments, educational institutions and other nonprofit organizations also contribute to the Board's work. |
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