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For Immediate Release
December 10, 2012
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(850) 717-9282
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Governor Scott Announces
2012 Innovators in Business Award Winners
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The winners of the 2012
Governor’s Innovators in Business Awards were announced today by Governor Rick
Scott. The winners will be honored this evening
during a reception at the Governor's Mansion.
Governor Scott said, “I am proud to announce another
group of award winners. My number one mission is to grow jobs for Florida
families, and the successes these companies have experienced represent the job
opportunities being created in Florida.”
The awards recognize outstanding contributions toward
improving and diversifying Florida's economy plus distinctive community
investment efforts, particularly relating to industries targeted for economic
development and high wage job growth. Enterprise
Florida coordinates this annual program, formerly the Governor’s Business
Diversification Awards, now in its 29th year.
Each winner represents one of
the following markets:
Mid Market: County population up to 150,000
Major Market: County population 150,001 to 800,000
Mega Market: County population 800,001 and higher
The Award winners for each
category are as follows:
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Governor’s Business Expansion Award: For
Florida companies that expanded their operations in 2011, investing capital and
creating jobs for Floridians.
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Mid Market: Galaxy
Home Solutions, Inc. (Sumter County)
o
Major Market: Embraer
Executive Aircraft Inc. (Brevard County)
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Mega Market: JPMorgan
Chase & Co. (Miami-Dade County)
·
Governor’s Newcomer Award: For
new-to-Florida companies that began business operations in 2011.
o
Mid Market: ALM Technologies Inc (Nassau
County)
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Major Market: AAR Airlift Group, Inc.
(Brevard County)
o
Mega Market (tie): Prime Therapeutics (Orange
County)
o
Mega Market (tie): Time
Warner Business Services LLC (Hillsborough County)
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Governor’s Export Excellence Award: For
Florida companies with new or significant increases in documented export sales
in 2011.
o
Mid Market: Girard
Equipment, Inc. (Indian River County)
o
Major Market: AppRiver
(Santa Rosa County)
o
Mega Market: Q4
Services LLC (Orange County)
·
Governor’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Award: For Florida start-up companies (less than five years old or with a
product less than three years old) that have set a standard for
entrepreneurship and creativity.
o Mid
Market: B4C Technologies, LLC (Martin County)
o Major
Market: LearnSomething Inc. (Leon County)
o Mega
Market: Flagship Solutions Group (Palm Beach County)
·
Governor's Innovators Under 40 Award: New this year, this award
recognizes Florida residents under 40 who own or lead a Florida
company with annual revenue of $1M or more and who have created at least 10
jobs since January 2011. This category is well-represented in its inaugural
year.
o 3Cinteractive,
Mike FitzGibbon, co-founder and president (Palm Beach County)
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City Advertising, Darren Cleveland, president
and CEO (Palm Beach County)
o Cybis
Communications, Jeff Douglass, founder and CEO (Orange County)
o Datum Corporation, Tom Frost, CEO (Sarasota County)
o Envy
Labs, Gregg Pollack, CEO and founder (Orange County)
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Hewes &
Company, LLC, Allan Bell, partner (Escambia County)
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Modernizing Medicine, Daniel Cane, CEO and
co-founder (Palm Beach County)
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ndtArtemis, Travis
Proctor, CEO (Brevard County)
o
RP Funding, Inc.,
Robert Palmer, president (Seminole County)
o Utilipath,
LLC, Lindon Hayes, founder and managing member (Duval County)
o
Voalté, Trey
Lauderdale, chief innovation officer (Sarasota County)
Companies that have been denoted as the top job producers
in the state of Florida will also be recognized at tonight’s event. These
organizations represent various industries, including information technology,
life sciences, agriculture and hospitality. The top job producers come from all
regions of the state, including Miami, Panama City, Naples and Jacksonville.
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The 2012
Governor's Innovators in Business Awards program is co-sponsored by Bank
of America and Florida
Trend magazine. For more information about the awards, please
visit http://eflorida.com/govawards.
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Enterprise Florida, Inc. (www.eflorida.com) is a partnership between
Florida's business and government leaders and is the principal economic
development organization for the state of Florida. Headquartered in Orlando, Enterprise
Florida’s mission is to facilitate job growth for Florida’s businesses and
citizens leading to a vibrant statewide economy. In pursuit of its mission,
Enterprise Florida works closely with a statewide network of economic
development partners and is funded both by the State of Florida and by
private-sector businesses.
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