PRESS RELEASE
Triangle Business Journal honors Fast 50 Award winners
(Raleigh, NC) – Triangle Business Journal recognized the 2008 50 fastest growing private companies in the Triangle at the Fast 50 Awards dinner Nov. 6th. Held at the new Raleigh Convention Center, the awards gala honored companies for their entrepreneurial excellence and achievements.
Publisher Charlene Grunwaldt remarked, “Clearly these companies are at the front of the pack; these are businesses that are setting a blazingly fast pace for others to follow.”
The following leaders and companies were honored for their accomplishments with Fast 50 Awards:
#1 MedPro Rx Inc.; Nancy McFarlane, CEO
#2 Mainline Contracting Inc.; Randy Garrett, president and CEO
#3 INC Research Inc.; James T. Ogle, CEO
#4 Professional Builders Supply LLC; Van Isley, president
#5 TrialCard Incorporated; David W. Cunningham, president and CEO
#6 Bandwidth.com; David Morken, CEO
#7 Integrated Clinical Trial Services; Tom Sturgis, CEO
#8 Clarkston Consulting; Tom Finegan, co-founder and CEO
#9 USfalcon Inc.; Peter von Jess, chairman and CEO
#10 Physicians Pharmacy Alliance Inc.; James V. Taggart, CEO
#11 Hatteras Networks; Kevin Sheehan, CEO
#12 VACO Raleigh LLC; David Rhode, managing partner
#13 Overture Networks; Jeff Reedy, president and CEO
#14 Rockett Interactive; Mark Rockett, founder and CEO
#15 Hosted Solutions LLC; Rich Lee, CEO
#16 Campbell Alliance; John Campbell, CEO
#17 Spectraforce Technologies Inc.; Amit Singh, president and CEO
#18 Quintiles Transnational; Dennis Gillings, chairman and CEO
#19 Talecris Biotherapeutics; Lawrence D. Stern, president and CEO
#20 Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc.; Mark S. Wilson, president
#21 The Redwoods Group; Kevin A. Trapani, president and CEO
#22 LM Restaurants Inc.; Lou Moshakos, president and founder
#23 McKim & Creed, P.A.; Michael W. Creed, CEO
#24 SciQuest; Stephen Wiehe, president and CEO
#25 Captive-Aire Systems Inc.; Robert L. Luddy, president and CEO
#26 RTI International; Victoria Haynes, president and CEO
#27 ChannelAdvisor Corporation; Scot Wingo, president and CEO
#28 Bobbitt Design Build Inc.; R. Don Comer, president and CEO
#29 Storr Office Environments Inc.; Tom Vande Guchte, CEO
#30 Raleigh Metal Recycling; Gregory Brown, president and CEO
#31 Rex Healthcare; David Strong, president
#32 Withers & Ravenel; Tony Withers, CEO
#33 Relativity Technologies; Steve Maysonave, chairman and CEO
#34 STATE Contracting, Inc.; Deborah Todd, president
#35 Anderson Homes; Dave Servoss, chief executive officer
#36 Schooldude.com; Kent Hudson, CEO and co-founder
#37 Mutual Distributing Company; Bill Kennedy, president and CEO
#38 PharmaLinkFHI Inc.; Richard Staub, president and CEO
#39 InServ; Mark Youngquist, president
#40 MedThink Communications; Walt Clarke and Scott Goudy, managing partners
#41 Yonkers Industries Inc.; James T. Yonkers, chairman and CEO
#42 Optimum Lighting Inc.; Charles Kassay, CEO
#43 Doe & Ingalls Management LLC; Tom Merrick, CEO and founder
#44 Greene Resources Inc.; Gary Greene, president and CEO
#45 American Research Institute Inc.; Richard Kristof, president and CEO
#46 Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham; John B. Linderman Jr., president and COO
#47 Corporate Facility Services Inc.; Timothy M. Wilson, president
#48 Mulkey Engineers & Consultants; Jill Wells Heath, president and CEO
#49 Frankel Staffing Partners; Rod and Lee Frankel, co-founders
#50 Pharmaceutical Calibrations and Instrumentations LLC; Andy Ferrell, president
The 2008 Fast 50 Awards program is a Triangle Business Journal event presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers, and sponsored by ACG, Capital Bank, Eye Care Associates, Global Knowledge, Moore & Van Allen, NCTA and the Raleigh Convention Center.
Profiles of the honorees will be featured in a Fast 50 Awards special section that is available in the Nov. 7 issue for subscribers and at Triangle Business Journal.
About Triangle Business Journal: Triangle Business Journal, a weekly business newspaper, is the leading provider of local business news for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area of North Carolina. Triangle Business Journal also publishes special publications such as SPACE, Living in the Triangle, Luxury Living, Research Triangle Relocation Guide and Book of Lists. In addition to producing an award-winning news product, TBJ hosts recognized, sold-out events such as Fast 50, Women in Business, 40 under 40, the GREEN Awards and others. At trianglebusinessjournal.com, you will find daily breaking business news, nomination forms for awards, business event listings and resources for those driven to lead in the Triangle region.
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