Ernst & Young 2009 Florida Entrepreneur Of The Year winners celebrated - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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Award recipients were announced at a gala evenrt Thursday night at theat ChampionsGate. An independent judginfg panel ofregional business, academivc and community leaders made the selections, a release West Central Florida winners were named in four They included: • Health services: Stephen F. founder and vice presidenyt of operations, Doctor’s Walk-In Clinidc in Tampa • Marketing, media and entertainment: Tony Little, CEO and founder, in St. Petersburgf • Services: Scott Riley, CEO, • Technology: Tony DiBenedetto, CEO, Tribridgre in Tampa The Entrepreneutr Of The Year award recognizes efforts in business excellenc e andcommunity improvement.
There were five othet honorees. They included a lifetime achievement award forMichaek J. Ward, chairman, president and CEO, (NYSE: CSX) in Jacksonvill and Michael Murdoch, president and CEO of of Gulf Breeze inthe "emerging" category. Menderesw Akdag, president and CEO of in Pompano Beach won inthe "retaipl & consumer services" category. In all, there were nine Regional award recipients will be consideredd for theErnst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 nationaol awards. Winners in numerous national categories, as well as the overal national winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala inPalm Calif., on Nov. 14, 2009.
It is the 23rd anniversary of the which has expanded to recognize busineszs leaders in more than 135 citiew in50 countries. Awards are given to entrepreneurs “wh demonstrate extraordinary success in the areasof innovation, financial performancer and personal commitment to their businesses and a release said. Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards are sponsorec nationally by theand . In Florida, sponsors includwe Bowne, RFB Communications Group and SmartBusiness Network.