Professional services
firm Ernst & Young LLP announced today
the finalists for the Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2005 Awards
in Wisconsin.
An independent
panel of judges comprised
of local community and business leaders
selected the 16 finalist companies. Among
the 16 finalist companies, award recipients
will be announced in several categories
at an awards banquet on June 16th at
the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee.
Wisconsin
finalists for Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur Of The Year are:
- John Berthelsen, President of Suttle-Straus,
Inc. in Waunakee
- Robert
Arzbaecher, Chairman & CEO
of Actuant Corporation
in Milwaukee
- Craig Adelman, President & CEO
of Adelman
Travel Group in Milwaukee
- Dr. Gary
Kramer, President & General
Manager
of Badger State Ethanol, LLC
in Monroe
- William Fonti, President of
Boston, Inc. in Stevens Point
- John
Charleston, Chairman and Lyle
Orwig, CEO of Charleston/Orwig in
Hartland
- Craig Culver, CEO & Co-Founder
and Lea Culver, Co-Founder of Culver
Franchising System, Inc. in Prairie
du Sac
- Charles Talbot, CEO & Founder
of Glen Oak Lumber & Milling, Inc.
in Montello
- Dawn Vogelsang, President
of Hamacher Resource Group
in Milwaukee
- John Krielkamp, President
of Kreilkamp Trucking, Inc. in
Allenton
- Alexander Costigan, President & CEO,
William Koch, Jr., Senior Vice President,
and Richard Rosenbalm, Executive
Vice President of Level Valley Creamery
in West Bend
- Randy Marten, CEO of Marten
Transport, Ltd. In Mondovi
- Brett
Smith, President of S&S Cycle,
Inc. in Viola
- Ellen Steinhafel-Lappe,
CFO, Gary Steinhafel, President,
and Mark Steinhafel, VP Operations
of Steinhafels in Waukesha
- Robert
Chesebro, Jr., President of Wigwam
Mills, Inc. in Sheboygan
- Jim
Lindenberg, President/Majority
Owner of World Class Wire & Cable
in New Berlin
Wisconsin
award recipients
will be eligible for
consideration
for the Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur Of The Year
2005 national program.
Award recipients in several
national categories, as
well as one overall award
recipient, will be announced
at the annual awards gala
in Palm Springs, Calif. in November
2005.
About
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of
The Year® 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.
Contact
Ana-Liza Quirolgico
of
Ernst & Young
at 414-223-7044
or
analiza.quirolgico@ey.com
to make reservations
for the awards
banquet.
Tickets are
$125
per person. For
more information
about the awards
program, visit
www.ey.com/us/eoy.
Founded
and produced
by
Ernst & Young,
the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards is nationally
sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Godfrey & Kahn,
S.C., Clifton
Gunderson
LLP, and The
Business
Journal are
Wisconsin
sponsors. Recipients
of the Entrepreneur
Of The Year
award
become lifetime
members of the
Entrepreneur
Of The Year
Hall
of Fame.
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