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Each spring, the business community comes together to celebrate regional semifinalists, finalists and winners. These honorees not only create and build market-leading businesses, but also help take the standard of excellence to new heights, transform the face of industry, create jobs and contribute to the vibrancy of communities.

Family Business Award of Excellence™

New for 2013 is the addition of the Family Business Award of Excellence™. The Family Business Award of Excellence recognizes leaders of outstanding entrepreneurial families with a culture and tradition of successfully balancing business and family issues, growing the business through innovation, and philanthropic or social engagement. The families support these traditions with sustainable, long-term strategies that include effective and transparent corporate governance.

Did you know?

The Western Pennsylvania (zip codes 15001-16882)and West Virginia (entire state) has participated in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® program since 1986. Jack Mascaro of Mascaro Construction was a national winner. Frank Alderman of MedExpress won the prestigious Venture Capital of Excellence award at the Strategic Growth Forum in November 2012. Click here to learn more about benefits of participation in this exciting program.