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Awards are given to entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.Chris Dalton, CEO and co-founder of Acquity Group, was named a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® Award in the Midwest. The Ernst & Young award recognizes business leaders who are “the best of the best, embodying the unique spirit of entrepreneurism” and who “positively impact our region in a major way, through jobs, community growth, and development and innovation.”
Mr. Dalton, who was also a finalist for the award in 2007, is at the forefront of innovation, offering consulting services and digital solutions that help top-tier clients streamline business processes, refine their brand, and strengthen the way they communicate with customers.
“It is a great honor to be selected as a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year award,” saids Dalton. “Our employees serve as the cornerstone to our success, and have helped us earn this prestigious recognition through their abilities and dedication."
Mr. Dalton and the other Midwest finalists were selected by an independent judging panel made up of regional business, academic, and community leaders. Winners in numerous national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 15, 2008. Regional award winners will be revealed at a gala event on June 26 at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago.
This year, the Entrepreneur of the Year awards program celebrates its 22nd anniversary. The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 135 cities in 50 countries throughout the world. Awards are given to recognize extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
About Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year
Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the unique way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.
About Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 130,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve potential.
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