ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 



































 
Kaye Bowman, Columbia, KY, finalist for Entrepeurial Award

Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award (EIEA) finalists named; U.S. Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers to be guest speaker at awards ceremony on September 13, 2010 at The Center, 2292 South Highway 27, in Somerset, KY. Bowman among few finalists from 55 SE KY Counties.
Click on headline for story plus photo(s)

By Sharon Dodson
The Center for Rural Development

Kaye Bowman, owner of Community Medical Services Inc., Columbia, Ky., is a finalist for an Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award in the For-Profit Small Business category. The awards will be presented September 13, 2010, at The Center for Rural Development, 2292 South Highway 27, Somerset, KY.



Award winners are determined by the economic success of the enterprise, contributions to the community, and job creation and operational achievement as measured by innovative business practices, superior safety achievement, and superior technology.

Finalists in the 2010 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) program have been announced and will be recognized at the program's awards luncheon, featuring special guest speaker U.S. Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), on September 13, 2010, at The Center for Rural Development..

The EIEA selection committee has named three finalists in each of the four awards categories that honor businesses or not-for-profit organizations for exemplifying the spirit of entrepreneurship and playing an important role in growing the economy of Southern and Eastern Kentucky.

The 2010 EIEA finalists and their respective categories are:

For-Profit Business

  • Shannon Wright and Kendall Wright, owners, Wright Concrete and Construction Inc., Dorton, KY

  • Tommy and Gwen Mitchell, owners, Rocky Top Log Furniture, Lancaster, KY

  • William P. Hardy, director of planning, Carhartt Inc., Irvine, KY
For-Profit Small Business
  • Kaye Bowman, owner, Community Medical Services Inc., Columbia, KY

  • Frances D. Snowden, owner, Ravenna Florist and Greenhouse, Ravenna, KY

  • Timothy Howard and David Howard, co-owners, Howard Engineering and Geology Inc., Harlan,KY
Start-Up Business
  • Amber Stone, owner, Body of Stone Fitness, London, KY

  • Nick Noble, president and co-founder, The Fortress Group Inc., (doing business as Park Mammoth Resort, Park City, KY

  • Sandra G. Dingus, owner, president, and CEO, Drug Testing Centers of America, Paintsville, KY
Not-for-Profit Entity
  • Dr. Ron Hustedde, director, Kentucky Entrepreneurial Coaches Institute, UK Department of Community and Leadership, Lexington, KY

  • Dr. David Worthy, CEO, Grace Community Health Center Inc., Gray, KY

  • Ken Russell, president, Horse Cave Development Corporation, Horse Cave, KY
Winners in each category will be announced at the EIEA awards luncheon, set to begin at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 13 at The Center, located in Somerset at 2292 South U.S. 27 All finalists will also be recognized.

Rogers, who has represented Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District since 1981, will deliver a special guest address at the event. Larry Hayes, secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, will deliver the keynote address. Dr. Robert Rogow, dean of Eastern Kentucky University's College of Business and Technology, will serve as this year's emcee.

In addition to the award finalists, winners in the EIEA Collegiate Competition and The Center's youth Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (ELI) Business Concept Competition also will be recognized at the luncheon.

The awards program is sponsored by Eastern Kentucky University's College of Business and Technology, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, and The Center for Rural Development.

Tickets to the event are $20 per person and may be purchased by contacting The Center at 606-677-6000 or via e-mail at enea@centertech.com. Reservations must be made by August 31, KY.

Award winners are determined by the economic success of the enterprise, contributions to the community, and job creation and operational achievement as measured by innovative business practices, superior safety achievement, and superior technology.

To be eligible for EIEA competition, businesses must be located in one of the following 55 Southern and Eastern Kentucky counties: Adair, Bath, Bell, Boyd, Boyle, Breathitt, Carter, Casey, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Garrard, Green, Greenup, Harlan, Hart, Jackson, Jessamine, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, McCreary, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Taylor, Wayne, Whitley, or Wolfe.


This story was posted on 2010-07-19 14:02:22
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.



Finalist for Entrepreneurial Award received high Chamber award



2010-07-19 - Photo by Ed Waggener, CM FIle Photo. Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt DR, Columbia, KY
Kaye Bowman, a nominee for an Excellence In Entrepreneurship Award for a 55 county area of Southeastern Kentucky, was named Outstanding Business & Professional Woman by the Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce in 2005. With her, presenting the award, above, was then President Richard Phelps.

Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.



 

































 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features


Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017


Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.