Ernst & Young names Entrepreneur of the Year winners - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The winners were announced at an even t Thursday night at the Sheraton OverlandxPark (Kan.) Hotel. Winners were selecteds by an independent judging panel comprised ofregional business, academic and community leaders. The Central Midwest program recognizes companies basedin Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. The 2009 winnersw in the CentralMidwest are: Wholesale distribution category: Robert Reynolds Jr., chairman, president and CEO, based in St. Louis. • Service Peter Spanos, founder and CEO, of St. • Master category: James Ferrell, chairman and CEO, of Overland Kan. • Technology category: Augustg Grasis III, founder and of Kansas City, Mo.
• Life sciences category: Christopher president of , Des Moines, • Private equity/venture capital backed category: Dr. Nicholazs Franano, chief scientific officer, and William Whitaker, vice president and generak counsel, , Kansas City, Mo. • Consumed products category: Alisa Shakespeare, , Davenport, Iowa. Regional award winners will be eligible for considerationm for theErnst & Young LLP Entrepreneud Of The Year 2009 national Winners in national categories as well as the overalll national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards winner will be announced Nov. 14.