News
July 13, 2009
W SQUARED NAMED A 2009 NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER
FUTURE 50 WINNER
FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
Award identifies and recognizes 50 fastest-growing,
privately held companies in Middle Tennessee.
Nashville, TN - W Squared has been named a Nashville Area Chamber Future 50 company. The Future 50 is an annual recognition program celebrating the 50 fastest-growing, privately owned companies headquartered in Middle Tennessee.
The Future 50 are identified through a nomination form, which includes questions about a company's past and projected sales and employment growth. To be eligible, companies must be privately owned, headquartered in Middle Tennessee, have 10 or more employees or annual revenue of at least $500,000, and anticipate revenue and employment growth of 10 percent or more per year for the next three years. The nominations are collected by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and tabulated by KraftCPAs, the official accounting firm of the Future 50 Awards.
"We are pleased to see the diverse array of industry sectors represented in htis year's lineup of winners," said Charles Sueing, President of the Sueing Agency, Nationwide Insurance & Financial Services and Chairman of the Chamber's small business council. "It shows th resilience of Nashville's business community, despite the challenges of a less-than-perfect economy."
"For the second year in a row we are very humbled to be part of this special group. We believe that our continued growth allows us to better serve our clients, and that a larger W Squared is a better W Squared for not only our clients, but also for the great team we have built here," said Shannon W. Farrington, W Squared’s Chief Executive Officer.
W Squared received recognition as a Future 50 company in a special section published by The Tennessean and at a reception and awards dinner on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel.
The Future 50 Awards are presented by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, and sponsored by Bank of America, The Tennessean Media Group, KraftCPAs, Atiba, and Frost Brown Todd.
The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce is Middle Tennessee's largest business federation. Together with its affiliates, the Nashville Chamber works to strengthen the region's business climate and ehnahnce Nashville's position as a desireable place to live, work and visit. For more information, visit the Chamber's Web site at www.nashvillechamber.com.
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