The Technology Association of Iowa and LWBJ Financial Announce
2010 Prometheus Award Finalists
The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) and LWBJ Financial today announced the finalists for the fifth annual Prometheus Awards. These Academy Awards of the technology industry celebrate extraordinary achievements among high-tech businesses and individuals.
“The Prometheus Awards give us the opportunity to honor high-tech professionals who made great breakthroughs in 2009,” said TAI president Leann Jacobson. “We present them to the best of the best throughout the state.”
The Prometheus event, on April 6, is especially significant as Iowa’s economy continues to recover, Jacobson says. “The growth of the tech sector impacts all of us positively,” she said, “because technology touches virtually every other sector of the economy.”
According to the Milken Institute, an independent economic think tank, knowledge-based industries, from information technology to biopharmaceuticals, have been able to create and retain high-paying jobs throughout the first decade of this millennium. The Milken Institute projects high-tech industries will lead the way growth for the entire economy.
This year’s winners will be announced at an evening ceremony at the Meadows Convention Center in Altoona. Hundreds of industry leaders from business, education, and government are expected to be in attendance.
The ceremony is co-sponsored by LWBJ Financial. Other sponsors are Applied Art and Technology, the Entrepreneurial Development Center, Iowa Telecom, Renew Rural Iowa and McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC.
“This year, we’ve added new award categories to represent the growing breadth of the sector,” said Paul Juffer, Senior Partner at LWBJ. “We received over 70 nominations—a record number. All of the nominees are helping to address challenges around the world. All of them are aiding the recovery of Iowa’s economy.”
2010 Prometheus Award Finalists
Software Company of the Year
Submittal Exchange; GlobalVetLink; Global Reach Internet Productions, GeoLearning
IT Service Provider of the Year
ICE Technologies; Security Coverage; Pomeroy IT Solutions
IT Innovation in Health
Iowa Foundation for Medical Care (IFMC); ICE Technologies; Geonetric
Top Growth Company
Submittal Exchange; Hatchlings, Inc.; Ready Wireless
Clean Technology Company of the Year
Ovation Networks; Alliance Technologies; GlobalVetLink
Green Company
Phoenix C&D; ACT
Best Innovation in Government
City of Cedar Rapids; Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Global Reach Internet Productions
Best User of Technology
Electronic Engineering Co.; ITA Group; Iowa Telecom
Innovation in Education: Best Use of Innovation in Teaching
Thomas E. Daniels, Ph.D., Iowa State University
Innovation in Education: Best Use of Innovation in a Teaching Environment
Iowa Language and Literacy Institute; StarrMatica Learning Systems, LLC; Kuder, Inc.
CIO/CTO of the Year
Brad Rasmussen, GeoLearning; Travis Mickle, KemPharm; Art Peters, ACT
CEO of the Year
Sheldon Ohringer, Caleris; Dennis Henderson, HH Ventures, LLC; Iacovos Zacharaides, Global Reach Internet Productions
Student Innovation of the Year
SmarteRx, LLC; Hatchlings, Inc.
Breakout Company of the Year
Submittal Exchange; Exemplar Genetics; KemPharm; SmartyPig; Sage Assurity Financial
Outstanding StartUp Company of the Year
J&J Solutions; Energy Control Technologies (ECT); KemPharm, Dwolla
Life Sciences Company of the Year
Feed Energy Company; J&J Solutions; Exemplar Genetics; KemPharm, Inc.
Technology Company of the Year (Small/Medium)
Submittal Exchange; Security Coverage; Exemplar Genetics
Technology Company of the Year (Large/Enterprise)
Ready Wireless; PowerFilm, Inc.; Caleris
For tickets and more information about the Prometheus Awards Ceremony, go to www.technologyiowa.org, or call 515-280-7702.
TAI is a member-based, not-for-profit organization accelerating the success of Iowa’s technology industry. TAI creates and sustains a positive environment for technology-based economic growth and job creation through innovation, advocacy, and leadership. TAI members include organizations of every size, involved in virtually every aspect of technology creation, production, application and education in Iowa.
LWBJ Financial is a leading financial services firm serving the needs of companies, families and individuals. The firm offers traditional CPA services, business consulting, financial strategies and capital solutions, benefits and executive compensation consulting, comprehensive wealth planning and various proprietary financial products through three divisions: CPAs and Business Advisors, Premier Wealth and Capital Advisors.
