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2/04/11
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Millennium Luxury Coaches Receives 2011 Florida Companies to Watch Award 

(Sanford) – Millennium Luxury Coaches has been recognized as a recipient of the 2011 Florida Companies to WatchSM award, an honor presented by GrowFL, the Florida Economic Gardening Institute at the University of Central Florida and ACG Florida, in association with the Edward Lowe Foundation.

Out of the over 1.3 million businesses registered in the state of Florida, Millennium was one of just Fifty companies from across the state selected for the award, and just 1 of 2 from Seminole County. They will receive their awards at an awards gala on Thursday, February 17 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Florida Companies to Watch is an awards program that celebrates privately held second-stage companies headquartered in the state. To be eligible, applicants must employ between 6 and 99 full-time equivalent employees and have between $750,000 and $50 million in annual revenue or working capital in place. Awardees are selected for demonstrating the intent and capacity to grow based on employee or sales growth, exceptional entrepreneurial leadership, sustainable competitive advantage or other notable strengths.

Among the honorees in 2011 is Millennium Luxury Coaches.

 Led by Husband and Wife team, Nelson & Evelyn Figueroa, Millennium Luxury Coaches custom build one of a kind, multi million dollar RVs using the finest, highest quality materials, and most advanced technology and equipment in the industry. From electronics to upholstery, they do it all; employing a staff with an incredibly diverse range of skill sets allows them to not only build their own line of Luxury Coaches, but service and remodel just about any RV on the road. But as much as their customers and fans rave about their amazing creations, it’s their focus on customer service that really sets them apart in the industry.

 About second-stage businesses and Florida Companies to Watch

Florida Companies to Watch is unique because of its focus on second-stage companies and the wide-ranging industries they represent. The impact of these companies on Florida’s economy is immense, and this year’s honorees are examples of such companies in the state. During 2006-2008, Florida’s resident companies averaged more than 111,00

Florida Companies to Watch is unique because of its focus on second-stage companies and the wide-ranging industries they represent. The impact of these companies on Florida’s economy is immense, and this year’s honorees are examples of such companies in the state. During 2006-2008, Florida’s resident companies averaged more than 111,000 second-stage establishments according to YourEconomy.org, an online resource of the Edward Lowe Foundation. Those second-stage companies employed more than two million workers.

Looking at the contributions of these companies, only 6 percent of Florida’s resident establishments were in the second-stage category, however, they generated more than 31 percent of net new jobs in the state.

 

For more information: www.Florida.CompaniesToWatch.org and www.YourEconomy.org.

This program would not be possible without the generous support of the following organizations that enthusiastically endorse this inaugural program:   

Title Sponsor:

·         State of Florida Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Developmen 

Paradigm Sponsors:

·         Florida High Tech Corridor Council
 ·         University of Central Florida

Visionary Sponsor:

·         Florida Business Incubation Association

Venture Sponsor:

·         Fowler White Boggs, P.A. 

Innovation Sponsors:

·         Gulf Power, a Southern Company
 ·         Nperspective
 ·         Osceola County Economic Development Department
 ·         University of South Florida 

Media Sponsors:

·         904 Magazine
 ·         BusinessWire
 ·         Florida Technology Journal

About the program presenters

About GrowFL and the Florida Economic Gardening Institute

GrowFL is the official Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Pilot Program funded by the State of Florida and a program of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute.  Created in 2009 to stimulate investment in Florida’s economy by providing technical assistance for expanding businesses in the state, the Florida Economic Gardening Institute is headquartered at the University of Central Florida under contract with the State of Florida’s Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development under the Executive Office of the Governor. Additional information is available at www.GrowFL.com.

About ACG Florida

ACG Florida is a statewide collaboration of the four Florida chapters of the Association for Corporate Growth - Orlando, North Florida, South Florida and Tampa Bay.  ACG is the global community for middle market M&A dealmakers and business leaders focused on driving growth. ACG members have access to data, content and networking to access capital, make deals and drive corporate growth. Founded in 1954, ACG has grown to more than 13,000 members organized in 55 chapters throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit http://www.acg.org/florida

About the Edward Lowe Foundation

The Edward Lowe Foundation inspired the creation of the Companies to Watch program to celebrate second-stage entrepreneurs and their companies. Established in 1985, the Edward Lowe Foundation is a Michigan-based nonprofit organization that supports entrepreneurship through recognition, education and research with a focus on second-stage companies—those that have moved beyond the startup phase and seek significant, steady growth. The foundation also encourages economic gardening, an entrepreneur-centered strategy providing balance to the traditional approach of business recruitment. For information about the Edward Lowe Foundation, visit www.EdwardLowe.org.