PRESS RELEASE

 

The Expo Group Earns

Dallas 100 Award for

Third Time in 10 Years

 

 

 

Irving, Texas – Nov. 17, 2008 -- The Expo Group has been selected as a winner of the 2008 Dallas 100 Entrepreneur Awards, recognizing the fastest-growing privately held companies in North Texas.

 

“This accomplishment is a testament to the hard work, attention to detail and innovative spirit of our entire company,” says President and CEO Ray Pekowski. “I am so proud of what we have accomplished in 20 years and in the gratifying growth we have seen recently. Our company’s success would not be possible without our employees’ commitment to providing premier customer service for all our clients – show managers, corporate planners and exhibitors.”

 

The Expo Group’s top executives will represent the company at an award ceremony this week at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center where the top 100 companies will be announced in ranking order.

 

“I think it’s great that we are being honored as a fast-growth company the week after we helped celebrate the success of the fastest-growing tradeshows in North America at Tradeshow Week’s Fastest 50,” says Vice President and COO Randy Pekowski. “This award is just the third of many we expect to receive as The Expo Group continues its path of smart, controlled growth.”

 

The Dallas 100 honors companies that have made significant contributions to the area by generating thousands of new jobs, increasing the tax base, and fostering the Dallas area's reputation as a premier economic development center.

 

In order to qualify for the Dallas 100, a company must be an independent, privately held corporation, proprietorship or partnership (not a subsidiary of a parent company) as of May 1, 2008; be headquartered in the Dallas area; have had sales of more than $500,000 in fiscal 2005; have had sales of not more than $75,000,000 in 2005; have a three-year sales history reflecting growth; and, have a credit report and character satisfactory to the Dallas 100.

 

The Expo Group a Single Source® general service contractor fulfilling the needs of show organizers, corporate planners and exhibitors. The Dallas-based company also has offices in Las Vegas, San Jose, St. Louis, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington D.C.

 

For more information and/or photos, contact Dana Freker Doody at 972-580-9000 or send an email to ddoody@theexpogroup.com.

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