Raleigh, NC -- (SBWire) -- 11/09/2011 --William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that the university will sponsor the Triangle Business Journal’s 2011 Fast 50 Awards on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center, located at 4700 Emperor Blvd. in Durham, N.C. An acknowledgment of the fastest-growing privately held companies across the Raleigh-Durham area, the Fast 50 winners were selected and ranked on a formula that analyzes revenue growth and profitability over the previous three years. The full list of 2011 recipients has been unveiled, but rankings will not be revealed to the public until the awards dinner.
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“We are proud to sponsor this year’s Fast 50 awards as a way to acknowledge the growth and achievements of prominent local businesses and recognize those that help define North Carolina as an innovative leader in the business sector,” said Debra M. Townsley, Ph.D., president of William Peace University. “William Peace University trains its students to contribute to our community as volunteers and interns while in school, and as productive employees and entrepreneurs involved in our local business community, so we support the Fast 50 because we believe it reflects our commitment to these goals. We look forward to meeting these deserving honorees at the ceremony.”
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- For a complete list the 2011 Fast 50 award recipients, please visit http://bit.ly/s9fmUH.
About William Peace University
William Peace University is located in the heart of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was founded in 1857 as Peace Institute, offering education for boys and girls in primary grades and to women from high school to college. Peace, an all women’s college, became a four-year baccalaureate college and graduated its first bachelor’s students in August of 1996. Peace began offering coeducational evening courses through the William Peace School of Professional Studies in 2009. In 2011, Peace College transitioned to William Peace University and will begin admitting male students to its day program in fall 2012. Its mission is to prepare students for careers in the organizations of tomorrow. On average, more than 90 percent of the university’s graduates are placed in jobs or graduate school within one year of graduation. For more information, please visit http://www.peace.edu.
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