Hostway
CEO Inducted Into Chicago Business Hall of Fame
[October 8, 2004]
CHICAGO,
Oct 8, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Chicago's technology
sector burns full steam ahead as Lucas Roh, CEO, Hostway,
a global leader in Web hosting and managed services,
is named Chicago's Young Business Leader of 2004 at
the Chicago Business Hall of Fame ceremony held October
7, 2004 at the Art Institute. Roh was inducted into
the Chicago Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement
of Chicago. He joins more than 125 laureates who have
been recognized for their leadership in free enterprise,
their success in business and active involvement in
their community.
For the past two years, Junior Achievement
honors an outstanding individual who is making great
strides in the business community with the Young Business
Leader of Year Award. Roh founded Hostway in 1998 and
has led it to global success; currently, the technology
company finds itself ranked among the top five Web hosting
companies in the world.
"Junior Achievement is a significant
part of our community. Its mission focuses on the importance
of mentoring children -- the next generation of business
leaders," says Lucas Roh, CEO, Hostway. "I
am very honored to be inducted in Junior Achievement's
Chicago Business Hall of Fame, and to assist with its
mission."
The Chicago Business Hall of Fame was
established in 1983 to honor the champions of free enterprise
and present role models in business for area youth.
Laureates were nominated by an independent business
leader committee, under the direction of the Chicagoland
Chamber of Commerce, while a "Blue Ribbon"
panel of past laureates made the final decision.
About Hostway
Hostway Corporation provides Web hosting
and managed services to more than 300,000 customers
worldwide. Hostway helps individuals, small businesses
and large enterprises achieve more value from state-of-the-art
Web-based technologies by reducing their complexity
and cost. Founded in 1998, Hostway is one of the five
largest Web hosting companies in the world with offices
in North America (Chicago, Tampa and Vancouver), Europe
(London and Amsterdam) Asia (Seoul) and Australia (Sydney).
For more information about Hostway Corporation, please
visit http://www.hostway.com or call 1-888-290-5170.
About Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement is the world's largest
and fastest-growing organization dedicated to educating
young people about business, economics and free enterprise.
Through age-appropriate curricula, JA programs begin
at the elementary school level, teaching children how
they can impact the world around them as individuals,
workers and consumers. JA programs continue through
the middle and high school grades, preparing students
for additional key economic and workforce issues they
will face in the future. The JA economic education programs
are taught by classroom consultants recruited from leading
corporations and community organizations. Junior Achievement
of Chicago, chartered in 1940, is the largest franchise
of JA Worldwide, and has touched the lives of more than
2 million young people. Each year, Junior Achievement
of Chicago has programs in thousands of classrooms in
12 Chicago-area counties. For additional information,
visit http://www.jachicago.org .
CONTACT: Tina Janczura
Slack Barshinger
312.970.5841
Tina.Janczura@slackbarshinger.com
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