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Harrisburg‚ Pa. — Premiere #1 Limousine Service recently made the Central Penn Business Journal’s 18th annual list of the Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies with increasing revenues. This is the first time that the company has achieved this milestone.
“You have no idea how happy I was when upon receiving notification that we were selected for this list‚” says Douglas Rydbom Sr. of Premiere #1. “All of the employees work hard and take pride in contributing to our growth. It’s great to talk around the office about our success‚ but submitting our revenue reports and letting the numbers talk for themselves is extremely gratifying.”
In order to be eligible for consideration‚ companies were required to show revenue of at least $500‚000 in each of the fiscal years ending 2011‚ 2012 and 2013‚ as well as revenue growth in 2013‚ as compared to 2011. The company (along with 49 other winners) will be honored at an awards breakfast on September 22 when their ranks will be revealed. A complete‚ ranked list of honorees and profiles of each company and their financial growth will be published in a special supplement of the September 26 issue of the Central Penn Business Journal.
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Fran Shane Mount Laurel, N.J. — Francis “Fran” Shane, former executive director of the National Limousine Association (NLA), passed away July 3 due to complications from diabetes. He served as NLA executive director from 2003 until 2007. The Philadelphia native had a long and varied career that included hosting a weekend program for a Minnesota radio station, serving on the presidential primary campaign for Senator Robert Dole, and as executive director of the National Genealogical Society in Virginia.
Shane is survived by his wife, Geraldine; son Michael; daughters Theresa, Kelly, Christine Paladino, and Monica Shane-Sanchez; two sisters; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
A viewing was set for 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at the Andrew T. Rakowski Funeral Home, 2634 E. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia with a funeral mass at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 10, at St. Adalbert Church, 2645 E. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia. Burial will be in Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newtown, Pa.
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Mike McCrary of Peak Limousine
Charlotte, N.C. — Shawn Glasgow, president and owner of Peak Limousine, recently announced that Michael “Mike” McCrary has joined the company as its new operations manager. The move was effective as of July 1.
McCrary previously worked for Paradise Worldwide Transportation (of Tampa, Fla.) as its operations manager for 7 years. Prior to joining the industry, the Florida native had an extensive background in customer service. He also worked as a service manager at Terminix Pest Control coordinating and optimizing routing of the pest control technicians.
Visit peaklimo.com for more information.
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