Business Leader Media Announces Triangle’s Healthiest Companies and CEOs

Raleigh, NC, June 22, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Business Leader magazine and Rex Healthcare teamed up to award the winners of their Healthiest CEO and Healthiest Company contest during a ceremonial luncheon at the North Raleigh Hilton on Monday, June 16, 2008. Rex Healthcare’s Dr. Wayne Smith and associate vice president Lisa Schiller each spoke during the event.

The awards honor companies that have invested in corporate wellness programs both internally and in the community. Winners will be profiled in the July 2008 issue of Business Leader magazine.

Business Leader and Rex Healthcare’s 2008 Healthiest Company Honorees include:

Acroprint
Bandwidth.com
Biogen Idec
BioSignia
BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina
Bronto Software
Capitol Broadcasting Company
Capstrat
Cisco
Coastal Federal Credit Union
GlaxoSmithKline
Iatria Spa & Health Center
Inspire Pharmaceuticals
JDavis Architects
McDonald-York
MCNC
Novozymes North America
Progress Energy
Quintiles
RTI International
SAS Institute
Storr Office Environments
VACO Raleigh
Wyrick, Robbins, Yates & Ponton

Additional Award Recipients include:

REX UNC Health Care Healthiest Company: SAS Institute
BCBS of North Carolina Wellness at Work: RTI International
Business Leader Media Wellness in the Community: Quintiles
Healthiest Male CEO: Greg Sanchez, Tri Properties
Healthiest Female CEO: Meredythe Holmes, Monarch Services
Healthiest CEO Over 50: John E.P. Morrison, Advanced Energy Corp.

About Business Leader Media:
Business Leader Media is the #1 way to own this market. Founded in 1989, Business Leader’s publications, Web sites and events provide critical market intelligence to CEOs and business owners. The company publishes monthly business magazines in the Triad, Triangle, Charlotte and South Florida, as well as nationally through newsstand distribution.

About Business Leader Magazine:
Business Leader magazine’s Triangle edition is a monthly publication focused on covering the companies, leaders and business happenings in the Triangle region of North Carolina. Published since 1989, the magazine features profiles of Triangle businesses and business leaders as well as feature stories and expert columns on the trends affecting the Triangle business community. The magazine includes quarterly specialty magazines featuring women in business, local real estate and the local tech community as well as annual relocation and newcomer’s guide for the area.

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