St. Barnabas CEO Leadership Conference Partners with Smart Business Pittsburgh
Gibsonia, Pa. - July 7, 2008 - Nominations are being sought for Smart Business Pittsburgh magazine's annual Pacesetters Awards, which will be presented at the 22nd annual St. Barnabas CEO Leadership Conference on Monday, Sept. 22 at The Washington Place at St. Barnabas, 5847 Meridian Road.
The Pacesetters awards recognize business leaders in the greater Pittsburgh area who are setting the pace for the region. Leaders will be recognized in three divisions, based on the size of their organizations and/or rate of growth.
Emerging - Organizations with less than $30 million in annual revenue and a double-digit annual growth rate
Mid-market - Organizations with between $30 million and $100 million in annual revenue
Large - Organizations with annual revenue in excess of $100 million.
Three finalists in each of the categories will be named in July 2008, with one overall winner in each category being named at the St. Barnabas CEO Leadership Conference. Coverage of all nine Pacesetters will be published in the October 2008 edition of Smart Business Pittsburgh. Nominations are being accepted until July 18. The nomination form is available on the St. Barnabas Web site, www.stbarnabashealthsystem.com, or by contacting Dustin S. Klein, executive editor of the Smart Business Network, at 440-250-7026 or dsklein@sbonline.com.
Following the theme "STAT: Standing Together Against Taxes," the St. Barnabas CEO Leadership Conference is open by invitation to area CEOs and their seconds-in-command. The day will begin at 7 a.m. with a light breakfast. The conference will convene at 8 a.m. in the Kean Theatre, located inside The Washington Place. The Pittsburgh Pacesetters awards will be presented at the culmination of the conference, prior to an 11:45 a.m. luncheon. The conference is complimentary. An optional second half of the day is the 4th annual Leading the Links Golf Open, which benefits the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund. The golf open begins with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. at Butler Country Club. Cost per golfer is $350. For information on the Leadership Conference or golf tournament, call (724) 443-0700, Ext. 5258.
Speaking at the conference will be Congressman John Linder, U.S. Representative for Georgia's 7th District and co-author of "The FairTax Book;" Patrick Toomey, President of The Club for Growth in Washington, D.C.; David C. Chavern,
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.; Matthew Brouillette, President and CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation in Harrisburg; Glen Meakem, Co-founder and Managing Director of Meakem Becker Venture Capital.
Sponsors of the 22nd annual St. Barnabas CEO Leadership Conference are Acusis LLC, Geyer Construction, The HDH Group Inc., Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Hunter Associates Inc., K&L Gates LLP, Mt. Lebanon Office Equipment, NexTier Bank, Smart Business Pittsburgh, TRACO, UPMC Health Plan and WPXI-TV. Sponsors of the 4th annual Leading the Links Golf Open are Acusis, Hunter Associates and NexTier Bank.
About St. Barnabas, St. Barnabas Health System is the largest health care concern of its kind in Pennsylvania and offers service apart from the ordinary in a faith-based, non-denominational setting. Tracing its heritage back to 1900, the system serves approximately 900 inpatients and residents, plus 35,000 outpatients and home care clients. The health system is composed of the
St. Barnabas Communities, including The Village at St. Barnabas, The Washington Place at St. Barnabas and The Woodlands at St. Barnabas; St. Barnabas Clinical Services, including St. Barnabas Nursing Home, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas; the Kean Theatre; and St. Barnabas Charities, the fund-raising arm.
Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com
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