Knoxville Chamber Crowns Whats The Big Idea?! Winner

Knoxville, Tenn. (PRWEB) June 27, 2013

Steven W. Pierson, creator of PipeFighters Square, took residence the grand prize for the Whats the Big Thought?! enterprise plan competitors, sponsored by Rodefer Moss &amp Firm, supported by Expertise Launch and STC Staffing, and created by The Development Corporation of Knox County, the Knoxville Chamber and Tech 2020. The occasion was held at Relix Selection Theatre on June 21.

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Piersons Huge Thought, PipeFighters Square, is an innovative pipe cutting tool that saves time and energy. The tool makes it possible for pipe fitters to reduce the pipe on any angle degree, which is an critical portion of pipe fabrication.

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Im shocked, Pierson mentioned. I knew I had the greatest solution, but Im not the very best public speaker. I just hoped my item would pull me through, since its something thats been needed for a extended time.

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Pierson and the other two finalists Jian Huang and Charles Chin had ten minutes to pitch their Massive Tips to a panel of five judges. Huangs business, Survature, provided a cutting edge way to conduct on the internet surveys, while Chins Neural Power Games reimagined how college freshmen discover introductory level biology, chemistry, and physics, by generating educational video games. Eventually, it was Pierson who came out on leading.

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Jimmy Rodefer, CEO and president of Rodefer Moss &amp Business PLLC. was Piersons coach by means of the contest. He stated the moment he heard Piersons pitch at Team Selection Night in May possibly he knew he had a unique solution and wanted him on his group.

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Im truly pleased we had been capable to take his idea and communicate it, Rodefer said. (As the engineer of PipeFighters Square) he required the enterprise consulting to best and solidify his company. I believed we could aid out by placing this idea with some administration, financing and advertising suggestions. It seems like it took and hes going to go a lengthy way.

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Pierson will receive a Massive Notion Launch Package that consists of up to $ ten,000 in start-up reimbursement fees, one particular year of free of charge rent at the Fairview Technologies Center, and complimentary enterprise solutions.

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About the Knoxville Chamber&#13

The Knoxville Chamber is the regions top business organization with more than 2,000 members that employ a lot more than 276,000 individuals. More than 80 % of Chamber members are small organizations with 50 or fewer personnel. It fulfills its mission of Driving Regional Financial Prosperity by recruiting new companies and supporting current businesses, and manages Innovation Valley, a regional financial improvement initiative. The organization actively advocates on the behalf of the company neighborhood. Members acquire advertising, networking, specialist development rewards, and several other cost-effective solutions. For much more data check out http://www.knoxvillechamber.com.

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Pitman, NJ Single Mom, Air Force Vet and Widow Chosen as Second CollisionMax Metal of Honor Winner Will Get No-Cost Auto Physique Repair


Trevose, PA (PRWEB) July 03, 2013

Christine Ware, a 29-year-old Pitman, NJ, single mother, Air Force veteran and wife of an Air Force airman killed in Iraq, has been chosen as the second winner of CollisionMaxs Metal of Honor Project award. As a result of her selection, CollisionMax of Glassboro will repair her 2009 Honda Odyssey at the auto physique shop companys expense.

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Ms. Ware was serving as a command post controller at Hickam AFB in Hawaii when her husband, Airman 1st Class Carl Ware, was shot and killed in his barracks space by a fellow soldier on July 1, 2006 at Camp Bucca, Iraq. Senior Airman Kyle Dalton pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the shooting and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, as reported on April 24, 2007 by the Air Force Instances (http://www.airforcetimes.com/write-up/20070424/NEWS/704240304/Airman-gets-10-years-killing-fellow-airman).

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Ms. Ware was pregnant at the time with the couples second child, but was discharged within hours right after news of her husbands death and moved to Glassboro to live with her in-laws. She has because bought her own home in the neighboring town of Pitman, where she is raising her two daughters, Caitlyn, 7, and Carly, six.

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Ms. Ware performs as an administrative assistant for a truck body manufacturer in Glassboro, while she studies portion-time for her bachelors degree in education on the web at the University of Phoenix. Following her discharge, she earned an associates degree at Gloucester County College in Sewell, NJ.

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Chrissy is one of the most selfless, caring, ideal mothers that I know, wrote her pal, Michelle Winter, in nominating her for the award. Her oldest daughter suffers from a quantity of medical circumstances as a result of the shock from her fathers death, Winter wrote, and Chrissy spends a lot time driving Caitlyn back and forth to [medical doctors] appointments [and] therapy sessions.

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Between these appointments, the dance classes, karate classes and cheerleading practices that the girls are involved inChrissys vehicle has suffered a excellent deal of dings, dents, and cracks a piece of the bumper is missing and a mirror is broken, Winter added. Whether its hitting the beach for the day, going to the aquarium, or just riding around to get their thoughts off factors, their van is every little thing to them.

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Ms. Ware is the second of 11 U.S. military service veterans in New Jersey and Pennsylvania who will receive a totally free auto body repair from CollisionMax by means of its Metal of Honor Project, a single per month for each of its repair centers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The firm chooses the winner from nominations it receives from the public on the projects internet internet site, http://www.metalofhonorproject.com.

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The web site is now accepting nominations for its Cinnaminson, NJ shop. Ms. Wares award was announced by Pierre Robert on radio station 93.3 WMMR, which is supporting the Metal of Honor Project.

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The Metal of Honor Project is our way of saying thank you and honoring the males and women of our armed forces who put their lives on the line for all of us, stated Jim Tornetta, CollisionMax and president and CEO.

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In New Jersey, CollisionMax operates shops in Blackwood, Cinnaminson, Glassboro, Marlton, Pennsauken, Sicklerville and Westmont. In Pennsylvania, it has repair centers in Oxford Valley, Warminster and two in Northeast Philadelphia (both on West Grant Avenue). For information about CollisionMax, please pay a visit to http://www.collisionmax.com.

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