ROANOKE, VA — CCS-Inc., an ISO 9001:2000 certified company, won this year’s prestigious Entrepreneur award given by Governor Mark Warner. CCS works with customers to design and implement global technology solutions for use in industrial, educational, government and business applications. Based in Christiansburg, VA, CCS is a small, woman-owned business consisting of three divisions: CCS-Industrial, CCS-Software and CCS-Technology.

CCS was founded in 1981 by husband and wife team, Ted and Priscilla Fleshman. It was their entrepreneurial spirit that grew CCS from a two person operation to the 68 person, $22 million global technology company it is today.
The Entrepreneur Award recognizes the enterprise that exemplifies the Virginia entrepreneurial spirit through use of technology to grow into new markets, to markedly increase jobs inside the Commonwealth of Virginia, and participate in local or regional business associations and activities, such as chambers of commerce or regional technology councils.

The Entrepreneur Award was one of 6 award categories presented at The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center in Roanoke, VA. The Governor’s Technology Awards program, held in partnership with the Virginia Technology Alliance (VTA), recognizes excellence, innovation, and effectiveness in using technology to improve the lives of Virginians, increase the efficiency of government, and encourage technology-based economic development throughout the Commonwealth. Virginia Secretary of Technology George C. Newstrom and VTA President Paula Gulak presented the awards on behalf of Governor Mark R. Warner.

“I am delighted to recognize the 2003 winners of the Governor’s Technology Awards,” said Secretary Newstrom. “These award winners come from all parts of the Commonwealth and are truly representative of what Virginia has to offer as a leader in the global digital economy.”

Last year CCS was recognized locally for its growth, innovativeness, business ethics and community involvement, winning the New Century Technology Council’s High Tech Company of the Year Award, the Western Virginia Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics and the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Award for Technology. In 2001, CCS was named to the “Fantastic Fifty” list of the 50 fastest-growing companies in Virginia. CCS specializes in wireless, IP telephony, custom OEM, networking, security and document management software solutions.