Goodmon Honored for Community Impact
CBC President & Jim Goodmon holds his CED Community Impact Award. |
CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon holds service to the community as his company’s highest charge, and the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) recently honored him for that dedication. Goodmon received the CED’s Community Impact Award at the organization’s 20th Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards banquet on Wednesday, June 21, 2006. The event took place at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 in downtown Durham
The CED uses its Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards to celebrate North Carolina’s best and brightest entrepreneurs.
The Community Impact Award honors an individual or organization that “most notably recognizes that the entrepreneurial spirit is not limited to innovative business concepts.” Community Impact Award winners “have made a substantial impact on the overall community through service, donations, or charitable work.”
Jim Goodmon (right) is joined at the awards ceremony by (l to r) WRAL-FM VP Ardie Gregory, CS VP George Habel & his son, NMG GM Jimmy Goodmon. |
Jim Goodmon receives the Community Impact Award from CED’s Monica Doss. |
WRAL-TV’s Monica Laliberte emceed the evening event. |
Goodmon appears on the big screen during his award presentation. |
“Jim Goodmon has had a profound impact on the Triangle as an executive, board member and philanthropist,” read the award citation. “Goodmon has served as CEO of Capitol Broadcasting since 1979, providing visionary leadership that has allowed the company to operate wholly owned subsidiaries across North and South Carolina. Yet, Goodmon’s biggest impact may be felt in the community. He has served on more than 20 non-profit boards throughout the years and is steadfast in his commitment to improving quality of life in the Triangle. Goodmon has been instrumental in the redevelopment of downtown Durham and the growth of the American Tobacco Historic District, a project that is renovating more than one million square feet of real estate property each year.”
Goodmon (center) receives his award from CED’s Monica Doss (left) as his colleague & emcee Monica Laliberte looks on. |
The Community Impact Award. |
CED’s Monica Doss welcomes the sold-out crowd to American Tobacco’s Bay 7. |
About the CED
With more than 4,000 members representing over 1,100 companies, the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) is the largest and oldest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation. Founded in 1984, CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and programs on entrepreneurial management and finance.
