InformedDNA Honored as 2014 Florida Companies to Watch Winner

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- InformedDNA is proud to be selected as one of this year's 50 Florida Companies to Watch^SM winners, chosen from more than 500 nominations statewide.

David Nixon, InformedDNA chief executive officer, and Chris Utesch, vice president, client services, were recognized at a special dinner for honorees on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at the Hard Rock Live, CityWalk, in Orlando, Fla. All 2014 winners were joined by an esteemed group of 150 Florida alumni honored over the past three years.

"We are deeply honored to receive this accolade from GrowFL and the Edward Lowe Foundation," said Nixon. "As the only St. Petersburg company on this year's list, we are proud to support job growth in our community and in the state, as well as to help establish superior standards of care in genomic medicine and genetic counseling." 

Florida Companies to Watch is an awards program that celebrates privately held second-stage companies headquartered in the state. To be eligible, applicants must employ between six and 99 full-time equivalent employees and have between $750,000 and $50 million in annual revenue or working capital in place. Awardees are selected for demonstrating the intent and capacity to grow based on employee or sales growth, exceptional entrepreneurial leadership, sustainable competitive advantage, outstanding corporate culture, inspired community giving and other notable strengths.

"Florida Companies to Watch is honored to recognize another outstanding group of stage-two companies," said Dr. Tom O'Neal, executive director of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute and associate vice president for the University of Central Florida's Office of Research and Commercialization. "This is our fourth year of celebrating second-stage business leaders throughout the state of Florida. The companies selected for the Florida Companies to Watch awards program stand out among their peers as companies that should be celebrated. In Florida, they account for 5 percent of the companies and nearly 30 percent of the jobs. These companies make a difference and we're happy to offer the recognition they deserve."

Florida Companies to Watch is unique because of its focus on second-stage companies and the wide-ranging industries they represent. The impact of these companies on Florida's economy is immense, and this year's honorees are examples of such companies in the state. Overall, the 2014 winners had $370 million in total annual revenue in 2013, which was a 36 percent increase in total annual revenue compared to 2012.  They employed 1,757 full-time equivalent employees, with 462 net new jobs projected for 2014.

2014 Sponsors included Wells Fargo, TWSquared, University of Central Florida, Florida High Tech Corridor, atLarge, Inc., Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, Filmscape, OUC, AMTIS Inc., Enterprise Florida, Fifth Third Bank, Florida Power & Light, Insperity, LSQ Funding, Sorensen Moving & Storage, SunTrust and USF Connect. For more details on Florida Companies to Watch, visit flctw.growfl.com or email [email protected].

About InformedDNA:

InformedDNA helps individuals and healthcare providers accurately interpret family health history and genetics, bringing the promise of personalized healthcare to life.  InformedDNA is the authority on the appropriate use of genetic testing – leveraging the expertise of the largest network of independent genetics specialists to help ensure health plans, hospitals, employers, community clinicians and patients all have access to the highest quality genetic services. InformedDNA's key offerings include clinical genetic counseling, genetic testing utilization management, and personalized hereditary risk assessment and prevention solutions. www.informeddna.comhttp://www.informeddna.com/

About GrowFL:

GrowFL was created in 2009 by the Florida legislature as an economic development program focused on assisting second-stage growth companies prosper in the state of Florida.  By providing strategies, resources and support to second-stage companies for next level growth through strategic research and peer-to-peer CEO mentoring, GrowFL helps companies overcome obstacles to growth and leads them towards prosperity. Based on the philosophy of Economic Gardening®—to grow existing businesses in a community, region or state—GrowFL, the Florida Economic Gardening Institute, is a critical component to the state's economic development strategy and Florida's entrepreneurial ecosystem.  GrowFL is a statewide economic development organization certified by the National Center for Economic Gardening through the Edward Lowe Foundation.  Website: growfl.com

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