The August 2005 edition of Twin Cities Business Monthly gives out its annual awards for Entrepreneurs of the Year. Eden Prairie is well represented among this year’s winners.
2005 Entrepreneur of the Year (Manufacturing category)>> Mr. Scott Crump from Stratasys, Inc. Stratasys manufactures and sells machines that create three-dimensional plastic models from a process called fused deposition modeling. I think of it as “3-D printing”. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. The machines they make are nothing short of amazing.
2005 Entrepreneur of the Year (Breakthrough Technology category)>> Mr. Dale R. Olseth of SurModics, Inc. SurModics is a biomedical research company. They improve the way in which medical devices can be inserted into the body. For example, they have come with a coating that when placed on a cardiac stent can make the stent easier to put into exactly the right place.
2005 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist>> Ms. Lee Jones, Inlet Medical, Inc. Inlet Medical is a biomedical company that markets surgical procedure kits. Ms. Jones is the company’s president and CEO.
Congratulations to Inlet Medical, SurModics, and Stratasys for their success and for their presence in Eden Prairie. The jobs and investment these three companies have made in Eden Prairie helps make this a great community in which to live, work, play – and do business.
