The Company today announced that it will sponsor the 2009 Competition among its employees and that Company's President Richard Black will serve as co-chair of this year’s competition.

The 2009 competition will award $125, 000 in prizes to a winner. Applicants must agree to continue their career in the Company if they win.

“There’s a tremendous amount of enthusiasm for the competition, as evidenced by the range and number of applications we received last year and by the growing support for the competition by organizations throughout the country,” Black said.

The 2009 competition is the fourth that has been held since its founding by the Company in 2003. At that time, the Company was the sole sponsor of the competition. Today, 24 local organizations, including public and private companies, universities and colleges, and public agencies, serve as sponsors, providing cash and in-kind services.