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Ryan Beedie earns top spot as Pacific Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R)
Ryan Beedie earns top spot as Pacific Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R)
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nOct. 9, 2009 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- VANCOUVER, Oct. 9 /CNW/ -- The largest private landowner in British Columbia, Ryan Beedie of the Beedie Group, is this year's Pacific Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winner.\"At a time when entire economies and industries are reeling from the financial crisis and recession, the need to innovate and be entrepreneurial has never been more urgent,\" says Fred Withers, Director of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards for the Pacific region. \"It's important we recognize these exemplary entrepreneurs like Ryan Beedie, who are driving our economy forward. Ryan has built his family's thriving business into a modern leader in real estate development.\"Family owned and operated, the Beedie Group specializes in the design, construction and management of industrial and commercial buildings in Greater Vancouver and Alberta. Their real estate portfolio comprises more than six-million square feet in primarily industrial buildings. Beedie first learned the family business at the dinner table, and later, while accompanying his father on visits to development sites. Today, he is president of the 55-year-old organization originally founded in 1954 by his father, Keith. He is also this year's \"Business family\" category winner.\"This year's exceptional group of Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners proves that passionate people who nurture good ideas can deliver solid results and returns over the long term,\" says Withers. \"Entrepreneurs can follow Ryan Beedie's lead, and seize these daunting times as an opportunity to sharpen their focus, stand out from the crowd and move the markets forward. Even in the particularly hard-hit real estate industry, Ryan is making great strides and inspiring others to follow suit.\"Much like the entrepreneurial spirit, community service is a Beedie family trait. The Keith & Betty Beedie Foundation aids a number of health, education and other community initiatives, and the Ryan Beedie Annual Community Service Award in Business supports students at Simon Fraser University. Ryan Beedie has also been involved with the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation and the Family Services of the North Shore Foundation, and is a long-time supporter of BC Children's Hospital.Category winners of the Pacific Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year2009 Awards:Busine...