The IDEA Competition announced the names of five 2012 winners on Wednesday, April 25th at the IDEA awards banquet held at the Sanford Center, Bemidji. Each winner receives $10,000 in cash to advance their business idea, plus additional specialized technical assistance.
Read the local coverage here: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/article/id/100039350/
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| James Marvin (holding hockey stick) held demonstrations of his winning Eleven Hockey product. |
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| Jeff Sullivan, center, in blue shirt, winner for Varimax Evaporater |
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| Dave Cermak and Mark Landes, winners for Shield Snip |
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| Corey Westrum, past year winner |
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| UMC Chancellor Charles Casey, Current BSU President Richard Hanson and former BSU President Jon Quistgaard (back to camera) |
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| Nearly 130 people attended the banquet at the Sanford Center |
