Larry Broughton Named Ernst & Young 2006 Entrepreneur Of The Year(R)
Orange County, CA and Arizona
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, June 26, 2006. Ernst & Young, global leader in professional services, presented Larry Broughton, President of Huntington Beach-based Broughton Hospitality Group, Inc. with their Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2006 award last week. EOY is recognized globally as the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. Broughton was selected among the finalists in the Emerging Entrepreneur category for the Orange County, CA and Arizona regions. This year's gala award presentation was held in Irvine, California with more than 500 people in attendance.
Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) award honors entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hard work and perseverance have created and sustained successful, growing business ventures. Larry Broughton was selected by an independent panel of judges comprised of area leaders from business, academic and civic organizations. He is recognized for founding and leading five-year-old Broughton Hospitality Group, which currently operates more than one dozen hospitality projects from Puerto Vallarta to Northern California.
About Broughton Hospitality Group
Founded by Larry Broughton in January 2001, Huntington Beach, California-based Broughton Hospitality Group (www.BroughtonHospitality.com) is an innovative full-service hospitality management, consulting and development organization that is breaking the industry mold by combining a creative spirit with sound business principles. Each of BHG's dozen hospitality projects performs at the top of its competitive set, and many at the top of its respective markets. Their Georgian Hotel in Santa Monica, CA is the 34th best performing hotel in North America. BHG's Inn of the Spanish Garden in Santa Barbara, CA is recognized among the best luxury hotels in the country. And their newest property, Blue Wing Saloon & Caf'e in Lake County, CA, recently received the "Best New Business of the Year Award" in Lake County, while the restaurant's private label Sauvignon Blanc was also awarded a Gold Medal at the West Coast Wine Competition in May.
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