The 2008 winners of the NYS Investors Conference "Excellence in Business Award" are:

Consolidated Edison
NEWS Corp.
HMS Holdings

We congratulate these companies for their committment to helping New York States workforce , strengthening the economy of New York State . We wish them continued success in the future.

Every year companies are selected to receive an award for "Excellence in Business".

This award is presented to a company that has demonstrated success, growth and made an impact in New York State. From the many diverse companies that call New York State home, there has been a long track record of companies that span virtually every industry sector.Each year, companies are selected from a list that are divided into small cap, mid cap and large cap companies. NYS Investors Conference personnel work on researching deserving companies and discuss this list with New York State leaders. Prior winners of this award have been:

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE EURONEXT)
Proginet Corp.
Misonix Inc.
Albany Molecular Research Inc.
Intermagnetics General (Phillips N.A.)
MapInfo (Pitney Bowes)
Plug Power
Applied Nanoworks

Companies receive this award at the catered luncheon on the day of the Conference. Each company presents an acceptance of the award with remarks at the luncheon. New York State is proud of all the companies that have its home here and especially proud of the companies that have helped create jobs, grow the economy and made the world a better place to live.