Judith Ritter Wins 2007 Enterprising Women Of The Year Award

FEASTERVILLE, P.A. – Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women Magazine, has announced that Judy Ritter is a 2007 Enterprising Women of the Year Award Winner. An active member of her community, Ritter is a founding member of the Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) National Forum, the second woman ever to become a board member of the General Building Contractors Association of Philadelphia, and a board member of the Philadelphia Women’s Business Center. Ritter is president of Ritter Contracting, a full service contracting firm that specializes in union construction projects.

The Enterprising Women of the Year Award honors the country's finest women entrepreneurs and their remarkable success. The award also recognizes winners as leaders who have mentored and given back to other women in business, and have had a profound impact on their community. Award recipients will be honored at a gala dinner on Friday, Feb. 23 at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

News Facts:

· Judy Ritter is a 2007 Enterprising Women of the Year Award Winner.
· An active member of her community, Ritter is a founding member of the Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) National Forum, the second woman ever to become a board member of the General Building Contractors Association of Philadelphia, and a board member of the Philadelphia Women’s Business Center.
· Ritter is president of Ritter Contracting, a full service contracting firm that specializes in union construction projects.
· The Enterprising Women of the Year Award honors the country's finest women entrepreneurs and their remarkable success. The award also recognizes winners as leaders who have mentored and given back to other women in business, and have had a profound impact on their community.
· Award recipients will be honored at a gala dinner on Friday, Feb. 23 at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
· Monica Smiley is publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women Magazine.

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Quotes:
“Judy is an accomplished entrepreneur that has earned the respect and admiration of her community,” Smiley said. “This award is a testament to her remarkable accomplishments, and we are proud to see her honored for her success and business acumen.”

“I am honored to be selected a winner of the 2007 Enterprising Women of the Year Award,” said Ritter. “Women business leaders are a powerful force in the business world, and I am excited to be a part of such an influential sector.”

About Enterprising Women Magazine:
Enterprising Women, headquartered in Cary, NC, is the nation’s only women-owned magazine published exclusively for women business owners that chronicles the growing political, economic and social influence and power of entrepreneurial women. The magazine provides a friendly meeting place, a public forum, and a national stage for the critical issues confronting women’s businesses and daily lives from the unique perspectives and experiences of entrepreneurial women. For more information, please visit http://www.enterprisingwomen.com or call 919-362-1551.

About Ritter Contracting:
Ritter Contracting is a full service contracting firm that specializes in union construction projects, and is capable of hard bid format or negotiated format. The firm works as a second and third tier subcontractor to general contractors, as well as construction managers and owners. Ritter Contracting performs general conditions work; all phases of carpentry, operating interior cars, and support for construction managers and general contractors wherever the need arises and the firm’s services can be best put to use. The firm has worked on a wide range of projects, including the Children’s Hospital Seashore House, Philadelphia; the new Phillies Baseball Field; the Wachovia Center; the Convention Center Marriott Hotel and Marriott Airport Hotel; First Union Bank conversion of 180 branches; and Philadelphia International Airport tenant fit-outs, most recently new construction and renovations in the Philadelphia condo marketplace. As president of Ritter Contracting, Judy Ritter is a founding member of the Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) National Forum, the second woman ever to become a board member of the General Building Contractors Association (GBAC) of Philadelphia, and a board member of the Philadelphia Women’s Business Center. She also sits on the Business Access Committee and Government Affairs, Associate Member Executive Committee of the GBAC, is WBENC Task Committee chair, and serves on the WBENC National Certification Review Board and National Certification Committee. For more information, please visit http://www.rittercontracting.com/ or call 215-364-9446.

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