Regency Technologies receives the Governor's Excellence in Exporting Award

On June 21, 2006, Governor Bob Taft recognized 29 Ohio companies and organizations with the Governor's Excellence in Exporting Award ("E" Award), in a ceremony at the Statehouse Atrium in Columbus.

"To succeed in today's global economy, Ohio businesses must look beyond our nation's borders and explore opportunities in foreign markets," Taft said. "These companies are growing and creating jobs here in Ohio as a result of aggressively selling their products throughout the world."

Established in 1985, the "E" Award recognizes Ohio companies that have increased sales volume through exports, increased Ohio-based employment as a direct result of export activity, or developed and implemented a strategy to expand their international sales. Since 1991, only 300 companies have received the award.

Ohio is the seventh largest exporting state, and during the past five years, Ohio's exports have grown nearly 20 percent faster than U.S. exports overall. In 2005, Ohio companies exported $34.8 billion in goods, an increase of 11.5 percent over 2004. According to Global Trade Information Services' report, Ohio remains the only state in which exports have increased each year since 1998, and have grown faster than that of the U.S. in four of the last five years.

Jim Levine of Regency Technologies receives the Excellence in Exporting Award from Governor Bob Taft