[April 22, 2013] Connectria's CEO Receives Entrepreneurial Spirit Award from University of Missouri Tweet Apr 22, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Connectria Hosting, a global managed and cloud hosting provider, announced its founder, President and CEO, Rich Waidmann, received the Entrepreneurial Spirit Award from the University of Missouri-St. Louis Business Alumni Association. According to a release, Rich graduated from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in business administration and a minor in economics and mathematics. After graduation, Rich spent thirteen years in the Information Technology industry. In 1996, he founded Connectria and has been the principal architect of its success over the last 17 years. Connectria is a St. Louis privately held cloud computing and managed hosting provider, as well as a company with global reach. Connectria employs approximately 120 people with more than 1,000 customers in 30 countries worldwide including Ameren, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and IBM among many others. Annual sales for 2013 are expected to exceed $30,000,000. Connectria's awards include: 5-time Inc. 500/5000 Fastest Growing Company award winner, 3-times named a best place to work in St. Louis, and a 2-time recipient of a St. Louis Fast 50 Award by the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association (RCGA). Connectria has received recognition and praise for the company's No Jerks Allowed company policy which Waidmann created when he founded Connectria. Company Information: http://www.connectria.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]