Entrepreneur finalists listed

Ernst & Young LLP on Tuesday announced the finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 awards in Utah.

This year's 25 finalists were selected from 60 nominations by an independent judging panel composed of area business leaders. Award winners will be announced at a gala event June 7 at the Salt Palace Grand Ballroom.

• American Name Services Inc., Jill Grammer-Williams.

• Best Vinyl, Vance Barrett.

• Body Firm Aerobics d.b.a. Gold's Gym, Scott R. Felsted.

• Career Step, Andrea L. Anaya.

• Costume Craze LLC, Kate Maloney.

• Del Sol LC, Jefferson G. Pedersen.

• Dental Select, Brent Williams.

• Direct Pointe Inc., Michael D. Proper.

• Eclipse Aviation Corp., Vern Raburn.

• Firstline Security Inc., Trevor Keyes and Wright Thurston.

• GoEngineer, Ken Coburn.

• Interbank FX, Todd Crosland

• K-TEC/Blendtec, Thomas D. Dickson.

• Mediconnect Global Inc., Amy R. Lewis.

• Metro Ready Mix LLC, John Dunn.

• Mindshare Technologies Inc., Richard D. Hanks and John R. Sperry.

• Namifiers LLC, Bryan L. Welton.

• Provo Craft and Novelty Inc., James Thornton and Robert Workman.

• QuickKutz Inc., Eric J. Ruff.

• Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Co., Kip L. Wadsworth.

• Summit Electric Supply, Victor R. Jury.

• SunFirst Bank, John W. Allen.

• VitalSmarts LC, Mike Carter, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Kerry Patterson and Al Switzler.

• WesTech Engineering Inc., Dr. James V. Larsen.

• Won-Door Corp., Ronald A. Smart.

Utah region award winners will be eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 national program. Winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, Calif., on Nov. 17.