DALLAS, TX. — Liquid Motors Inc. was named to the Fast Tech Award listing Friday, August 26 at the Metroplex Technology Business Council’s Tech Titans Awards Gala. The award presentation – sponsored by TravisWolff LLP, Comerica Bank and the Dallas Business Journal – revealed the list of the 35 companies as well as their ranking.
“We are pleased to announce that Liquid Motors placed number 30 on the list, growing at 29% from 2008 to 2010,” said Michael Daseke, Liquid Motors President and CEO. “Our continued growth in the auto industry reflects our technological expertise, our commitment to customer service and our passion to help dealers achieve success in the Internet marketplace.”
In its 11th year, the Fast Tech Award honors the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based on revenue growth from 2008 to 2010. The ranking is compiled from nominations submitted directly to the Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC), and through independent research using publicly available information conducted by the MTBC, TravisWolff LLP and Comerica Bank.
“At the MTBC, we keep our finger on the pulse of what is happening in the tech industry inNorth Texas,” said Bill Sproull, president andCEOof the MTBC. “These fast growing companies are what makes our technology industry so vibrant…keep your eyes on them!”
About Liquid Motors (www.liquidmotors.com)
Liquid Motors Inc., a Dallas, Texas based corporation, offers automobile dealers a comprehensive Internet marketing solution designed to maximize lead generation. We provide a variety of software and services that create competitive advantage for automobile dealerships by generating and capturing more cost effective Internet leads using no-cost Internet classifieds, eBay auctions and listings, leading pay classifieds and dealer websites through the implementation of strategic pricing analysis, search optimization and marketing, and compelling multimedia.
About Metroplex Technology Business Council
The Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC) is the innovation hub for North Texas’ technology community and actively connects entrepreneurs, universities and corporations for significant technological advancements. Founded in 1994 as a non-profit organization with approximately 300 members, it includes technology businesses and providers from across the DFW Metroplex. The MTBC is a TITAN, focused on growing Talent, Innovation, Tech Titans, Advocacy and Networking. It promotes the Dallas region as the center of cloud computing and fosters a culture of innovation among major technology companies in the region. Events include monthly Tech Industry Luncheons, Cloud Computing Special Interest Group Events, CEO Forums, Tech Week in Austin and the annual Tech Titans Awards Gala event. More information about MTBC can be found online by visiting www.metroplextbc.org.
About TravisWolff
TravisWolff is an independent accounting and advisory firm that offers a full range of assurance, tax and consulting services to large, formal business enterprises. TravisWolff specializes in the technology industry as well as construction, energy/oil and gas, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and distribution, non-profit, professional services, real estate, and restaurant/retail/hospitality. Additionally, TravisWolff provides specialized services in the areas of business valuation, compensation and benefits planning, IT auditing (SAS 70), collaborative divorce consulting, employee benefit plan audits, estate planning, litigation services and forensic accounting. With more than 120 employees, TravisWolff has offices in Dallas and San Antonio and serves clients throughout Texas, along with their subsidiaries, operating companies and manufacturing facilities throughout the country and offshore. As a member of the Moore Stephens association, TravisWolff extends its services to the global market. TravisWolff is a registered firm with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). For more information, please visit traviswolff.com.
About Comerica Bank’s Technology and Life Sciences Division
Comerica Bank’s Technology and Life Sciences Division is one of the nation’s leading technology banking practices, offering a wide range of financial services tailored to corporate customers, entrepreneurs and professionals. Veteran bankers provide credit and financial services and products to young, growing, professionally backed technology and life sciences companies, as well as their more mature counterparts. The Technology and Life Sciences Division serves all major U.S. technology centers from offices coast-to-coast and its headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. Comerica Bank is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), a financial services company that is among the 20 largest U.S. banking companies, with $57 billion in assets at March 31, 2010. For more information, visit www.comerica.com
