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Forest One Selected as Small Industry Award Winner Recognized as a Leader in Their Segment
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Jackson, MS – The Enterprise for Innovative Geospatial Solutions is proud to announce that member company Forest One, Inc., was selected as the winner in the Small Industry category for the 2005 Salute to Business and Industry Awards program. This prestigious statewide recognition program, sponsored by the Mississippi Business Journal, showcases good corporate citizenship exhibited by companies based in Mississippi. Companies are judged by an independent panel of business experts on their contributions to the region via the following criteria: Community Involvement; Workforce Development Policies; and Leadership in Their Segment.

Forest One is a complete information technology company providing consulting services, applications development, data processing, and software to a number of industries including forest products, utilities, and environmental management. Forest One specializes in geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) applications.

“We are pleased to be recognized as a leader in our segment,” stated Clark Love, CEO and Co-founder of Forest One, Inc. “We look forward to continue growing our services and products to most effectively address the diverse needs of our clients including large public companies, government entities, and forestland managers.”

From the state of Mississippi, Forest One is competing in a global market with exciting and innovative products and services for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and private corporations. Their efforts overseas include conducting work to compare domestic and foreign natural resources and to locate sites best suited for access to natural resources in China and other Pacific Rim countries. Through work for various clients, Forest One has mapped the timber inventory for the entire Southeast and has more information on current forest inventory than any other company or organization.

“Forest One is directly impacting Mississippi’s economy by increasing the availability of high tech jobs and opportunities here in our state, helping keep our best and brightest home,” said Dr. Robin Buchannon, Executive Director for the Enterprise for Innovative Geospatial Solutions.

Today, Forest One serves almost every major Forest Products company in the U.S., as well as the EPA, the U.S. Forest Service, Georgia Power Company, and numerous other clients in other industries. Since its founding, Forest One has grown from 3 employees to 20 employees and has sustained a 100% top line and bottom line growth rate. Forest One is currently launching multiple new products and services that will ensure continued growth. For more information about the company, visit www.forestone.com. For more information about EIGS, its companies, and partners, visit www.eigs.olemiss.edu.

In addition to winning the Small Industry award, Forest One was a finalist in the Small Innovation category and the Most Promising Emerging Company category.