GAINESVILLE - Ten Gainesville area businesspeople are being recognized this morning as "Entrepreneurs - Masters of Innovation" in a ceremony taking place at the Featherbone Communiversity and being streamed live on WDUN-TV on accessnorthga.com.<br />
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Featherbone Communiversity presents the "Entrepreneurs...Masters of Innovation" event to encourage and provide a road map for others to strive for excellence through innovation by showing community recognition and appreciation for the hard work and talent of our entrepreneurs. <br />
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This morning's program is giving the honorees the opportunity to talk about how these traits have served them well. <br />
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They are: Sammy Smith, Gainesville Board of Education member and owner of RainMaker Associates; Mike Cottrell, CEO, Cottrell Industries; Leon Osborne, CEO, Osborne Wood Products; Lance Compton, President/CEO, Red Clay Interactive; David Dorsey, Owner/Manager, Discovery Medical Company; Gary Hopkins, President, PlastekWerks, Inc. & StormWater Systems, Inc.; Mark Kirves, VP, PlastekWerks, Inc. & StormWater Systems, Inc.; Sally Foster, Owner, Sally Foster Gift Wrap; Scott Dixon, Owner, Scott's On The Square; and, Moss Robertson, Jr., Owner, Moss Robertson Cadillac-Mazda. <br />
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This event joins the Masters series established in 2009 by Featherbone Communiversity: Masters in "Teaching