Entrepreneurs rake in awards

Four Gulf Coast entrepreneurs won awards during Ernst & Young's Florida Entrepreneur of the Year program June 9.

Now in its 30th year, Ernst & Young, a global consulting firm known as EY, recognizes entrepreneurs in more than 145 cities. This year, Tampa Bay Lighting owner Jeff Vinik and 30 other entrepreneurs were named Florida finalists. Eight finalists are based on the Gulf Coast, and half of them won awards.

The four Gulf Coast businessmen who won a 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year Award include: