The award is based on achievements, performance, professional affiliations, and community involvement.

Todd Gates, chairman of GATES (www.GATESinc.com), has been selected as a finalist in the 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.

The award is based on achievements, performance, professional affiliations, and community involvement.

The finalist receptions were held across the state in May and the recipients are honored at a black-tie awards gala in June at The Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando.