Scott McLaughlin Recognized at Business Leader Magazine’s annual “Top 50 Entrepreneurs” banquet in Raleigh, NC.

Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/20/2012 -- Scott McLaughlin, President of Strategic Connections in Raleigh N.C., was recognized as one of Business Leader's "Top 50 Entrepreneurs in the Triangle" for 2012. The coveted awards were revealed at a banquet at Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh on February 23, 2012.

McLaughlin has been with Strategic Connections for 14 years. He has led the company to great success and during McLaughlin's time as President, Strategic Connections has completed several noteworthy projects including Duke Energy, Church on the Move, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The company has also received a number of honors including the "Top 50 Systems Integrators in the US," awarded by Systems Contractor News Magazine and Triangle Business Journal's "Fast 50."

McLaughlin encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to, "Maintain fiscal responsibility, take good care of those on your team, be confident that all goals and objectives can be met and most importantly, dream big."

To view the full list of the 2012 Top 50 Business Leaders in the Triangle, visit the Business Leader website.

About Strategic Connections
Strategic Connections is a licensed low-voltage and unlimited electrical contractor, specializing in the design and installation of communication and power infrastructures. Our services include design engineering and installation for interior and campus infrastructure cabling, audiovisual presentation systems for training rooms and executive conference rooms, high definition display systems, card access, biometrics and facial recognition systems, perimeter control systems, closed circuit television monitoring and recording devices, noise masking and paging systems, business telephone systems, multi-site rollouts, fire alarm systems, along with any fully licensed custom electrical construction services.

Serving the southeastern U.S., Strategic Connections has grown to be one of the leading providers of high-quality communication infrastructures. To learn more, please visit www.strategicconnections.net.

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Raleigh based AV integration company ranks 49th for systems integration revenue for 2011 by Systems Contractor News Magazine

Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/20/2011 -- Tom Rause, Vice President of Strategic Connections is proud to announce the company's recognition as one of the Top 50 Systems Integrators in the United States and Canada. The award, presented by Systems Contractor News Magazine (SCN), is one of many prestigious honors that the company has received this year, including the Triangle's Fast Fifty Award for having one of the fasted growing privately held companies in the Triangle area.

Systems Contractor News Magazine presents the Top 50 Awards annually to recognize the top performing commercial AV integration businesses.

The 50 businesses recognized set the pace for all AV firms both on a large and small scale. The decisions that recipients of the Top 50 make, and the work that they do, are in some way linked to all that is accomplished in the field each day. Every company honored has a bottom line to think about, and how they achieve a healthy balance sheet is what SCN focuses on when presenting the awards.

When asked about the honor, Rause replied, "We are honored to be recognized as one of the top 50 Systems Integrators in the U.S. and Canada.

This is another milestone event for every member of the Strategic Connections team, as it would not have been possible without each and every one of them."

About Strategic Connections
Strategic Connections is a licensed low voltage and unlimited electrical contractor specializing in the design and installation of communication and power infrastructure. Our services include design engineering and installation for interior and campus infrastructure cabling, audiovisual presentation systems for training rooms and executive conference rooms, high definition display systems, card access, biometrics and facial recognition systems, perimeter control systems, closed circuit television monitoring and recording devices, noise masking and paging systems, business telephone systems, multi-site rollouts, fire alarm systems, along with any fully licensed custom electrical construction services. To learn more, visit http://www.strategicconnections.net/.

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Triangle Business Journal awards Strategic Connections for the third year in a row as one of the Triangle’s fifty fastest growing private companies.

Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/15/2011 -- Strategic Connections, a Raleigh based contracting company specializing in the design and installation of communication and power infrastructure, was recently named one of the Triangle's fifty fastest growing privately held companies by the Triangle Business Journal.

The company is very familiar with this particular award, as this is the third consecutive time the business has been recognized with such an honor.

The Triangle Business Journal's Fast 50 Awards Dinner will be held on Tuesday, November 15th at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center in Durham, NC. The exact rankings of the Fast 50 recipients will not be announced until the awards dinner. The winners have been selected and ranked based on a formula factoring revenue growth and profitability over the past 3 years (2008-2010). The numbers are then computed by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Tom Rause, Vice President of Strategic Connections has this to say about the recognition, "It feels great being recognized for our efforts in providing our clients with exceptional services. Receiving this award from the Triangle Business Journal was made possible by the dedication and service provided to our customers over the past three years, who have truly made Strategic Connections' business growth possible".

About the Triangle Business Journal
The Triangle Business Journal is your trusted source for local business news. Our team of local business news reporters uses their deep understanding of the Triangle community to keep you informed about the people and businesses important to you. To learn more, visit http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/.

About Strategic Connections
Strategic Connections is a licensed low voltage and unlimited electrical contractor specializing in the design and installation of communication and power infrastructure. Our services include design engineering and installation for interior and campus infrastructure cabling, audiovisual presentation systems for training rooms and executive conference rooms, high definition display systems, card access, biometrics and facial recognition systems, perimeter control systems, closed circuit television monitoring and recording devices, noise masking and paging systems, business telephone systems, multi-site rollouts, fire alarm systems, along with any fully licensed custom electrical construction services. To learn more, visit http://www.strategicconnections.net/.

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