Fast 50 Honorable Mentions - WEST

Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington:

ARIZONA

School Teacher Takes on Chemical Goliaths
Laura Roberts
Pheonix, Arizona
CEO, Pantheon Chemical

Fudge Factor - a not so sweet steal!
Wendy Sokol
Tucson - AZ
Co-Owner and CEO, In Home Support Services LLC

CALIFORNIA

Ned Barnholt launched Agilent Technologies just before the worst
Ned Barnholt
Palo Alto - CA
President and CEO, Agilent Technologies.

Having the Acumen to Drive Change
Al Javed
San Jose - CA
VP, Wireless Networks Technology, Nortel Networks

Connecting the World; Empowering Understanding
Adrian Scott
San Francisco - CA
CEO, Ryze.com

Buglover to Biotech Super Star: One Woman's Quest for the Future
Pam Marrone
Davis - CA
President and CEO, AgraQuest

Plan your work, work your plan.
Mike Horton
San Jose - CA
President and CEO, Crossbow Technology Inc.

The Rise of Fresh Dough
Todd Parent
San Francisco - CA
CEO and founder of Extreme Pizza, Extreme Pizza

People still use the phone for meetings?
Min Zhu
San Jose - CA
Chief Technical Officer, Preside, WebEx Communications

COLORADO

Kennedy Changed How America Eats
Aaron Kennedy
Boulder - CO
Founder, President & CEO, Noodles & Company

NEW MEXICO

Down and out to useful significance
Tom DiFrancesca III
Clovis - NM
Freelance Columnist, Tracker Tom's Internet Safari

NEVADA

Cop Turns Helicopter Hobby In To Aviation Empire
Jerry Airola
North Las Vegas - NV
Founder and Owner, Silver State Helicopters

OREGON

A Bottle of Your Best Green, Please
Susan Sokol Blosser
Dundee - OR
President, Sokol Blosser Winery

An Acquisition Done Right: Digmarc & Polaroid ID Systems
Bruce Davis
Tualatin - OR
CEO and Chairman, Digimarc Corp.

WASHINGTON

W3 Data's Got the Number on Success
Maxwell Bardon
Seattle - WA
President, W3 Data, Inc.

I redefined kitchen innovation.
David Holcomb
Seattle - WA
Founder and CEO, Chef'n