Norwood, Ohio, January 13, 2017 - HCDC today recognized John L. Ward as the recipient of the 2016 Larry Albice Entrepreneurship Award.

“John has made many outstanding contributions to the HCDC Business Center, advising companies in our business incubator and regularly participating in our Morning Mentoring program”, stated HCDC Business Center Director Pat Longo.

HCDC’s Business Center is a nationally-recognized startup business incubator in Southwest Ohio that helps entrepreneurs launch successful technology-oriented businesses through coaching, connections, innovative programming, access to capital and a diverse learning environment.

Established by HCDC in 1989, the Business Center is one of the largest and most successful business incubators in the country. More than 300 innovative and scalable businesses have participated in HCDC’s incubation program, including more than 60 current resident businesses that call the Business Center home. Over the past 25 years, resident companies have created more than 2,300 jobs and generated $500 million in economic activity. Approximately 300 people come to work at the Business Center on any given day. Hundreds more engage in Business Center programming, meet-ups and forums every year.

For more information on HCDC, Inc., please visit the company’s website at www.hcdc.com.