Don Wallace Named Entrepreneur Of The Year
June 25, 2004 – (Seffner, FL) – Don Wallace, founder and CEO of Lazydays® RV Center, the nation’s number one recreational vehicle dealer, was named Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2004. The award was presented to the founders of eight companies in the state of Florida. Mr. Wallace won in the Consumer Products and Services category.
“It is a great honor to accept this distinguished award,” said Don Wallace. “I consider myself to be truly blessed to live in this wonderful country, which afforded me the opportunity to build a company like Lazydays. I also want to thank the 675 talented and dedicated employees of Lazydays® who work so hard every day making Customers For Life.”
Lazydays® was founded in 1976 in Tampa, Florida and relocated in May 1996 to a much larger RV destination complex in Seffner, Florida, which is just east of downtown Tampa. The dealership is located on 140 acres with an 83,000 sq. ft. main building, 1,200 RV display sites, 273 service bays and 300 RV campsites. Lazydays® represents 18 manufacturer brands and sells 165 models of new RV’s. The dealership’s expansive complex requires a fleet of 170 golf carts to move both customers and employees throughout the property. The site has a 40,000 sq. ft. Camping World store, a Cracker Barrel Restaurant and a Flying J RV Travel Plaza.
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For More Information:
Stewart Schaffer, Chief Marketing Officer
Lazydays® RV Center
813.246.4999 ext. 4263
sschaffer@lazydays.com
Tina Heflin, Marketing Manager
Lazydays® RV Center
813.246.4999 ext. 4342
theflin@lazydays.com |