[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14463]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING SMALL BUSINESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN VERMONT

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I would like to share with my colleagues in 
the Senate the accomplishments of several Vermont entrepreneurs.
  Each June, the Small Business Administration honors the best and 
brightest of each State's small business community. The entrepreneurial 
spirit in Vermont breeds many successful small businesses, and today I 
would like to congratulate the 2007 Vermont Small Business Person of 
the Year, Jack Glaser, president and cofounder of MBF Bioscience in 
Williston. Jack is one of the Green Mountain State's wonderful success 
stories, a University of Vermont graduate who worked with his family, 
especially his father, Dr. Edmund M. Glaser, to create and grow a 
successful business in Vermont.
  It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Jack and everyone at MBF 
Bioscience. I ask unanimous consent that a Burlington Free Press 
article about Jack and the other 2007 Small Business Champions of the 
Year in Vermont be printed in the Record to commemorate their 
achievements.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record.

       [From the Burlington Free Press, Wednesday, May 30, 2007]

     Williston Developer of Bioscience Software Wins Business Award

       Jack Glaser, president and co-founder of Williston-based 
     MBF Bioscience, is the 2007 Vermont Small Business Person of 
     the Year, the state's top Small Business Administration 
     award.
       Glaser, 45, of Williston, will be honored June 6.
       Established in 1987, MBF Bioscience develops analytical 
     software for biological research, including scientific 
     software for performing brain mapping, neuron tracing and 
     anatomical mapping. The company's software is used to 
     research brain development and aging as well as Alzheimer's, 
     Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases.
       The local business has grown from a home-based operation to 
     a multinational company that employs 26 people. The company 
     has satellite sales offices in Germany and Japan.
       ``It is very gratifying to be recognized for all of MBF's 
     hard work and effort over the past 20 years. Our company is 
     dedicated to helping researchers in their pursuit of 
     understanding how the brain functions,'' Glaser said.
       Joining Glaser at the Burlington waterfront ceremony will 
     be eight winners of the Vermont Small Business Champion 
     Awards: Carl, Michael and John Beauregard of Beauregard 
     Equipment Inc.; Don Kelpinski, former director of the Vermont 
     Small Business Development Center; Mark Blanchard of the 
     Vermont Small Business Development Center; Mary Claire 
     Carroll of Carroll Photos; Bruce Edwards of the Rutland 
     Herald; and Janice Scruton of Cheap Kids II/Trendy Threads.
       Beauregard Equipment is also the regional and state winner 
     of the Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business Award.

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