Gary Rabine, CEO of the Rabine Group, Receives Entrepreneur of the Year Award

SCHAUMBURG, IL, October 19, 2011 (Press-News.org) The Rabine Group is proud to announce that Gary Rabine, the CEO and Founder of the Rabine Group, was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year from the Schaumburg Business Association. The award was presented on October 8th at the annual Toast of Schaumburg event at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield.

Gary Rabine started his residential paving company right after graduating high school. Equipped with old paving machines and business cards made by his sister, he started knocking on doors. What was once a small construction company is now a group of companies that use cutting edge technology with world-class industry specific expertise and engineering.

Gary Rabine said, "The Toast of Schaumburg is an awesome event that recognizes the great businesses that make up Schaumburg's vibrant community. It has been an honor to be recognized among so many very successful business leaders in Schaumburg."

The Rabine Group was listed on the 2011 Inc. 500/5000 list of fastest-private growing companies in America. It has also been recognized by Crain's Chicago Business as one of the fastest growing fifty companies in the Chicagoland area for the past 2 years. The Fast Fifty Growing Companies list is an annual report featuring the fastest-growing public and private companies based on five-year revenue growth.

Representatives from more than 600 businesses joined the celebration of the Schaumburg Business Association's 10th anniversary at the Toast of Schaumburg. The Toast of Schaumburg is a black tie event that honors award recipients of previous years and announces the new additions.

Among the awards were Business of the Year, which went to Ala Carte Entertainment, Volunteer of the Year, which went to AT&T's director of external affairs, and the Community Service Award, which went to Omron Industrial Automation. The Rabine Group feels honored to be recognized alongside industry leading businesses such as these.

For more information on the Rabine Group companies, its services and advocacy, visit http://www.RabineGroup.com or call 888 Rabine3.

About the Rabine Group:
With a firm commitment to delivering quality, innovation, and exceeding our clients' expectations, the Rabine Group is a premiere service provider for paving, roofing, petroleum distribution and other construction needs. The Rabine Group companies include: Rabine Paving, Rabine Paving America, UltraLot, Pavement Solutions, Roofing Solutions America, R. Commercial Roofing Solutions, R.W. Roofing Solutions, Rabine Snow Pros, Pipe View, Palatine Oil Company, and Rabine Residential, as well as, the Black Hawk Run Golf Club, and the Rabine Group Foundation.