(EMAILWIRE.COM, April 27, 2001 ) (EMAILWIRE.COM, APRIL 27, 2001) Anderson, IN, -- The goal of one of the country’s most philanthropic festivals is to raise money for local charities, not spend money on promotion.
For the third consecutive year, Enterprise Designs and its parent company, LocalWeb4U Inc., are donating their advanced design and development expertise to the Little 500 Festival in Anderson, Indiana for the creation of their web site.
"We’re very proud and excited to provide community-based technology for the official web site of the Little 500," says LocalWeb4U president, Doug Edge. "Our goals are very similar in that we’re both focused on strengthening communities."
Each event during the month of May is published on the official web site of the Little 500 at www.little500.org. The event calendar includes dates, times, pictures and contact information for every event. Enterprise Designs is also providing the Little 500 with a web directory of local web sites, created and developed by LocalWeb4U Inc. This allows visitors to the Little 500 site to also find information about local businesses, organizations and non-profits.
The official mascot of LocalWeb4U Inc. will be at many of the festival’s events this year. Look for Webster, the 8 1/2-foot duck, promoting LocalWeb4U.com and the official site of the Little 500.
The Little 500 Festival brings local companies and community members together, raising nearly $100,000 each year for local charities. The month-long festival leads up to the Little 500 Sprintcar Race at Anderson Speedway.
For more information, lease contact Jim Dougherty at (765) 683 – 9436, or by e-mail at jdougherty@localweb4u.com.
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*Enterprise Designs offers proprietary interactive Internet solutions for businesses and organizations. Located in Anderson, Indiana, the technology company provides a full spectrum of technical services for business and organization web sites including design, development, testing, hosting, deployment and technical support. Enterprise Designs offers geographically enhanced interactive technologies with e-publishing, value-added features, databases and back-end systems at a fraction of the cost to develop, maintain and enhance.
* LocalWeb4U Inc. is a communications-based technology company located in Anderson, Ind. The development of LocalWeb4U is a collaborative effort of the Applied Research Institute and the Center for Information and Communication Sciences program of Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., as well as the Computer Science Department of Ivy Tech State College at the Anderson, Ind. Campus. LocalWeb4U.com provides an online community experience where people can be heard and be found.
LocalWeb4U, Inc. is the parent company of Enterprise Designs
*Doug Edge, President - LocalWeb4U Inc. (d.b.a. Enterprise Designs)
Doug Edge has more than 10 years experience in retail business operations. At the age of 23, Edge started a retail clothing business that quickly generated more than $1.2 million in sales annually. Edge is a co-owner of both a True Value hardware store and a Just Ask Rental Center. In 1998, Edge ventured into the broadcast industry, taking over management of WHBU Talk Radio in Anderson, Ind. Under his direction, station revenue increased by 600 percent and listenership escalated to the top-ranked talk radio format in East Central Indiana. Edge served in a management role for Indiana Regional Radio Partners Inc. until establishing LocalWeb4U in March 2000. Edge is also an adjunct faculty member at Ball State University’s telecommunications program.

*Jim Dougherty – Director of Project Management, Enterprise Designs
Jim has over 10 years of management experience in various business environments ranging from the entertainment industry to web development. Jim has served as lead developer and consultant for many web-based projects including the web strategy of Connecticut Electric, one of the world’s largest suppliers of replacement circuit breakers. Jim's leadership enabled the growth of the Degerberg Academy in Chicago to a 600% student increase over a 4 year period, resulting in a national award from the United States Martial Arts Association in 1993. Jim studied Theatre and Filmmaking at Indiana University, and has worked in several production venues in Chicago between 1987 and 1997. Jim has also served as a Radio personality, hosting a weekly computer talk show "Computer Digest".

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