Special thanks to all of those who entered DCI’s first ever “cartoon caption contest.”  We received a total of 89 submissions.  The cartoon team of Jon Stamell and George Hughes judged the contest and selected five winners  (as well as one "bonus" category winner) are listed below.

Here are the winning captions:

"We were very lucky to find this shovel ready site…"  (submitted by Rob Anderson, Project Manager, Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development)

"Permitting turnaround took only 6 months…" (also submitted by Rob Anderson, Project Manager, Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development – what a creative fellow)

"…and as Mayor I am proud that our incentive package was key to attracting this fine company to our great city." (entered by David Lyman who unfortunately neglected to share his title and organization)

"His mother and I try to be supportive.  After all, we aren't losing a son, we're gaining a bedroom." (shared by Mark Podemski, Vice President for Development, Rockford Area Economic Development Council)

"Now I would like to announce the government's new recovery plan!" (submitted by Jim Renzas, President, Location Management Services)

We also had a sizable number of captions involving a former New York Governor who was in the news at the time of the caption contest.  The "Best of Elliot Spitzer" Award goes to Chuck Alvey, President & CEO, EDAWN who offered the simple yet compelling caption of: "Ladies and Gentlemen, Elliot Spitzer!"

All winners receive a framed copy of the cartoon with their caption included.  Congratulations to Rob Anderson, Mark Podemski, Jim Renzas, David Lyman and Chuck Alvey for their winning submissions.