(PRLEAP.COM) Greenville, SC – John Boyd, founder and CEO of TIC Properties, LLC, was recognized as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year 2006 Carolinas Award. This award has become the standard award for business excellence honoring vision, innovation, courage, and leadership. By pursuing his entrepreneurial dreams he has inspired the next generation of business owners to pursue theirs. “As a professional in the business world John is an icon in the commercial real estate community. His ambition motivates our team and has been the key factor in his entrepreneurial success”, says Trevor Gordon, President of TIC Properties. “As a human being he is caring, contributing, and always – always looks out for the best interest of the people around him.”

TIC Properties is an award winning real estate investment firm that offers suitable replacement property solutions for investors conducting §1031 tax-deferred exchanges. Since its inception, Mr. Boyd and his team have acquired over $500 million in institutional-grade real estate assets comprising over 3.7 million square feet of property nationwide. Through the ambition, vision and leadership of Mr. Boyd the company has been consistently ranked in the top 10 Fastest Growing Companies in South Carolina in the annual Elliott Davis/SC Chamber of Commerce rankings for the past three years and was recently ranked number 36 in the annual list of Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in the country by Inc. Magazine. “John continues to impact the community by creating additional jobs and opportunities as well as through his philanthropic efforts in the hope of making life better for his family and employees in the community,” says Trevor Gordon, president of TIC Properties, LLC. “It’s an honor to be able to work side by side with John and see the impact that he has on so many lives.”