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Five Star Launches Instructional Design Workshop

Friday, April 30th, 2010

PITTSBURGH, PA / April 30, 2010 — Five Star is pleased to announce the launch of the Make it REAL- Instructional Design for Improved Performance Workshop. Designed to improve the productivity and efficiency of internal learning teams and departments, this interactive two-day workshop teaches proven instructional design and performance improvement processes to those responsible for creating solutions that improve on-the-job performance. Participants of the workshop learn when training is the best solution to achieve desired business results and to assess when other solutions are more appropriate. In addition, it provides a framework and best practices to better estimate, design, and deliver effective training programs. More information about the workshop can be found at www.fivestardev.com/makeitreal.

Five Star Makes Inc. 5000 List for the Second Consecutive Year

Monday, August 17th, 2009

PITTSBURGH, August 18, 2009 – Five Star Development, Inc. announced today that Inc. Magazine once again ranked it as one of the top 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Five Star’s ranking of 3,319 was based on the company’s revenue growth of 76.5% over a three-year period beginning in 2005. This is the second consecutive year that Five Star has been recognized.

Joined by other American independent-minded organizations like consumer electronics maker Vizio, Internet giant GoDaddy, and rental car service Zipcar, Five Star is proud to represent Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the contributions that the city has made in revitalizing the economy. “We are excited and honored to be listed as an Inc. 5000 company. Receiving this distinction for a second straight year is a great accomplishment for our employees and clients.” – Lou Camerlengo, Five Star President and Co-Founder.

Five Star CEO/COO and Co-Founder, Dave Colaizzi commented “Research shows that the combined companies recognized on the fastest-growing list have generated over 1 million jobs since their founding. We are truly excited to bring some of that economic impact to where our employees live and work in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Central Ohio, and the San Francisco Bay Area.” Five Star’s award will be presented by Inc. Magazine during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Friday, September 25th.

About Five Star Development, Inc.
Five Star Development, Inc. enables clients to execute strategy by helping them achieve and sustain a high-performance organization. Five Star’s service delivery platform, Star Performance™, provides turnkey and customized solutions to optimize and integrate the Five Key Drivers of High-Performance™; focused and aligned leaders, skilled and motivated workforces, integrated talent management systems, enabling technologies, and continuous improvement.

Congressman Tim Murphy Visits Five Star and Discusses Healthcare

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
PITTSBURGH, June 8, 2009/ On June 1, Five Star Development, Inc. welcomed Congressman Tim Murphy to its new green office in Pittsburgh’s historic North Side. Congressman Murphy toured the office and learned about the services Five Star provides its clients and the company’s vision for helping organizations achieve and sustain high performance. In this meeting, several of Congressman Murphy’s top issues were also discussed, specifically healthcare. Congressman Murphy outlined his vision for Electronic Medical Records (EMR), which includes the Provider’s Four I’s and the Individual’s Four P’s.

Congressman Tim Murphy Visits Five Star

Congressman Murphy and Five Star both agree that the healthcare industry is rapidly changing, and it is because of these changes that Five Star developed its Clinician Adoption Solutions offerings. This program enables Five Star to partner with healthcare organizations to identify and remove the obstacles hindering clinician buy-in and engagement for critical strategies to improve patient quality. Visit www.fivestardev.com/healthcare to learn more about Five Star’s Clinician Adoption Solutions.

About Five Star Development, Inc.

Five Star Development, Inc. enables clients to execute strategy by helping them achieve and sustain a high-performance organization. Five Star’s service delivery platform, Star Performance™, provides turnkey and customized solutions to optimize and integrate the Five Key Drivers of High-Performance™; focused and aligned leaders, skilled and motivated workforces, integrated talent management systems, enabling technologies, and continuous improvement.

Five Star Welcomes Delores Homisak and Tom Solomon

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Expands National Presence

PITTSBURGH, April 22, 2009/ Five Star Development, Inc. announced today that Delores Homisak and Tom Solomon have joined the company as Senior Consultants focusing on clients in the San Francisco Bay Area and Columbus, Ohio regions, respectively. As Senior Consultants, they are responsible for expanding Five Star’s client base in their respective regions, leading consulting projects, and designing and implementing solutions within Five Star’s Star Performance™ platform.

Mrs. Homisak brings over 20 years of experience in providing technology solutions to solve business problems in the retail banking and card payment processing arenas. She has a demonstrated record of delivering strategic initiatives while building enduring relationships across multi-functional teams. Delores comes to Five Star with experience from Visa where she worked in numerous key roles that included service management, product management, and product implementation. Prior to that, Delores led large technical sales teams for IBM where she consistently earned annual sales awards for exceeding objectives. Delores holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.

Mr. Solomon has more than 20 years of experience designing and leading initiatives in the areas of strategy execution, organizational performance, learning design, executive development, and knowledge management. He has designed and implemented large-scale business transformation projects within a broad array of industries, including financial services, healthcare, e-commerce, media, and professional services. Tom’s experience includes external and internal consulting, including roles with Nationwide Insurance, Ernst & Young, Andersen Consulting, and McKinsey & Company. He has led functional transformation initiatives in the areas of finance, HR, and IT. Tom holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Business, Northwestern University.

“We are extremely pleased to expand our consulting capabilities. The breadth of experiences each brings to the company perfectly aligns with the Five Key Drivers of High Performance. We are very excited to make this expanded commitment to our clients in California and Ohio, and we look forward to creating new relationships.” – Lou Camerlengo, President and Co-Founder, Five Star Development, Inc.


Delores Homisak, MBA


Tom Solomon, MBA