RICHARDSON, TX – Michael C. Shores, president and chief executive of TXP-Texas Prototypes Inc, was named a finalist for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year 2005.

The E&Y program recognizes significant business achievements around the world made possible by the entrepreneurial spirit.

Shores, who writes a column on optoelectronics assembly for Circuits Assembly, is a finalist in the Realizing Business Potential category for the Southwest. 

Shores was selected by an independent panel of judges comprised of local business, academic and community leaders. 

TXP provides prototyping electronics manufacturing services. It was

“The acceptance of our business model has been overwhelming,” said Shores in a statement. “I am proud to be at the head of one of the pre-manufacturing services industry’s fastest growing companies, and very excited about what the future potentially holds."