Nine Orange County companies are among the nominees for outstanding minority-owned business enterprises that the Southern California Minority Business Development Council will awarded July 9.
The 47 nominees have a total of 12,500 employees and gross annual sales of $214 billion. They were nominated for outstanding performance of their contracts with members of the Minority Business Development Council.
One winner will be awarded in four size categories based on annual revenues.
The Orange County nominees are:
- AD-PRO, Huntington Beach
- APR Consulting Inc., Tustin and Diamond Bar
- Coast Aerospace Manufacturing Inc., Huntington Beach
- Diverse Staffing Solutions, Brea
- G & F Concrete Cutting Inc., Santa Ana
- Pacific Rim Capital Inc., Aliso Viejo
- Torrez Trucking, Placentia
- VR & Associates, Huntington Beach
- Vizio Inc., Irvine
The 25th Annual Supplier of the Year Awards luncheon will be at 11 a.m. July 9 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel, 251 S. Olive St., Los Angeles.
Under the program, minority business enterprises are judged on their demonstrated growth, development and ability to create jobs; utilization of other minority business enterprises; business performance in their contracts, including providing quality products and services, cost savings and innovative solutions; overcoming major obstacles and adversities, and community involvement.
The other nominees are:
- Nelson Davis Television Productions
- Southeast C&I Electric
- The Baker Group
- Quality General Engineering Inc.
- Sustaining Resources
- Artcraft Bedspread
- Banneker Industries Inc.
- Best Landscaping
- Caraway & Cuckler Engineering Services, Inc.
- Code Precast Products, Inc.
- CR&A Custom
- Elixir Technologies Corp.
- Icon Blue, Inc.
- Industry Color Printing
- Kevcomp, Inc.
- Madison Paving
- NK David Constructors
- Osceola (Malikco)
- Precision Analytical, Inc.
- Project View, Inc.
- Pro Tool Services, Inc.
- Sensis
- Sequoia Financial Services
- The Label Co.
- Walton Isaacson, LLC
- A. M. Ortega Construction
- AC Pipe & Equipment
- EZ Data, Inc.
- FCI Management Consultants, Inc.
- Kenig Aerospace
- Manderee Enterprises Corp.
- Philatron International
- RMI International, Inc.
- T.J. Cross Engineers, Inc.
- Alorica
- GeoLogics, Corp.
- OneSource Distributors
- SHI International
“These nominees are what all business entrepreneurs should aspire to,” said Council President John W. Murray. “They are successful because they are highly capable individuals who work hard and deliver value to their clients and the community. That is always important but never more so than during these most challenging times.”
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Well that is just fine. But it is 2009, is it not time to move past labels?
Regardless of the year, people will always use labels to identify a group, a person or a cause.
Wow! Minorities can achieve excellence, that is great news OCR.
Maybe someday, a minority could even become president of the United States! Of course that would require Affirmative Action and social programs to level the playing field. (tongue in cheek sarcasm).
Sometime around next year whites will be in the minority. Will OCR run an announcement for the the winners of the White Own Business Awards?