Twelve small firms honored:
Companies receive recognition at Fox Theatre ceremony
Tucson Citizen
Published: 03.07.2007
The winners of the 2007 Southern Arizona Smart Inspiring Enterprise awards, hosted by The Arizona Small Business Association and Tucson Business Edge, were announced Tuesday at an awards ceremony at the Fox Theatre.
Michael A. Chihak, editor and publisher of the Tucson Citizen, was joined by more than 400 guests to honor the southern Arizona entrepreneurs.
The winners in the following categories are:

Inspiring culture

Name: A Handyman's Haven
Size: one to 10 employees
Years in business: seven
Owners: Maurice Saroni and Saroni Saroni
A Handyman's Haven provides a work environment for the less fortunate by employing workers through governmental programs.

Name: E•las•tek
Size: 11 to 25 employees
Years in business: 13
Owners: Rick Ulrich and Janice Ulrich
The company creates elastomeric roof coatings that have consistently excelled in their resis-tnce to intense heat, extreme dryness, torrential thunderstorms and powerful UV radiation.

Name: LeCroy & Milligan Associates Inc.
Size: 26+ employees
Years in business: 15
Owners: Craig LeCroy and Kerry Milligan
The company provides consulting services in areas such as social services, justice programs, education programs and health services.

Customer Service

Name: Chef Chic
Size: one to 10 employees
Years in business: five
Owner: Wendy Gauthier
The business provides meals to busy people who want to eat better without doing all the work. Clients get meals prepared exactly to their taste in the comfort of their homes.

Name: Green Valley Cooling & Heating
Size: 11 to 25 employees
Years in business: 39
Owners: Ethan Beneze and Candiss Beneze
The company specializes in the installation and servicing of cooling and heating equipment throughout Green Valley.

Name: AGM Container Controls Inc.
Size: 26+ employees
Years in business: 36
President: Howard Stewart
The company manufactures products that control pressure and vacuum changes (breather valves), primarily to serve the military.

Sales and Marketing

Name: Cartridge World Tucson
Size: one to 10 employees
Years in business: three
Owners: Chuck Sawyer and Kathy Sawyer
The company refills empty ink cartridges for inkjet printers, laser printers, fax machines and photocopiers with top-quality inks and toners.

Name: Javalina's Coffee & Sweets Inc.
Size: 11-25 employees
Years in business: three
The business provides specialty coffee, espresso drinks and other nonalcoholic beverages in an atmosphere that encourages good, clean fun.

Name: Buffalo Exchange
Size: 26+ employees
Years in business: 32
Owners: Kerstin Block and Spencer Block
The store sells used clothing by selecting quality, fashionable items that can be resold, and by offering used clothes at low prices in a clean, fun store with a boutique atmosphere.

Use of Technology

Name: Creative Machines Inc.
Size: one to 10 employees
Years in business: 11
Owner: Joseph O'Connell
The business manufactures interactive exhibits for science and children's museums and has created public art pieces.

Name: Integrative Pain Center of Arizona
Size: 11-25 employees
Years in business: four
President: Dr. Bennet Davis
The center is a multispecialty medical practice comprised of the faculty of the former University of Arizona Pain Center and draws patients nationwide.

Name: Cybernetic Research Laboratories Inc.
Size: 26+ employees
Years in business: 17
President: John Rix
The company designs and assembles electrical components and precision machining of critical components, such as fiber-optic sensors for the space shuttle.

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