(Photo above from FAB-TECH, MFG website)
With National Small Business Week May 4-8, the Oregon Small Business Administration announced 2015 Oregon Small Business Person of the Year, Robert W. Powell, president and owner of FAB-TECH Manufacturing in Prineville. As the state winner representing Oregon, Powell is eligible to be selected as the National Small Business Person of the Year, which will be recognized (along with two runners up) in Washington DC on Friday, May 8.
FAB-TECH MFG is a full-service structural steel fabrication company working with local and international clients based in Prineville. Since its beginning in April 1999, FAB-TECH, MFG has become an ever expanding fabrication, structural steel and powder coating company. In addition to structural steel fabrication it provides a project management team, detailing and miscellaneous metals fabrication facility that enables us to be a full-service provider.
FAB-TECH, MFG specializes in a variety of tasks ranging from small miscellaneous projects to large structural steel packages. Some of which include parts on the world’s largest Ferris wheel in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Oakland Bay Bridge, Data Centers in Oregon, North Carolina and Texas.
Some of FAB-TECH completed projects have been Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Prineville, Wilco, and Walgreens in Bend, BPA Charles Luce, Pasco, Washington, BPA Chemewa Sub Station, Oregon State University, LCL Boom, Oakland Bay Bridge, Data Centers, Umatilla, Oregon, HNL Terminal and Cash-N-Carry in Hawaii.
Current projects include St. Charles Hospital, Barnes Butte Elementary School, Data Centers in Prineville, Boeing in Washington, Murray Building and High Lakes Health Care in Bend, Arney Retail in Woodburn, BPA Radio Station in Washington and Oregon and Gustav’s Restaurant in Keizer, Oregon.
Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced today this year’s Small Business Person of the Year winners from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A panel is currently reviewing all the packages and a national winner and two runners-up will be selected and announced at a future date. The national winner will be recognized as the 2015 National Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration this year in Washington, D.C., May 8.
“It is my pleasure and honor to announce the 54 winners. Competition was extremely keen across the nation for these prestigious awards. I couldn’t be any prouder than recognizing these outstanding entrepreneurs and small business owners, they represent the backbone of our economy. Small businesses created nearly 2 million of the roughly 3 million private-sector jobs generated in 2014. More than 7 million of the 11 million jobs created during our recovery have been generated by startups and small enterprises,” said Contreras-Sweet.
Each year since 1963, the president has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of National Small Business Week. This year National Small Business Week will be recognized from May 4-8 with national events planned in Miami, Los Angeles, San Antonio, New York and Washington, D.C.
Fab-Tech, MFG
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