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Practical considerations for private employers Growing your business with Instagram about COVID-19 vaccine mandates mplementing a solid In- company initiatives. And
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n Arizona, a number of hospital systems have instituted policies requiring their employees to be vaccinated by Nov. 1. While there have been no known legal challenges to these policies, courts in other states have addressed the issue. Over the past couple of months, courts have upheld vaccine mandates. In the Texas case, 117 employees of a hospital challenged the hospital’s policy requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of ongoing employment. The plaintiffs had alleged that employees who were terminated were wrongfully terminated. The district court cited the EEOC guidance confirming that employers may utilize vaccine mandates without violating the EEO laws. In a strong statement endorsing mandatory vaccine policies, the court held the employees “can freely choose to accept or refuse a COVID-19 vaccine; however, if [they] refuse, [they] will simply need to work somewhere else.” The plaintiffs subsequently appealed the decision to the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In an Indiana case, eight students challenged Indiana University’s policy requiring all students, staff, and faculty to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before starting classes in August unless they qualified for a religious or medical exemption. If a student qualified for an exemption, the student would have to wear a mask at all times and also be subject to regular testing. The eight student plaintiffs challenged the policy by
claiming that it violated the due process clause of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment. The court rejected the claim and held that Indiana University had a legitimate interest of public health for its students, faculty, and staff. On Aug. 2, the Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision. Arizona private employers, in healthcare or otherwise, considering a vaccine mandate for your company, keep the following considerations in mind: • There needs to be a medical exemption in the policy. Under, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) employers must provide reasonable accommodations for those employees who cannot comply with the vaccine mandate because of a medical condition. • There must be an exemption for an individual whose sincerely held religious beliefs prevents him/ her from getting a vaccine. Under Title VII, employers must provide a reasonable accommodation unless doing so poses an undue hardship. • Employers should give employees advance notice of the date by which the employee needs to be fully vaccinated. This allows the employee to schedule a vaccination, apply for an exemption, or look for another job. • Employers can require employees to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination. The EEOC guidance permits employer-inquiries to an employee regarding receipt of a vaccine from a third party, stating the
inquiry is not disability-related. Employers are cautioned, however, not to make additional inquiries past the employee’s vaccination status, as further questions could reveal disability-related information. • Employers must ensure the confidentiality of vaccine-related information. Under the ADA, the EEOC guidance requires employers to maintain COVID-19 related information separately from the employee’s personnel file and to keep the information private and confidential. Employers need to stay up-to-date on state laws in this area. For example, in Arizona, legislation was proposed that would prohibit employers from being able to require an individual to be vaccinated as a condition of employment. The bill did not progress. Meanwhile, in Colorado, HB 1191 would have prohibited an employer from taking adverse action against an employee or an applicant for employment based on their COVID-19 immunization status, but that bill was postponed by the House Committee on Health and Insurance. In Montana, however, on May 7, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 702 into law, prohibiting employers from requiring employees to disclose their immunization status and barring employers from requiring employees to receive certain types of vaccines or to possess an immunity passport. Jessica Post is the Employment and Labor Practice Group Director at Fennemore. Jason Nutzman is an attorney with Fennemore.
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stagram strategy can help your business reach specific audiences and grow its customer base. Cox utilizes Instagram to tell stories, share product updates and create connections with our customers. With over 25 million businesses already on Instagram, it’s important for your company to get ahead of the competition. 1. Build an aesthetic. Use your brand’s colors to create a cohesive color scheme throughout your page so your followers can recognize your posts right away. For example, if any of your posts have graphics or text, be sure to match your brand colors and design style. 2. Stay consistent. Posting daily on Instagram will help increase your following and get your posts seen. Find users that fit within your target market and follow them, as well as the people who follow their account. This will help increase your followers and drive new sales. 3. Be authentic. Customers greatly appreciate transparency from the companies which they do business. Bring your audience behind the scenes of product development or into the office so they can get a better feel for your brand and how you operate. This can also provide an opportunity for product education and tips. 4. Don’t be too salesy. Along the line of authenticity, it’s important to keep the sales jargon to a minimum on Instagram. Users will get annoyed and unfollow your page if every single post is a promo. Break up your page with regular content, such as employee spotlights and
personally I believe short and concise posts keep followers’ interest. 5. Use hashtags. Include relevant hashtags in your Instagram caption or in the comment section to reach a bigger audience. Keep them short and searchable, such as #startup or #Monday Motivation. 6. Include links. Be sure to include a link to your company’s website in the Instagram bio, or any other relevant links. 7. Run sponsored posts. Reach people who aren’t yet following your account by running targeted ads to reach specific demographics such as age, location and interests. 8. Encourage engagement. Ask followers a question in your Instagram captions to encourage users to comment on your posts. Be sure to “like” and reply to their comments to keep the conversation going and build relationships with potential customers. 9. Work with influencers. A rapidly growing marketing opportunity is the influencer-brand relationship. Many big brands are working with Instagram influencers who have a high follower count and similar values to create user-generated advertisements. 10. Watch your analytics. Keep an eye on which posts do well, and those that don’t, and continue tailoring your content based on what resonates best with your target audience. Lisa Lovallo is the Southern Arizona market vice president for Cox Communications. Prior to leading the Cox Southern Arizona team, Lisa ran a family business based in Tucson. Reach her at lisa.lovallo@cox.com.
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Bunkye Chi Olson has been appointed as a Pima County Superior Court commissioner, filling the vacancy caused by Dean Christoffel’s retirement. Olson previously served as a law clerk and a deputy county attorney with the Pima County Attorney’s Office. A graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law, she became a prosecutor assigned to PCAO’s misdemeanor crimes division and transitioned to its felony unit in September 2001. According to the court, Olson has participated in numerous youth mentoring organizations such as Pima County’s Courts Are Us summer youth internship program, Lawyers for Literacy, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters Mentor 2.0 program. “Bunkye Chi Olson is a respected, experienced, and highly effective Pima County attorney,” said Pima County Presiding Judge Jeffrey Bergin. “The Court is excited that she will continue to serve Pima County, now from the bench as a superior court commissioner and pro tem judge. We look forward to having her join us.”
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As they prepare for a new season of shows, the downtown Fox Theatre has announced promotions and additions to their management team. Larry Guarano, who has previously held roles at the University of Arizona and Pima Community College, has been named Fox’s marketing and communications manager. Guarano will be responsible for the development and execution of marketing initiatives, both through data and creativity. He holds degrees in photography and business.
Benjamin Fernandez has joined Wilde Wealth Management Group as a financial professional, working out of the firm’s Tucson office on River Road. This office is unique in that it is a joint office between Wilde and its two Tucson partners, JRS Wealth Management and Hallmark Financial. Fernandez is a Tucson native and Salpointe Catholic High School alum who earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona. “My aim is to guide clients through each financial stage of their life using a goal-based process, which includes evaluating clients’ current financial and life situations while analyzing their needs and assessing their risk tolerance,” says Fernandez.
Sabino Recovery, a Tucson-based trauma and addiction residential program, has announced Derek Gwaltney as vice president of business development. Gwaltney has previously worked with business development teams at Lakeview Health and Pyramid Healthcare before recently settling in Tucson. Sabino Recovery offers treatment for opiate, alcohol and other drug addiction, as well as PTSD, abuse and trauma. “Derek adds tremendous value to our team and to our culture here at Sabino Recovery. He is a perfect example of Sabino Recovery being dedicated to only hiring the best,” said Thomas Isbell, president and CEO.
Rob Hoyle has joined Vantage West Credit Union as chief information officer, leading the technology, business intelligence, programming and application development teams. In this role, he plans and directs implementation of new systems, monitors changes in the technology sector, and develops goals and strategies to design and customize technological systems. Before joining Vantage West, he was CIO at Credit Union of America in Wichita, Kansas. Vantage West Credit Union is a Tucson-based credit union started at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in 1955.
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Dr. Benjamin Lee, an expert in kidney and prostate cancer, has been named chair of the Department of Urology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. This appointment comes after Lee served as interim chair for roughly two years. Lee is also a member of the UA Cancer Center and professor in the Department of Urology (the branch of medicine concerned with the urinary system). “Following a national search that yielded several outstanding candidates, the decision was made that the internal candidate and interim chair, Dr. Benjamin Lee, represented our best choice for a permanent chair,” said Michael Abecassis, dean of the UA College of Medicine. “Patient care, research, education and training in urology has advanced significantly under Dr. Lee’s leadership since joining the faculty in 2016. We look forward to continued excellence and growth, fueled by ongoing innovation.” According to the University, the UA urology program has seen major growth during Lee’s tenure: faculty and clinical providers increased from three to 15, there was a 43% increase in clinical visits and a 50% increase in surgical procedures. “Here in our hospital in Tucson, our team was the first to do what’s called a robotic single port partial nephrectomy, where we were able to cut out the cancer and save 75% of a remaining kidney, all through one small incision,” he said. “And that’s enough to keep the patient off dialysis if, God forbid, anything happens to the other kidney.”
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ationwide real estate development company Meritage Homes has announced a new planned community, Houghton Reserve, just off of Houghton Road and Broadway Boulevard in eastern Tucson. Meritage has closed on the first purchase of 146 lots, and development has already begun. Meritage is also the name behind several other new Pima County communities, including Celebration at Gladden Farms, Saguaros Viejos, Retreats at Twin Peaks and Las Patrias at Star Valley. The gated community includes three series of home designs, ranging from 1,467
to 2,694 square feet. Meritage anticipates home sales to begin in spring 2022. Due to the high demand for real estate and houses throughout the Tucson area, Meritage aims to provide a “one-stopshop for sales and design at the community.” Although prices are not currently available for properties in this new development, other houses in Meritage’s Tucson locations generally begin in the mid$300,000s. Multiple homes in their other communities are already sold out, while others are currently in their last chances for sales. This development further builds out the growing east and south reaches of Tucson,
near the University of Arizona Tech Park, Amazon distribution center, Saguaro National Park East and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
in this transaction. Nancy Moore, with Lifestyles Realty Phoenix, Inc., represented the buyer.
was purchased from Philip C. Sloss for $950,000. Allan Mendelsberg, Principal, and Conrad Martinez, Multifamily Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the seller in this transaction. Joseph Boyle, with Joseph Bernard, LLC, represented the buyer.
Jeramy Price of VOLK Company represented Main Sales Street Town Center, LLC in the purchase of a net leased Casitas On Country Club, LLC purchased 11,037 Associated Dental located at 4890 South Mission Road square feet of multifamily from Gerald G. & Adelina space located at 1340-1390 Leases Popplewell and the PopN. Country Club Road in plewell 1999 Family Trust for ECN IT Solutions, Tucson. Casitas @ Thirteen a purchase price of $769,100. LLC and DAS AZ02, LLC Forty, a 24-unit apartment leased 1,200 square feet complex, was purchased from Gregory James Smith and of industrial space from Thirteen Forty Holdings, Megan Kathleen Smith pur- Plumer Partners, LLC, LLC for $1,785,000. Allan chased an 8,100-square-foot located in Commerce Plaza, Mendelsberg, Principal, apartment complex located at 245 S. Plumer Ave., Suite and Conrad Martinez, 910 Arizona St. in Huachuca 13 in Tucson. Cushman & Multifamily Specialists with City, AZ. Kali Apartments, a Wakefield | PICOR handled Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the seller 17-unit multifamily property this transaction. Robert
C. Glaser, SIOR, CCIM, Paul Hooker and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists, represented the landlord in this transaction. Molly Mary Gilbert, Office Specialist, represented the tenant. Global Engineering Research and Technologies, LLC, renewed their lease with El Dorado Ventures, LLC, for 1,020 square feet of office space located in El Dorado Square, 1200 N. El Dorado Place, Suite F-690 in Tucson. Thomas J. Nieman, Principal, and Molly Mary Gilbert, Office Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. ITB
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one of the most dangerous known asteroids in our solar system. The OSIRIS-REx ith a major spacecraft spent two years research univerorbiting the 500-mesity right in our ter-wide asteroid, gathering backyard, a strong military information on its size, presence and innovative shape, composition, and companies throughout the mapping its surface. metro region, there’s often “NASA’s Planetary a plethora of interesting Defense mission is to find science, medical and tech- and monitor asteroids and nology news to be found in comets that can come near Southern Arizona. Here’s Earth and may pose a hazard a breakdown of the most to our planet,” said Kelly interesting recent Fast, program manager for developments. NASA’s Near-Earth Object Observations Program. Understanding asteroid “We carry out this endeavor trajectories. The Univerthrough continuing astrosity of Arizona-led NASA nomical surveys that collect mission OSIRIS-REx has data to discover previously already resulted in multiple unknown objects and refine scientific discoveries, and our orbital models for seems set on a few more them. The OSIRIS-REx before it returns to Earth in mission has provided an ex2023. UA scientists recently traordinary opportunity to refine and test these models, published a study showing helping us better predict that data collected from where Bennu will be when it the OSIRIS-REx mission makes its close approach to has improved our ability Earth more than a century to predict asteroid orbits. In 2020, the OSIRIS-REx from now.” spacecraft touched down on Tumor detection. the asteroid Bennu millions of miles away, and is slated Roche Tissue Diagnostics announced last week that to be the first American the Food and Drug Adspace mission to return a ministration has approved sample of an asteroid back their diagnostic test to aid to Earth. Bennu also has a in the detection of solid slim chance of impacting tumors that are deficient our planet in roughly a century, but this new study in DNA mismatch repair (MMR), a symptom of some shows the asteroid has an even lower risk of impacting cancers. The VENTANA us than previously thought. MMR RxDx Panel diagnostic test evaluates DNA According to the university, scientists were able to mismatch repair proteins in significantly shrink uncer- tumors to provide importtainties about Bennu’s orbit, ant treatment information determining its impact to clinicians. The test can probability through the year help indicate if patients are 2300 is about 1 in 1,750, eligible for a specialized or 0.057%. Though these immunotherapy, JEMPERLI monotherapy. According chances are extremely low, to Roche, JEMPERLI was Bennu is still considered
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approved by the FDA on Aug. 17 for the treatment of adult patients with MMR recurrent or advanced solid tumors, as determined by an FDA-approved test, that have no satisfactory alternative treatment options. “As the first companion diagnostic of its kind, this test can help qualify patients with solid tumors that are deficient in MMR who have progressed in their disease and who have no other suitable treatment options,” said Thomas Schinecker, CEO of Roche Diagnostics. “Based on the results of our MMR biomarker test, these patients may be eligible to receive GSK’s JEMPERLI. We are pleased that our innovative companion diagnostic label continues to grow to serve more patients.” Nanotech cancer treatments. Researchers from University of Arizona Health Sciences are demonstrating nanotechnology’s ability to more effectively administer treatments for colorectal cancer and melanoma patients. The study, published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, shows how immune checkpoint blockade therapies can be made more potent against cancers with additional chemical agents such as camptothecin. These chemicals are less stable, but nanotechnology enhances camptothecin’s ability to interact with immune checkpoint blockade therapies, making them more effective against aggressive tumors. The study argues that this nanotherapeutic technology is “generalizable to various therapeutics, paving the way for transformation of the
cancer immunochemotherapy paradigm.” “I’ve always been interested in harnessing the intrinsic immunity to fight against cancer,” said study author Jianqin Lu, assistant professor of pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics in the UA College of Pharmacy. “To do this in a safe and effective way, nanotechnology comes into play because of its ability to improve drug movement and therapeutic efficacy, as well as the potential to reduce systemic toxicities. My hope is that these innovative nanotherapeutics and therapeutic regimens eventually will help cancer patients combat cancers more effectively and safely.” ITB
The surface of the asteroid Bennu as captured by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Bennu has a roughly .057% chance of striking the Earth through the year 2300, based on new data from the asteroid-samplereturn mission. Photo by NASA / University of Arizona.
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Roulette, craps and mini-baccarat come to Casino del Sol once retrieved from the casino floor. Yucupicio said while he had not shot craps before that moment, new age of legal gaming has come to he plans to learn and play fruition for South- the beloved game of chance more often now that it’s ern Arizona casinos as Pascua Yaqui Chairman Pe- available in the state. In April, Governor ter Yucupicio symbolically shot the first round of dice Doug Ducey signed the amended Tribal-State on Casino Del Sol’s new Gaming Compact which craps table at 9:30 a.m. allows table games usually on Wednesday, Aug. 11, seen in Las Vegas like craps, five days after Gila River’s Wild Horse Pass Casino in roulette and mini-baccarat. Phoenix was the first in the The governor also signed state to offer Las Vegas-style House Bill 2772 into law, opening the door for sports games. gambling to start in SepWhile the chairman tember. While it only took shot a nine on his comeout roll, he threw the dice a few months for all parties to agree on the compact’s off the table during his details, numerous Arizona second turn, causing the stickman to check the bones tribes like the Pascua Yaqui,
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Tohono O’odham Nation and Gila River Indian Community have been working toward the goal of gaming expansion for several years, said Yucupicio. “All the [Arizona] tribes started about this about six or seven years ago trying to figure out what we needed to do,” Yucupicio said. “Once all the tribes sat down with the governor and hammered out all the benefits, not only to us but to the state, the process went pretty quickly.” The amended compact continues to follow the same profit-sharing model employed by earlier versions of the agreement, but the state is betting they’ll increase their revenue from
tribal gaming if these table games are a hit with casino patrons. Under the compact, tribes operating casinos are on a sliding scale of 1 to 8% of their yearly gaming revenue to be shared with the state and surrounding municipalities, according to the Arizona Department of Gaming. Around 12% of that revenue goes to community service and public safety programs of cities and towns chosen by individual tribes, while the other 88% goes into the Arizona Benefits Fund. In addition to a new craps table, Casino Del Sol also added a new roulette table and two mini-baccarat tables to their gaming floor. Yucupicio said he did not know off-hand what the estimated yearly revenue gaming tables could generate for his tribe, but said he believes the new games will benefit not only the Pascua Yaqui community but other tribes in the state and the nation trying to expand gaming operations. “We are hoping this is very successful and helps our tribe and all of the other tribes throughout the country who are doing this now or are trying to. We fought for our right to have table games,” Yucupicio said. “I think people don’t understand a lot of this benefits our people. We can educate more and help seniors who suffered through the pandemic. I think it’s a blessing how we can provide more.” The chairman said there’s a good chance
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Casino Del Sol will add more craps, roulette and mini-baccarat tables in the future if they prove popular with the public. Desert Diamond Casinos also opened a mini-baccarat table at their Sahuarita location on Monday and expects to open a second table at their Tucson location in the near future, according to Treena Parvello, director of government and public relations for the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise. That casino is in the process of expanding its facilities statewide to make room for more tables and machines while it finalizes tests for craps and roulette, said Parvello. “At our Tucson and Sahuarita properties, 70 brand-new gaming machines have already been installed and more than 140 additional gaming machines are coming, including many that will only be found in our casinos in Arizona,” Parvello said. “To accommodate all the new options coming to Tucson, we have completely
converted our Monsoon Nightclub into a gaming area.” Fry’s Food and Drug employee John Taylor was Casino Del Sol’s first patron to shoot craps at their new table. Taylor and his spouse typically enjoy rolling the dice while vacationing in Las Vegas, but now they won’t have to travel so far to try their luck. “This has been a long time coming. I’m excited about it,” Taylor said. “I’ve been playing craps for many years. We used to play in casinos in California, but they use cards. This is actual dice.” Taylor said they don’t often make the trip out to the casino on Valencia Road unless there is a show at AVA Amphitheater that catches the couple’s eye. However, he said he expects to be a regular at Casino Del Sol now that one of his favorite games of chance is open for business. By the end of his inaugural run on the new craps table, Taylor was up by $40. ITB
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eath Vescovi-Chiordi, who has worked for the Town of Marana since 2014, recently won the Emerging Leader Award from the Center for the Future of Arizona for his commitment to “civic health and community connections.” As the other nominees were not disclosed, he can’t say for sure what sets him apart. But during his time working for the Town, he has focused his efforts on a variety of programs aimed at young professionals and emerging development. “It was shocking and definitely humbling to find out I’d even been nominated, and then to learn the nomination had led to this recognition,” Vescovi-Chiordi said. “I think the varied programs I’ve created helped set me apart, whether it’s creating a course at UA to teach about economic development to master’s students, or mentorship programs I work with statewide, or facilitating civic discussions about the sustainable growth of Arizona. These may have all culminated in them thinking I have a lot of energy and a drive to help people. And that’s exactly why I got into public administration. When you run a city or town at the local level, you are directly affecting that
population’s lives.” The recognition was part of the 2021 Gabe Zimmerman Public Service Awards, named after the late community outreach director for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who died in the 2011 Tucson mass shooting. In his memory, the awards highlight non-elected public servants and their contributions to Arizona communities. The Emerging Leader award focuses on commitments to “civic health,” which Vescovi-Chiordi defines as a balance between open discussions, the needs of a community, and reconciling those discussions with the existing resources within the area. To further this goal, Vescovi-Chiordi helped form the Marana Citizen’s Forum, modeled after the Arizona Town Hall organization of which he is a board member. These groups gather citizens to discuss the “intractable issues” facing towns, and bring the issues before the Town Council. “We end up creating and implementing policy that is directly derived from the input of the citizens and the individuals from the region,” Vescovi-Chiordi said. “But the government can only do so much, and while we do a lot, it’s also up to private industry. While we’re working with a significant amount of
homebuilders in Marana, we try to impart sustainable development practices for them as well, because they certainly have a part to play. With homes and population significantly increasing, that also leads to a strain on natural resources, so we have to be cognizant of the way we build.” Sustainable growth is another major focus, as he works in a desert town with limited resources. This is also true for adjoining towns such as Oro Valley and the City of Tucson, all of which are seeing increased population and high real estate demand. However, he argues sustainable growth isn’t simply about responsible use of natural resources, but also focusing on the present strengths of the community and developing according to them. “We have to be very judicious with these things, because they are finite,” Vescovi-Chiordi said. “That is a key thing to keep in mind. And in the same vein, when you’re thinking about sustainable development, it can take on so many meanings and we try to incorporate as many of those meanings as we can.” Aside from intelligent water planning, Vescovi-Chiordi lists Marana’s strengths as having a good eye on the future as indicated by the Town’s 2040 General Plan, as well as a
desirable location along the I-10. Vescovi-Chiordi joined Marana in 2014 as a management intern, and was hired on as a management assistant directly out of the internship. As he grew more interested in economic development, he became an economic development specialist before landing in his current role as assistant to the town manager, Terry Rozema. He was also named a 2019 40 Under 40 Honoree by the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, as well as appointed to the Pima
County Workforce Investment Board, and the Judicial Performance Review Commission for the State of Arizona. Looking ahead, he is also working with the Marana Regional Airport to plan their control tower, which has been in discussion for more than a decade. Other recipients of the 2021 Gabe Zimmerman Public Service Awards include the Public Works Director for the City of Peoria, the Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Goodyear, and the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Tuba City Regional Health Care
Corporation. “As far as awards go, you don’t do things for recognition. But once it happens, I’m glad to accept,” Vescovi-Chiordi said. “We have very dedicated staff, honestly. It’s been a real pleasure to work with everyone here, because they truly do love their jobs, and I think that’s kind of rare to say in government. There are some typical perceptions of what a government worker looks like, but everyone here goes above and beyond. They allow for a lot of latitude for individuals like me to affect the greater community for the better.” ITB
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Homeowners can save money by switching to solar, but shine some sunlight on the details notes using solar power reduces the amount of water needed to produce energy as compared to fossil fuels. “Another interesting s the average electric bill in Pima County thing comes from data increases each pass- we’ve gotten from TEP ing year, many Tucsonans [Tucson Electric Power]. For every kilowatt-hour of wonder whether solar solar produced, it needs power would be a benefit to their home or business. about a half-gallon less water than typical energy Living in a city that generation,” Park said. receives more than 300 days of sunshine each year “Considering we live in a desert that gets less water lends itself to generating than other places in the copious amounts of solar power, which is cheaper to country, I think that’s a produce and deliver to the pretty great environmental customer than typical coal benefit to [using] solar, as well.” energy sources. HomeA kilowatt-hour is owners with a photovoltaic equivalent to the power system (PV) tend to save consumption of 1,000 money on their electric watts per hour. bill each month while On average, a home PV increasing their home’s system can cost anywhere value, according to refrom $10,000 to $35,000 search conducted by the Office of Energy Efficiency or more, depending on the size of the home and and Renewable Energy. the energy needs of the A PV system transforms resident. For businessthe energy produced by sunlight into electricity by es, the price could range utilizing a network of solar anywhere from $25,000 panels, cables and energy to upwards of $700,000, said Park. However, there converters. are considerable federal Technicians For Susand state tax credits availtainability co-owner Brian Park said home and able to lower the price of a business owners can enjoy PV system. The federal governnumerous environmental and economic benefits by ment’s Investment Tax retrofitting their proper- Credit can reduce the cost of a PV system for home ty with a PV system. For instance, homes equipped or business use by 26%. Homeowners can take with solar power typicalan extra 25% off of their ly produce 80% fewer personal income tax filed carbon emissions than fossil fuels, according to a the year the PV system was University of California— installed—up to $1,000— with the Residential ArizoBerkeley study. Park also Austin Counts
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na Solar Tax Credit. The state tax credit for solar is not available for business owners. Park estimates a standard seven-kilowatt PV system with about 18 to 20 solar panels would cost approximately $18,500 if purchased and installed by Technicians For Sustainability. The federal government’s tax credit would lower that cost by more than $4,800, bringing the total to around $13,700. A homeowner could drop that price down to around $12,700 by using the state’s tax credit. Arizona also waives sales tax on residential PV systems with the Solar Equipment Sales Tax Exemption and homeowners don’t have to pay additional property taxes should the PV system increase the home’s value, thanks to the state’s Energy Equipment Property Tax Exemption. TEP customers who use solar power also receive a monetary credit to their monthly bill of 8.6 cents per kilowatt-hour of unused energy that is returned to their power grid. Trico Electric customers in Marana and unincorporated Pima County could expect a 5-cent credit for each kilowatt-hour returned to Trico’s power grid. When purchasing a Although many companies offer lease or finance deals while purchasing a PV system, TFS customers
upgrades, according to Park. “Part of our process is that we check things out, get on the roof and measure, and do all of our due diligence on the design,” Park said. “If we flag something that isn’t in the best shape, the homeowner would have to call a roofer to find out what’s going on. It really depends on the condition of the home.” Sales staff for numerPhoto courtesy Technicians for Sustainability ous solar installation companies use gimmicks and high-pressure sales tactics to get potential monthly electric bill, it typically buy the system isn’t as significant as some customers to sign because outright, said Park. His their income is commiscompanies promise—and company works with a sion-based, according he is OK with it. He still credit union to secure pays less each month than to Park. However, the loans for his customers who would rather finance. he did before owning a PV customer soon finds out they are paying the same Other solar companies like system, he said. “The bottom line is peo- amount for electricity—or Tesla lease PV systems to more—as they were before customers who would like ple think they’re going to to use solar power but are save thousands of dollars. installing solar, said the They’re not,” Stanley said. TFS co-owner. not looking for a long“You do need to be a “But, I’m saving hundreds term commitment. responsible consumer and of dollars and that’s still Tucson resident Richard Stanley chose to lease savings. It isn’t what some do some due diligence. people might expect but it If it looks too good to be his Tesla PV system from true, then it is,” Park said. still adds up on a for his midtown home “I think there are a lot calculator.” instead of purchasing it. of unrealistic scenarios While solar may be the The 65-year-old said he people are presented with is approaching retirement perfect choice for many and did not want to invest Old Pueblo dwellers, Park when checking out solar. ” Park said people need to said interested homeupwards of $20,000 in watch out for claims that owners should consider solar for his home while the local energy provider preparing to live on a fixed what their energy needs are, make sure their home is going to significantincome. ly increase the cost per is able to handle a PV “I wish I could afford kilowatt-hour by 6% to to own them, but I can’t,” system and research the company they plan to use 8% when in reality Tucson Stanley said. “The lease Electric Power averages for installation. Two of deal was favorable for me the most common repairs about a 1% to 2% increase and my situation.” homeowners face are roof annually. Another unsavory Stanley said while he repairs and electrical panel does see savings on his See Solar, P10
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Rocky recently purchased a larger house to accommodate their growing family. After Partiz received her first TEP bill for around $500 at the family’s new home, she said she started looking at solar power to reduce their energy cost. She ended up going with a national company that was able to help the family secure a loan for the system. In the end, Partiz purchased a large 44-panel PV system to help reduce her monthly energy bill. However, she said she is not pleased with the system’s results after the first two months of use. While the PV system has lowered her TEP bill by an average of $50 a month, the cost of the loan—at around $175 a month—far outweighs the savings she is receiving. She said she contacted
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sales tactic some companies use involves offering an extremely low-interest rate to finance a PV system and then tacking on extra fees that were not previously discussed. “They’re advertising a very low-interest rate but then put together a loan proposal $10,000 to $15,000 more than if they [the customer] would have bought the system” outright,” Park said. “It’s the same system, the same number of panels, same technology, same installation. These companies are able to advertise that low interest because they’re adding all these fees to it.” Homeowner Deborah Partiz and her partner,
her company to audit her system and make sure it was working correctly. They told her to give the system a year to see if it improves, said Partiz. Her loan terms state she needs to pay nearly a quarter of the loan amount within the first 18 months or her monthly payments will rise to $225 a month. “I’ll give it a year, but in hindsight, I wish I would have gone with a local company, done a little better vetting and gotten a more concrete idea of exactly what I would need to actually get rid of the entire energy bill,” Partiz said. “I mean...44 panels is a lot. It’s a heavy-duty system and everybody that’s checked it out tells me it’s huge. But it’s a drop in the bucket because it’s not doing too much for me." ITB
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Projects around the house: Contractors, licenses, costs and quality resources to ensure your home-improvement project turns out picture-perfect. The Arizona Registrar of he past year and a Contractors, a regulatory half have seen mulagency that licenses and tiple reasons Tucson regulates residential and homeowners might be commercial contractors, says interested in updating or renovating their homes. If it the two most important steps before hiring a contracwasn’t the downpour from tor are understanding the a historically rainy July, it details of a project and not was the strong winds and making a hurried decision. soot from last year’s major They remind homeowners fire season. And that’s not even getting into all the time to make sure a detailed list of every aspect of the project trapped at home thinking is included in the contract about projects to spruce and to ensure the price if up your surroundings. Of course, there are many home possible. In addition, the responsibility of obtaining improvement projects that require a professional’s help. building permits should be included in a contract, and And while their time, cost and necessary materials can you should always get it in vary greatly, there are many writing! To put it simply, Jeff Gardner
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they say that if you and the contractor do not interpret the written documents the same way, “disputes are to be expected.” But aside from ensuring you’re on the same page with your contractor, it is of equal importance to make sure your contractor is licensed. The Arizona Registrar of Contractors can receive more than 2,000 unlicensed complaints each year, and that’s just in our state. By August 2020, they had received more than 1,000 complaints, and that was even during a famously low-productivity year. Unlicensed contractors can cost homeowners hundreds or even thousands of
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Roof repair can also be a critical step before solar panel installation. Arizona regularly ranks among the best states for solar, and with Tucson’s 350+ sunny days per year, it’s no wonder why. Before installing solar, make sure your roof doesn’t need to be repaired or replaced, as solar panels often have a lifespan of more than 30 years, and you don’t want to have to remove them in the comparatively near future. You should also ensure what material your roof is made of; solar panels work best on strong materials like asphalt shingle or concrete tile. If your roof is made of wood shingles or clay, a specialized solar installation may be necessary. Google’s Project Sunroof is a helpful tool that allows you to analyze solar benefits, compare financial plans and map out the best areas for solar potential. One final note about smart home repairs: there are more risks to home improvement projects than a lack of license. Construction scams and phony home repairs are also a common occurrence in the state, and believed to take place nearly every day. These can include people soliciting and performing “bogus or inferior construction services” such as painting, asphalt repair, paving and roofing repair.
“During monsoon and wildfire seasons, Arizona has seen activity from unlicensed individuals traveling to storm and fire damaged areas from out-of-state in order to target damaged home and property owners,” Bang said. “These individuals will typically offer to make low-cost repairs and to start immediately. In some cases they succeed in getting either a down payment or a signed over insurance check from the damaged homeowner who may be in a hurry to get the damage repaired. Often, these unlicensed individuals abandon the job, performing little to no work.” Prevent these scams by avoiding door-to-door solicitors who offer lowcost construction, performing license checks and obtaining a written contract that includes all discussed services, dates and costs. If you believe you may have been scammed, you can contact AZ ROC’s Tucson office at (877) 692-9762. A payment schedule can also ease disagreements between a contractor and homeowner. For large projects, a payment schedule usually starts around 10% at contract signing, followed by three payments of 25% evenly spaced over the duration of the project and a check for the final 15%, according to the Registrar. ITB
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You’ll find some outrageous burgers alongside seafood at The Landing perfect context for his cow-driven creativity at The Landing, 8195 N. n my inauguOracle Road. ral visit to The In addition to the Landing last restaurant’s signature week, the sister restaurant burgers, with beef sourced of the nautical-themed from sustainable farms Fini’s Landing, it was clear in the four-corners states that Chef Ryan Jones val- of Arizona, New Mexico, ues his home on the range Utah and Colorado, one as much as his time on the decidedly unique burger dock of the bay. makes an appearance on Jones brings a passion the menu for just one for fishing to his work as week before it’s dropped the brand chef for these to make room for restaurants that specialize another. in sustainable seafood. In “I just love burgers and fact, it was a fishing week- I love doing crazy things,” end at Rainbow Lake in said Jones, whose culiPinetop, where he caught nary journey has included and released more than stints at Zinburger and 100 catfish, that inspired Truland Burgers and his Mardi Gras catfish po’ Greens. “Burgers are great boy special at Fini’s last platforms for showing winter. creativity, kind of in the He shares this passame way that tacos are.” sion with his two young Last week’s Burger of children, who love fishing the Week at The Landing with their old man. His was no exception. Jones 7-year-old has mastered recently picked up some the art of baiting a line, seasonal Hatch chiles and his 5-year-old is refrom New Mexico and portedly more interested blended them with poblain the worms than she is nos, jalapenos, onions, the fish. As for their dad, and cilantro to make a who consistently works traditional salsa verde. He more than 70 hours a then brought it together week, this time by the wa- with chicken stock, cumin ter with his wife and kids and fried cubes of pork is as good as it gets. shoulder and reduced the But make no mistake. stew-like mix down in a Jones has carved out a two-hour braise. This was special place for beef in all ladled onto flameall of life’s goodness, and grilled burger patties with his rotating Burger of caramelized onions and the Week program is the melted Swiss cheese.
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“This burger had great textures, some of the fried pork remained crispy while some started to shred naturally with a nice tenderness,” he said. Other eye-popping burgers that Jones has created over the years include one crowned with a rich Mexican street corn mash, another topped with a blend of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, guacamole, queso Oaxaca and a spicy aioli, and another with roasted chiles, honey, bacon fat, butter and whiskey. And knowing him like I do, I’m nearly certain it was Jameson Irish Whiskey. But that’s for another column. The most outrageous burger that Jones has assembled is one that gets my vote. This otherwise straightforward bacon cheeseburger was taken to new heights, literally, with fire-roasted salsa, a runny egg, spicy aioli and an entire crispyshell birria taco. Are there any limits to Jones’ creativity? “If you can put a whole crunchy taco on top of a big burger, I guess anything’s possible,” he said. He’s planning to do some of these favorites from his past as Burgers of the Week at The Landing, while kicking out Catch of the Day Ta-
cos and other swimming selections for those who prefer to stay seaside. You’ll be in good hands either way, especially if the Jones kids are there to show you how to hook a worm. ITB Contact Matt Russell, whose day job is CEO of Russell Public Communications, at mrussell@ russellpublic.com. Russell is also the publisher of OnTheMenuLive.com as well as the host of the Friday Weekend Watch segment on the “Buckmaster Show” on KVOI, 1030 AM.
The hot Cheeto burger available at The Landing. “I just love burgers and I love doing crazy things,” said chef Ryan Jones. “Burgers are great platforms for showing creativity, kind of in the same way that tacos are.” Courtesy photo.
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Two local teens complete Bank of America’s Student Leaders program to delve deeper into community service. The selected candidates are also invited to participate in pair of Tucson students the Better Money Habits finanwere among 300 other cial literacy workshop through Bank of America to learn about young people across the country selected to be part money management prior to attending college. of this year’s Bank of America Lacey Perry, the market Student Leaders program. executive for Bank of America Alex Caulin-Cardo, a high in Tucson, said she sits on the school senior at BASIS Tucson selection committee, along with North, and Jimena Marquez, a another Bank of America staffrecent graduate from Salpointe er and a representative fr om Catholic High School, both the Boys and Girls Club. They participated in virtual and solicited more than 50 eligible in-person activities with the program’s co-sponsor, the Boys student applications. “Typically, we’re looking for and Girls Clubs of Tucson, some leadership experience to build upon their leader[or] community minded young ship skills, civic engagement people,” Perry said. “We’re experiences and workforce trying to drive responsible skills-building. growth and deliver for our Since 2004, the Bank of clients to address the pressing America’s Student Leaders societal issues of advancing program has sought to offer racial equality and economic eligible high school students an eight-week paid internship opportunity, which includes providing job opportunities opportunity with a local nonprofit organization as an effort and really connecting young Katya Mendoza
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youth with employment.” While placing an emphasis on networking and leadership skill development, both Caulin-Cardo and Marquez were able to attend a virtual summit in partnership with the Close Up Foundation and Stanford University’s Young Democracy at Home program. The summit, which included keynote speakers such as national legislative representatives, staffers and educators, provided a space for discourse amongst the Student Leaders regarding current issues young people face today. Over the course of roughly five hours a day for one week, the students were allotted short time blocks to deliberate topics such as business, the prison-education system, racial inequities, financial insecurity and more. “The summit was really empowering because I got to meet all these different people that were doing incredible work
across the country,” Marquez said. Making the most of the week-long virtual summit experience, both Caulin-Cardo and Marquez enjoyed hearing diverse perspectives on these topics as well as getting to share their ideas with their peers. “They wanted us to get different views from people across the summit, not just from our own state and city,” Caulin-Cardo said. “As far as the rest of the student leaders, everyone was so bright and excited about every single one of these issues. There was not a single person that was like, ‘yeah, I don’t really care.’” Karin Malbrough, the vice president of club operations with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tucson, was impressed by this year’s Student Leaders. “For me, a young person doesn’t need to be absolutely stellar academically,” said Malbrough, who has worked
with the Bank of America Student Leaders program since 2019. “What I am looking for is something on the spectrum from interest to passion.” Before applying for the program, both Caulin-Cardo and Marquez had exemplified leadership involvement throughout Tucson despite the ongoing pandemic of the past year, leading their own service-oriented projects. “They clearly represented who they are and I want to stress that it’s not always about being the best writer,” Malbrough said. “If you can make clear what your desire is, what your interests are, what you believe you can contribute, those are the things I believe any reviewer should be prioritizing as they’re making a decision like this.” Caulin-Cardo founded STITCHES, a group that worked towards delivering groceries, making masks and tu-
toring kids throughout the city during the pandemic, ultimately raising more than $2,000 in donations. Meanwhile, during her last semester, Marquez took on the role of president of the National Honor Society in order to “pave the way” for new volunteering opportunities during the pandemic, such as overseeing the projects of over 120 students who ran mental health awareness campaigns on campus, providing healthcare workers with food and planning a mask drive on campus. “By allowing students to create their own projects, I’ve learned that being [a] leader often means helping others succeed rather than working in the spotlight,” Marquez said. Caulin-Cardo will continue to promote and grow STITCHES throughout his senior year at BASIS and Marquez will begin her studies at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., this upcoming fall semester. ITB
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Electrical Contractors Rank Business 2021 Address 2020
Phone Company Email Website
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Stark Electric, Inc. 1340 S. Stocker Drive Tucson, AZ 85710
(520) 885-7808 office@starkelectric.com www.starkelectric.com
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Southern Arizona Electric, Inc 1711 Avenida Planeta Tucson, AZ 85710
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Tasi, LLC N/A N/A, N/A N/A
No. of F-T Gross Services Offered Local Revenue for Employees 2020
Specialties
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Year Establ. Locally
85
N/A
Commercial and Industrial Electrical Construction and Renovation
Design Build, Hospitals, Medical Facilities
Bryan Stark Robert Stark Wesley Stark
1983
(520) 747-1274 saesparky@aol.com N/A
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N/A
All phases of electrical work
Electrical construction services, commercial, industrial and residential
Andrea Leisner
1963
(520) 954-2540 louie@tasi.biz https://www.tasi.biz/lighting
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N/A
N/A
Authorized Sylvania LED Lighting Distributor
2008
Ranked by the number of full-time local employees (2 P-T = 1 F-T) Ranked information is provided by business representatives at no charge and is ranked alphabetically in case of ties. Other businesses were contacted but either declined or did not respond by deadline. There is no charge to be included in Inside Tucson Business listings. N/A=not provided WND=would not disclose NL=not listed last year NR=listed last year but ranking criteria not provided
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Notable Contracts for 2020
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1
Copenhagen Imports 3660 E. Ft. Lowell Rd. Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 795-0316 tucson@copenhagenliving.com copenhagenliving.com
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N/A
Contemporary furniture and accessories
N/A
Jorgen V. Hansen Erik Nielsen
1977
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Goebel Design Group, LLC 3050 North Country Club Road Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 323-6620 debby@goebeldesigngroup.com goebeldesigngroup.com
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N/A
Senior living, hospitality, all commercial interiors
N/A
Chad Goebel
1920
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Interior Expressions 11015 N. Oracle Rd., Ste. 121 Oro Valley, AZ 85737
(520) 825-8256 showroom@interiorexpressionsaz.com InteriorExpressionsAZ.com
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N/A
Kitchen and bath remodeling, Made-in-USA N/A furnishings; custom furniture
Betty Jones
2002
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BHIDP 804 N. Crescent Lane Tucson, AZ 85710
(520) 850-7714 bene_id@msn.com bhidp.com
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Healthcare, Corporate,
Pascua Yaqui Health Service Center 100,000 sf
Bene Harrison
1989
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Werth Environmental Design, LLC 5551 E. Paseo Bueno Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 577-9256 werthdesign@comcast.net werthenvironmentaldesign.com
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$500,000
Residential interior design, remodeling, space planning, furnishings
Not disclosed
Marilyn Anderson
1991
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Casa Catalina Design Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 314-1237 design@casacatalina.net https://casacatalina.net
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N/A
whole house design, kitchen & bath design
N/A
Tiffany Scott Gardner Forest Gardner
2016
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JKaiser Workspaces, LLC 9960 N. Blue Crossing Way Tucson, AZ 85743
(520) 647-2121 info@jkaiser.com jkaiser.com
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$1,753,000
Commercial Space Planning; Furniture Specification and Procurement; Finish Selections; Renderings and Virtual Tours
N/A
Jessica Kaiser
2014
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Mulholland Art & Design Commercial Interiors (520) 327-2437 1525 E. Lind Rd. susan@madciaz.com Tucson, AZ 85719 www.madciaz.com
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$500,000
Susan Mulholland
1999
Workplace, Wellness, Hospitality, Non-Profit Achieve Builds Confidence design
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B & J Refrigeration Inc 422 S Olsen Ave Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 326-9672 brefrigeration@msn.com bjrefrigeration.com
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Right The First Time HVAC LLC. 6525 E. Brooks Dr. Tucson, AZ 85730
(520) 247-1708 plocust3@cox.net rightthefirsttimehvac.net
4
Licensed Specialties Bonded Insured
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Year Establ. Locally
Yes Commercial & residential HVAC, Commercial refrigeration, cryogenic, boilers, chillers, ice machines, wine rooms, dry clean machines
Shawn Mullins
1970
YES New homes,Change outs and Remodeling
Phil Lancaster
2003
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