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Advanced Integration Group, Inc. has been selected as one of the Top 100 Diversity businesses and women owned businesses in Pennsylvania by DiversityBusiness.com
Local Diversity Business Named Among Pennsylvania's Top 50
Pittsburgh, PA, Nov. 17: In recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations' leading multicultural B2B online portal, recently named Advanced Integration Group as one of the top 50 diversity-owned businesses in Pennsylvania.
The Div50 is a listing of the State's top 50 diversity-owned businesses. Ranging in revenue size from $2.5 million to over $325 million, the companies listed on the Div50 represent the state's top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a diversity-owned business is small or insignificant.
The Power of Diversity Business
It is no longer just "the right thing" to do business with diversity suppliers. Affected by recent economic and demographic trends and changes, corporations throughout the country are realizing that diversity in suppliers positively impacts their business. Diversity-owned businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy.
"Diversity businesses are a growing force in the U.S. economy, and a force to be reckoned with," said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International, the company that built DiversityBusiness.com. "It's no longer only about the Fortune 500, or the Fortune 500. This is a whole business segment that can carry its own, that provides jobs and valuable products and services, and generates wealth for their communities. These are the new leaders of American business."
The Div50
The Div50 is a classification that represents the top 50 diversity-owned (women, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Native Indian and other minority groups) businesses in the U.S., in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services. Large organizational buyers throughout the country that do business with multicultural and women-owned businesses use the list. The Div50 is produced annually by DiversityBusiness.com (formerly Div2000.com), the nation's leading multicultural B2B Internet portal that links large organizational buyers to multicultural product and service suppliers.
The winning companies will be honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com's 4th Annual Multicultural Business Conference, taking place March 17 - 19, 2004 at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
"The Div50 companies are the heroes of diversity-owned business in America," said Kenton Clarke. "While Fortune magazine lists the best companies for minorities to work for, we list the top businesses owned by minorities. These are the people that have conquered the hurdles and made the sacrifices, building and strengthening their communities, providing jobs and helping to keep the fabric of the U.S. economy together."
About DiverseBusiness.com
Launched in 1999, with over 20,000 members DiversityBusiness.com is the largest organization of diversity-owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and colleges and universities. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design.
DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. In 2001, the Small Business Administration (SBA) presented its annual award for the Nation's Top Diversity-owned Business to CCA for its development of DiversityBusiness.com and its commitment to business development for diversity business owners in Connecticut and throughout the United States.
About CCAii
Award-winning consulting firm Computer Consulting Associates International, Inc. (CCAii) provides professional IT services to Fortune 500 and 500 companies as well as start-up enterprises. Founded in 1980 by CEO Kenton Clarke, CCAii is the largest African-American owned computer consulting firm in New England. Throughout its 25 years, CCAii has garnered many awards by entities such as the Small Business Administration, the National Minority Supplier Development Council and Black Enterprise Magazine. The company is headquartered in Southport, Connecticut.
Affiliates
Advanced Integration Group is pleased to announce that they are the local Manufacturer's Representative for Ambar Oil Skimmers, Clear-Com Communication Systems, Hanna Instruments, Islip Flow Controls, Inc., Severn Trent Services, Scientific Technologies Inc., N-Tron, Unified Control Messaging, and Elpro Technologies.
Ambar Oil Skimmers manufactures rope mop and belt mop oil skimmers specifically for industrial applications such as scale pits, waste pits, tanks, sumps, ponds, API separators and any other application in which there is oil water contamination.
Clear-Com is the world's leading brand in professional intercommunications solutions. They are experienced in providing world-leading products for broadcast, live performance / theater, military & defense, areospace, public safety, and industrial settings.
Hanna Instruments has rapidly grown to become a world-class, leading manufacturer of water quality instruments with R&D, production and sales offices in over 30 countries. Hanna Instruments is well known as an innovator with common sense solutions to water testing and analysis. Technical advances with ease-of-use have been the main ingredients of the Hanna approach. The application of new technology has led to products which are accessible to a wider user base. Hanna products are engineered to be used by technical and non-technical operators alike.
Islip Flow Controls, Inc. is a manufacturer of Pipeline Strainers and Valves for the Industrial, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, HVAC, and Commercial Markets. There company philosophy has always been driven by service with focus on the Industry Quality Standards. They recognize and value the importance of each customer and will continue to invest our resources to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.
Severn Trent Services is a leading provider of Water Purification products and solutions. They provide Membrane Systems that use Reverse Osmosis Water Purification solutions. Severn Trent Services is an industry leader in this vital field. Severn Trent Services designs and builds a wide variety of systems for commercial use in every environment where drinking water is needed. They also design and build reverse osmosis systems for applications like food processing, industrial waste, water treatment, medical facilities, agriculture, tourism, municipal supply, and the bottling industry.
Scientific Technologies Inc. is a leading supplier of machine safeguarding products in the United States and is recognized throughout the world for its superior products and services. STI products are used to keep people safe while automated factories produce a variety of complex and important products such as automobiles, computers, electronics, and food and beverages. STI safety products include safety light curtains, interlocks, relays, mats and sensors. Additionally, STI has maintained a tradition of innovation by successfully developing and applying a variety of sensing solutions for customers in the factory automation, defense and automated tollway markets.
N-TRON Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets highly reliable industrial network products designed to solve the most demanding communications requirements for mission-critical MIS, data acquisition, and control applications. Our customers are engineering and information technology professionals who require Ethernet products to operate in industrial environments with high throughput and minimum downtime.
U.C.ME-OPC is industrial automation control software that uses standard wireline, wireless, and SMS technologies to interface with any SCADA/HMI, OPC or DDE server, providing efficient, rapid and secure two-way communication with SCADA platforms, remote devices and users, via text messaging (SMS) or telephony.
ELPRO Technologies is a world-leader in industrial wireless solutions... Wireless Monitoring, Wireless Control and Wireless Data.