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TIG Named Minority Supplier of the Year by San Diego Region Council for Supplier Diversity |
SAN DIEGO, CA, August 4, 2010 / -- Technology Integration Group (TIG) was named Supplier of the Year, Class IV by the Council for Supplier Diversity-San Diego Region in an awards ceremony on Friday in downtown San Diego. The awards take place each year to honor Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), local corporations, and minority advocates for their extraordinary efforts in strengthening the local economy and improving economic opportunities for the local minority community.
TIG was nominated for the award for providing exceptional service as an enterprise diversity supplier of innovative computer technology products and services, as well as for its diversity program and community outreach including the company’s business mentoring program. “We are honored that TIG has been chosen as Supplier of the Year,” said Bruce Geier, President and CEO of Technology Integrations Group. “TIG is committed to delivering quality computing products and professional services which enable organizations to streamline processes, and we are proud to support the minority community through our diversity program.” Geier accepted the award at the Balboa Theatre in front of a crowd of over 1000 attendees which included representatives from major corporations, MBEs and local business and community leaders from throughout Southern California.
As an MBE with a proven capacity to handle national contracts for major corporations, TIG is also a member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Corporate Plus® program. Of over 16,000 NMSDC certified minority businesses, less than 100 have achieved Corporate Plus member designation.
About TIG:
A premier ISO 9001:2008 certified IT systems integrator, TIG has over 28 years of experience providing customers with best-in-class technology solutions. A financially stable computing technology provider, TIG has remained profitable every year since the company’s founding in 1981. An award-winning Certified Minority Enterprise, certified Small Business, and a Corporate Plus® member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), TIG is a leading diversity supplier to organizations nationwide. In addition to the company’s headquarters in San Diego, TIG has offices located in Albuquerque, Atlanta, Boise, Boulder, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Indianapolis, Irvine, Las Vegas, Los Alamitos, Philadelphia, Torrance, Richmond, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Francisco Bay area, Seattle, Tampa, and Shanghai, China. For more information visit www.TIG.com.
Press Contact: Tasha Hicks |Director of Marketing |Technology Integration Group | 7810 Trade Street | San Diego, CA 92121 | 800-858-0549 x2700 | fax: 858-566-8794 | tasha.hicks@tig.com | www.tig.com |
About DiversityBusiness.com
Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness, with over 50,000 members, is the largest organization of diversity owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and colleges and universities. DiversityBusiness provides research and data collection services for diversity including the "Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities", "Top 500 Diversity Owned Companies in America", and others. Its research has been recognized and published by Forbes Magazine, Business Week and thousands of other print and internet publications. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. DiversityBusiness reaches more diverse suppliers and communicates more information to them on a more frequent basis then all other organizations combined. We also communicate with mainstream businesses, government agencies and educational institutions with information related to diversity. Our magazine reaches over 300,000 readers, a monthly e-newsletter that reaches 2.4 million, and website visitors of 1.2 million a month. It is a leading provider of Supplier Diversity management tools and has the most widely distributed Diversity magazine in the United States. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. Founded in 1980.
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