supplier diversity
owned construction company offers general contracting serv- government. Regulatory compliance, commissioning, valida-
ices for civil projects and renovations, as well as construction tion, laboratory quality operations, regulatory laboratory
management services. The firm, which was established in solutions and equipment support, pharmaceutical manufac-
1987, had $85 million in sales in 2007 and projects similar turing process and packaging solutions are among the servic-
sales in 2008. Torix spent $17 million with minority business es the eight-year-old company provides. MENTOR Technical
enterprises in 2007, with plans to increase its MBE spend to Group also offers architecture and engineering services,
$27.5 million in 2008. including calibration, instrumentation and control systems;
project/construction management; safety and environmental
CLASS III, SALES BETWEEN $10 MIL- project coordinators; building management solutions; and
LION AND $50 MILLION, THE WINNERS utilities management/operations outsourcing. In 2007, the
ARE: company had $18 million in sales. Projected sales for 2008
Apex Computer Systems, Inc., are $20 million.
Cerritos, California – Philip Chen
is the president of Apex Computer Moody-glyph1197olan, Inc., Columbus, Ohio – Curtis J. Moody
Systems, Inc., an Asian-Pacific is the president and chief executive officer of Moody-Nolan,
American-owned firm that provides one of the nation’s largest African American architecture
information technology lifecycle, firms. Established in 1982, the firm provides architecture,
support services, application devel- civil engineering and interior design services to major cus-
opment and managed services for tomers including the Franklin County Board of Mental Retar-
corporate, mid-market and small dation/Developmental Disabilities, Ohio State University,
business clients. Apex had over $15 Oklahoma State University and West Virginia University. In
million in sales in 2007, and projects 2007, Mr. Moody received the Ohio Gold Medal Award from
more than $25 million in sales for 2008. The company spent the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The previous
nearly $3 million with other minority business enterprises in year, the firm was honored by the AIA Ohio with its Gold
2007, with a projection of $4 million for 2008. Apex also cre- Medal Firm of the Year award. Moody-Nolan had sales of
ated a proactive initiative called the Diversity Supplier Men- $25 million in 2007, and projects sales of $28 million in
toring Program to address the diverse supplier capacity gap 2008.
that has resulted when some corporations shift to strategic
sourcing, which may limit opportunities for smaller minority CLASS II, SALES BETWEEN $1 MILLION
businesses.
www.acsi2000.com AND $10 MILLION, THE WINNERS ARE:
B. Bell Builders LP, Sugar Land,
Carol’s Daughter, Brooklyn, Texas – Arun Kothari is the president
glyph1197ew York – Lisa Price is the founder of B. Bell Builders, LP, an Asian-Indi-
and managing partner of Carol’s an owned general contractor firm that
Daughter, an African American- offers construction services, project
owned manufacturer, retailer and management and design-build. The
wholesaler of fragrances for the company was established in 1955 and
home as well as beauty and grooming has been under its current leadership
products for women and men. The for the past 27 years. Gross sales for
company, which was established in 2007 were $4.15 million. Projected
1993, had $15.5 million in sales in sales for 2008 are $5.9 million. B. Bell
2007. Projected sales for 2008 are Builders provided construction services to major customers
$27 million. Dillard’s, Macy’s and Sephora are major cus- AT& T, BBS Technologies, The Beck Group, Shell Oil USA
tomers of Carol’s Daughter. The firm also supports other and Texas Medical Center, and construction management
minority businesses, spending $900,000 with MBEs in 2007. services to Maximus Coffee Group. Like the majority of gen-
The projected spend with MBEs in 2008 is $1.2 million. eral contractors, B. Bell Builders works with subcontractors
– many of them minority-owned businesses. In 2007, the
MEglyph1197TOR Technical Group, Caguas, Puerto Rico – company spent $1.4 million with minority subcontractors,
Luis D. Soto is the president of MENTOR Technical Group, and expects to nearly double that spend in 2008.
a Hispanic-owned firm that provides a wide array of techni-
cal support and solutions to various markets, including phar- KLglyph1197 Logistics Corporation (dba AIT Worldwide
maceutical, biotechnology, medical device, utilities, process Logistics), Middleburg Heights, Ohio – Kimberly
and waste water plants, food and beverage, hospitality and Martinez-Giering is president and chief executive officer of
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