 SAN PEDRO, CA----WestWind Engineering, Inc. announced that it has recently been awarded full certification as a HUBZone small business by the Small Business Administration (SBA). HUBZones are areas designated by the Federal Government as being “historically underutilized business” zones. To become certified as a HUBZone business, a company must meet certain guidelines and criteria specified by the SBA that are designed to aid business development in specific geographic areas.
Mary Anne Graves, President and CEO of WestWind Engineering, said that the company “is pleased to receive this certification. We are glad that we can contribute to the economic development of the area as we grow in our business.” She said the HUBZone certification will also benefit WestWind’s clients because it can help them satisfy diversity supplier goals that many companies are looking to meet. Federal government contracts also commonly mandate that a certain percentage of work be subcontracted to vendors and suppliers who are certified as HUBZone small businesses. In addition, WestWind is also certified as SDB and 8(a) by the SBA and holds a Top Secret facility clearance for government work.
WestWind Engineering and it’s subsidiary, The WestWind Group, provide temporary and full-time staffing solutions as well as payroll and other related services for private industry and state and federal government agencies. Westwind’s clients utilize them for such services as recruiting candidates for specialized technical, engineering and IT positions, executive recruiting, and temporary and full time staffing for operations, office support, administrative, customer support and other areas. The company headquarters is in San Pedro, Calif., with an office in Redondo Beach, Calif., as well. For additional information, visit the company’s web site: www.westwind111.com.
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