Phoenix, AZ – Your Better Business Bureau of Central, Northern and Western Arizona (BBB) announces 15 finalists eligible for the 8th annual Business Ethics Awards sponsored by Wells Fargo. One company from each category will be named the winner at a dinner ceremony on Thursday, April 30, at The Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa.
Category I (1 – 10 employees)
The Accountant’s Office
Bio Pro, LLC
Elite Shutters and Blinds

Category II (11 – 20 employees)
Airpark Auto Service
CyberMark International
Guido’s Auto Service Center

Category III (21-50 employees)
Community Tire & Auto Service
Diamondback Plumbing
Phoenix Tent & Awning Company

Category IV (51-150 employees)
Fox Systems
Lyon’s Roofing
Valley of the Sun United Way

Category V (151 + employees)
Arizona State Credit Union
Hospice of the Valley
Target Commercial Interiors

As a celebration of ethics, the Business Ethics Awards was established to recognized outstanding local businesses that maintain a solid commitment to ethics and trust. Noted author Ken Blanchard will provide the keynote address on ethical leadership in today’s marketplace. The event is also supported by Cox Business Services, Xerox and KFNN 1510.

Table sponsorships and ticket information are now available online at www.arizonabbb.org or by contacting BBB Foundation at 602-264-2864.

About BBB Serving Central, Northern & Western Arizona
BBB is an unbiased organization that sets and upholds high standards for fair and honest business behavior. Businesses that earn BBB accreditation contractually agree and adhere to the organization’s high standards of ethical business behavior. Incorporated locally in 1938, today your BBB serves communities in Central, Northern and Western Arizona, supported by over 10,000 BBB Accredited Businesses. BBB provides objective advice, free business BBB Reliability ReportsTM and charity BBB Wise Giving ReportsTM, and educational information on topics affecting marketplace trust.

A new home improvement store, Elite Shutters and Blinds, opened its doors last Wednesday, June 11, in the new Robson Community retail storefronts facing Jimmie Kerr Boulevard.

The store offers items and services such as window coverings for your home, garage cabinets, fans and sunscreens, crown molding and decorative trim, custom closets, window tint and cleaning, retractable awnings, garage floor coating, roll-down screens, and lattice patio covers.

From left to right at last week’s ribbon cutting ceremony, store employees Danielle Collazo and Susie Showalter, Casa Grande Mayor Bob Jackson, Elite owner Dave German, Michelle German, Eloy City Manager Joe Blanton, Eloy City Councilwoman Etta Ruth Amerson, Robson resident John Gluch, and Ashley Kubal.

“Elite Shutters and Blinds is your authority on selecting the right window coverings for your home.  We give our customers the confidence in the shutters and blinds they choose offering a lifetime quality product, a competitive price and industry-leading service”, says Dave German, the owner.  Dave has over 15 years of retail, marketing and sales experience.

Choose from a variety of beautiful window coverings for your home.  Elite Shutters & Blinds offers everything from horizontal Basswood Shades and beautiful window coverings from Norman Shutters Inc.   They also have roman shades, cellular shades, horizontal sheers, sunscreens, woven wood shades and ceiling fans.

Dave and his staff, Danielle Collazo, Regional Sales Manager, Jennifer Lumactod, Sales Manager, Fred Tani, Sales Manager, Susie Showalter, Sales Manager, Amy Hickman, Sales Manager and Michelle German, Marketing Manager, are ready to help you with the right window coverings for your home.

We are excited for them and glad they chose Eloy as a place to do business.  Stop by and see them at their new showroom located in front of Robson Ranch in the new commercial business center off of Jimmie Kerr Blvd.

We will be doing a ribbon cutting on June 11th at 1:30 combining with the Casa Grande Chamber of Commerce.

Please come by and help welcome Elite Shutters and Blinds to our Community.

When Dave and Michelle German of Portofino purchased another new home in Southern Chandler, Dave was frustrated when he couldn’t get estimates from companies offering window coverings, landscaping and pools, let alone a call back.

That’s when Dave quit his high tech job and two weeks later started Elite Shutters & Blinds, “offering a lifetime quality product at a competitive price and industry-leading customer service.” That was in 2005, and within six months, German says the company had become a total referral business.
Now preparing to celebrate their second anniversary, he says Elite is on its way to achieving $1 million in revenue for 2007. They’re adding marketing support and new sales personnel for a continued fast track growth pattern for the next few years.

“We go that extra step when it comes to customer service,” German says. “Plus we want to make a difference in this fast growing Valley.”

Elite Shutters & Blinds is a partner with Legacy Window Coverings, and the company offers shutters, cellular shades, basswood blinds, sunscreens and more. For a free estimate, call 480.203.8425 or visit www.eliteshuttersandblinds.com.