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101 Years of Hustle
Family business spotlight: The Gini family of Collins Electrical Company look to the future
Collins’ first major project was a state hospital in Stockton in 1929, followed by another in Mendocino. More recent projects include the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Candlestick and Sutter Health parks, and many casinos.
Recycling and Resilience
Family business spotlight: Vietnamese refugee’s side job turned into a major recycling business
Ming Luong started Ming’s Recycling in 1987, less than a decade after the Luong family arrived in the U.S. They were among the millions of people who fled Vietnam following the fall of Saigon, riding a fishing boat to a refugee camp in Malaysia before a church group sponsored their relocation to Laramie, Wyoming.
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BOZZUTO INSURANCE SERVICES
BOZZUTO INSURANCE MARKS FOUR DECADES WITH FAMILY LEGACY AT CORE
In an industry defined by risk, turnover and uncertainty, Bozzuto Insurance has stood as a steady presence in Northern California for more than 40 years.
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NC Equipment Solutions | Nicholson & Olson
FAMILY BUSINESSES BOND AND BUILD TOGETHER IN SACRAMENTO
In Sacramento’s business community, legacies often power the present as much as they shape the future. Two long-standing companies, NC Equipment Solutions (formerly Nor Cal Beverage) and Nicholson & Olson, an accounting firm, stand as clear examples.
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Moxie International
Built to Last: Celebrating 50 Years of Waterproofing Innovation
In 1975, California native Frederick Harrison Giles saw a problem that few others noticed: the long-term damage that water and vapor could cause to concrete. So he founded The Moxie International, Inc., a company focused on solving that problem.
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HAGGERTY Construction
THE BUILDING, RESTORING AND MAINTAINING SPECIALISTS
Founded in 2010, HAGGERTY Construction is a California-based general contractor known for delivering complex, high-impact projects across Northern California and beyond.
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Carson Landscape Industries
CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT OF QUALITY SINCE 1975
Over the past 50 years, Frank Carson, his wife, Delma, and son Frank Carson Jr., who has worked with the company the past 25 years, have built the ultimate landscape company with Carson Landscape Industries — a business that has set the Greater Sacramento region’s quality standard for full-service landscape maintenance and boasts a 95% client retention rate.&
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Ramco Enterprises, Inc.
CHEERS TO ALMOST 40 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP WITH WEST SACRAMENTO!
Ramco Enterprises, Inc., a diversified commercial real estate and land development company based in West Sacramento, marks nearly six decades of shaping the region’s real estate landscape. Founded in 1965 in West Sacramento, the company has become a key player in commercial and residential development projects throughout the Sacramento area.
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Advanced Building Maintenance
In California’s capital city, a tale of entrepreneurial spirit and unwavering dedication has unfolded over the past three decades. In 1992, Pat Ferguson and his brother embarked on a humble journey, armed with nothing more than a mop, a bucket and a passion to deliver quality service.
Shining Lights
Hobrecht Lighting and Lofings Lighting have longevity while competitors have come and gone
At a time when anyone can order lighting fixtures off Amazon or wander the aisles of Home Depot or Lowe’s and select something readily available and cheap, visiting Hobrecht or Lofings can feel like a trip to a different era. Still, there’s a story worth telling connected to each of these Sacramento stores which shows how family businesses can endure even in changing times.