“Small Business of the Year” Charlotte County FL Chamber 9/24

The Charlotte County (FL) Chamber of Commerce awarded Arthur Rutenberg/SandStar Homes the 2011 Small Business of the Year! In announcing the award, Chamber president, Jim Natoli described SandStar’s past year. “From an all time low in 2008-09, they sold 14 homes in 2010 and by July 2011 have 16 new homes under contract.  Their remodeling division has an increase of 300-400% since January 2010 & put hundreds of subcontractors back to work. Their aggressive approach to marketing included a revamped website, email marketing, Facebook and new blog.  They were awarded the “2011 Builder of the Year” by the Rutenberg franchise and their Coquina model was the “2011 Model of the Year”.  Both Jim Sanders & Larry Sandles are extremely active in the community.”

Larry Sandles accepted the award for SandStar thanking everyone on the SandStar team who worked hard to make these business gains possible. Contact Arthur Rutenberg/SandStar and SandStar Remodeling at 941-637-8080 or go to www.SandStarRemodeling.com, or www.SandStarRemodeling.com/blog. The SandStar offices are located at 1203 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33950

SandStar Remodeling is located at 1203 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda, FL. (941) 637-8080. We are a full service design and build construction company. From purchasing the land and building a new home or remodeling an existing home, we do it all!

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Southwest Solutions Group/IMS Awarded Veteran’s Benefits Administration GSA Contract

Information Management Services (IMS), a division of Southwest Solutions Group, announced today that it was awarded a GSA contract by the Veteran’s Benefits Administration (VBA) to provide Personal Identifiable Information (PII) File Conversion and File Relocation services. The VBA, along with multiple other government agencies, will be relocating to a new facility.  The new facility will include one central file location with new a Spacesaver high-density storage shelving system. Additionally, IMS will assist the VBA by standardizing the indexing of records to mirror that of other VBA offices around the country.  

About Veteran’s Benefits Administration – The VBA is part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and offers a wide range of benefits for our Nation's Veteran’s, service members, and their families including, but not limited to, disability, education and training, vocational rehabilitation and employment, home loan guaranty, medical treatment, life insurance, and burial benefits.

About Information Management Solutions - IMS, a division of Southwest Solutions Group is the largest innovative storage and filing solution’s company serving commercial and institutional facilities. IMS/Southwest Solutions Group is a full service company providing equipment, design, installation, and ongoing service to all types of commercial businesses including government, museum, healthcare, public safety, military, and education. IMS specializes in Business Organization Systems including supplies management, software and services. Our talented in–house technology team supports hundreds of applications such as on–demand labeling, barcode tracking, electronic record keeping/imaging systems and more.

Additional information about IMS/Southwest Solutions Group is available on our website www.ssgims.com.

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