Negocios Now

www.negociosnow.com 32 Junio 2023 Rozalado Services RICARDO REGALADO Owner Ricardo Regalado is the proud owner of Rozalado Services, a family-owned facility services company based out of Chicago. Regalado has over 300 employees, 22 of whom are family, five companies and operates in more than 20 states. Rozalado has made the Inc. magazine list of 5,000 fastest- growing companies for four years in a row: 2019 through 2022. Regalado also is co-owner of Roza Contractors, a facility maintenance and contracting company, and is the founder and CEO of Route, a software application that is a solution for the commercial cleaning and field service industry. Route is an ecosystem of tools and a marketplace where cleaning business owners can build and grow their businesses as well as connect with the cleaning business community. Sanchez & Associates GERARDO SANCHEZ President Sanchez & Associates, established in 2005 by Gerardo P. Sanchez, is a surveying and engineering firm that stands out by utilizing cutting-edge surveying technology including aerial LiDAR drones, robotic total stations, and laser scanners. Over the past two years, the firm has been at the forefront of pioneering the use of helicopter- mounted LiDAR data acquisition for design purposes, specifically for railroads, ultimately setting new standards for the industry. With over 30 years of experience, Sanchez, a professional land surveyor, has established himself as a trusted industry expert. The firm provides a complete range of land surveying and subsurface utility engineering to private, commercial, and government clients. Sync Communication Inc. and Sync Utilities LLC CARMEN CONDE CEO | GABRIEL GONZALEZ Co-founder After reaching $1.9 million in sales in 2021, Maria Conde and her son Gabriel Gonzalez managed to sell $3.8 million last year and are positioned to reach $4.2 million in 2023. Conde and her son started their first company, Sync Communication Inc., in January 2009 as a non-union company. Sync Utilities opened in February 2018 as a union company doing telecommunications utility construction. Both companies are certified as minority and women business enterprises. The companies serve the state of Illinois and other communities and states in need, especially during hurricane season or other emergencies. The companies provide turnkey solutions for clients such as Verizon, T-Mobile, RCN, and AT&T. Trinidad Construction BRIAN ORTIZ Founder & CEO Brian Ortiz founded Trinidad Construction in 2010. Trinidad is a full-service general contracting and facility maintenance firm specializing in complex projects within occupied facilities. The company is currently working in 13 states and nearing completion of a $22 million new office building. Trinidad's client list includes 20 Fortune 500 corporations including Walgreens, Nicor/ Southern Company, ComEd/ Exelon, Davita, Mondelez, Chick- fil-A, McDonald's, JPMorgan Chase, United Airlines, and JLL. In 2020, Trinidad performed emergency repairs at 125 facilities over the course of three weeks to help restore pharmacy and banking access to over 1 million Chicago residents. Trinidad has a fully-staffed facility service department that performs thousands of work orders for its corporate clients each year. Virtual Energy Solutions SAMUEL VELA President & CEO Samuel Vela is the president and CEO of Virtual Energy Solutions, an architectural and professional engineering firm. He started his company in February 2014 and has grown it to a staff of 18 architects and engineers as of May 2023. The company has done work for the University of Illinois System, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Chicago Medicine, and Department of Veterans Affairs, to name a few. Vela graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Engineering with a bachelor's degree in bioengineering and has more than 20 years of experience in professional engineering consulting services. He is a licensed professional engineer and has experience overseeing all phases of architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering. Wynndalco Enterprises LLC. DAVID R. ANDALCIO Founder & CEO As an early adopter, business leader, industry innovator, and community influencer, David R. Andalcio keeps an eye on both past and future while running Wynndalco Enterprises, a rapidly expanding company. Company growth in the past two years was based on taking time to learn and understand current economic conditions and social environment, identifying and retaining the best talent, and true experience and relationship building. As CEO, Andalcio was instrumental in creating Wynndalco's technology inventory management software, a warehouse and CRM database with vast asset management, delivery, and disposition capabilities. He also developed a five-win system to guide Wynndalco's work: knowledge, implementation, initiative, integrity and of course, perseverance to make the projects a reality. COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD PODER SOCORRO VAZQUEZ CEO LUIS VAZQUEZ President S ince 1997, Poder's objective has been to empower Spanish-speaking adult immigrants to create successful and fulfilling lives in the United States. Through a commitment to the needs of immigrant communities on Chicago's Southwest Side, PODER provides societal and workforce integration services with immediate and long-term effects for families, communities, and employers throughout the city. PODER's vision for the future is a Chicago where economic equity, upward mobility, and societal inclusion are attainable for all. After serving the Pilsen community for its first 18 years, PODER spent the five subsequent years operating satellite sites to reach the first-generation Latinos moving farther southwest as gentrification drove them away from Pilsen. Since its grand opening in January 2023, Poder HQ, Chicago's first standalone immigrant integration center, has become a hub in Gage Park, providing Latino residents a place to learn new skills, build community, and dream of a better future. PODER has celebrated the educational accomplishments of over 14,500 students and continues to design, refine, and expand services to adapt to the changing needs of employers and constituents. In a remarkable achievement, Toro Construction was recently chosen as the general contractor for the Churchview Supportive Living project, a recently started housing development on Chicago's South Side to care for people 65 years of age and older. The company was founded by Socorro Vazquez, a Back of the Yard native, and became one of the city's largest woman- and Hispanic- owned construction firms. She currently employs over 100 union workers along with 20 office employees. With over 300 projects completed and 1.25 million field hours since 2014, Toro Construction continues to grow as a general contractor in and around Chicago. Toro Construction is one of the fastest-growing minority Hispanic construction companies since 2005. She also hopes to shed light on minorities by providing them with jobs and support to foster their careers. Toro Construction Co.

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