[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 157 (Tuesday, November 9, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2316]
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 A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF LIBERTY TECHNOLOGIES: AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 9, 1999

  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Liberty 
Technologies, Inc., located in my home town of Bay City, Michigan. for 
nearly twenty years, Liberty Technologies has been a leading community-
oriented business and a fine example of entrepreneurial initiative for 
Michigan's small businesses.
  Liberty Technologies was incorporated in 1981 to develop, formulate, 
blend and distribute environmentally-friendly detergents, sealers and 
dispensing systems. The company has since evolved into a dynamic small 
business in Bay City, and now produces such products as the trade-
marked ``The Best Cleaner in The World--World's Best''. This cleaner is 
environmentally-friendly, biodegradable and non-toxic, characteristics 
which are goals of many companies that are attempting to redesign 
products which are less harsh on the environment. The company is also 
leading the way in innovative technologies, such as its web sites, 
www.worldsbestcleaner.com and www.quicknkleen.com, and its emphasis on 
continued research and development. But more importantly, the company 
has invested in the community. It has donated its products to the 
annual Bay City Fourth of July Fireworks Festival, Bay County's Created 
For Caring, which provides for the less fortunate, the Bay Medical 
Foundation, and many other civic organizations.
  Liberty Technologies has been the recipient of a distinguished award. 
The company received the 1999 Certificate of Merit from the Small 
Business Association of Michigan, for entrepreneurial experience in 
developing ``products and services that are truly unique and serve a 
genuine market need.'' The company's product ``The Best Cleaner in The 
World--World's Best'' has been officially recognized by the United 
States Patent Office.
  As this millennium nears to a close, we see that communities across 
America are becoming more and more successful due to small businesses, 
and the entrepreneurs who found, oversee and represent these 
businesses. For many in Bay County, Liberty Technologies serves as just 
such an example of a local success story.
  Mr. Speaker, I invite you and our colleagues to join with me to 
congratulate Liberty Technologies, for its commitment to the community 
and for entrepreneurial initiative.

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