[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 25, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, DWIGHT D. 
      EISENHOWER AWARD PRESENTED TO BLACK CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2006

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Black 
Construction Corporation of Guam on the occasion of it being awarded 
the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence in the construction 
category by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Named for the 
president under whom the SBA was founded, the Dwight D. Eisenhower 
Award for Excellence honors large federal contractors nationwide with 
the most outstanding small business subcontracting programs.
  Each year, the SBA awards those businesses and federal agencies that 
have excelled in various aspects of federal procurement. To be eligible 
for consideration for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence a 
company must first be the recipient of the SBA Award of Distinction. 
The SBA has twice honored Black Construction Corporation for its record 
of support for small business on Guam and throughout Micronesia, 
following a nationwide review of construction companies that are 
awarded federal contracts. It is my hope that companies that are prime 
contractors for federal construction projects heed the example set by 
Black Construction Corporation and will continue to subcontract with 
local small businesses.
  The vast majority of American companies are small businesses. They 
are the largest creator of private sector jobs. American small 
businesses have also established a strong record of innovation and are 
routinely implementing cutting edge technologies. Furthermore, the 
success of local economies is dependant upon the strength of small 
businesses. As local small businesses grow stronger, so do the 
communities in which they serve. Black Construction Corporation 
fulfills an essential role in that process on Guam and throughout 
Micronesia by utilizing small businesses to complete federal 
construction projects.

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