[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 56 (Friday, March 30, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E712]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING OMEGA ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 29, 2007

  Mr. MARCHANT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to extend my 
congratulations to the Omega Environmental Technologies company. In 
today's corporate world, they have distinguished themselves as a 
thriving business that is passionate about helping others.
  An eighteen year old company, Omega Environmental Technologies was 
built from the ground up to become a multi-million dollar corporation. 
Founded in 1989 in Texas, the company has grown to include a worldwide 
customer base for their distribution of automobile air conditioner 
parts. Although they routinely export A/C components to 75 countries, 
around 75 percent of their products come from the U.S. This helps to 
support the American economy and has provided a welcome boost to the 
Dallas/Fort Worth area marketplace. Using a 65,000 square foot 
warehouse, the business has grown 50 percent in the last 3 years. It is 
no surprise that Omega Environmental Technologies has been recognized 
twice as one of the 100 fastest growing companies in D/FW.
  Although Omega Environment Technologies serves as a model to those in 
the business community, the life story and achievement of the company's 
founder and President, Grace Davis, is an example that all of us would 
do well to study. Born and educated in Panama, Ms. Davis strived for 
excellence early on, graduating from college after studying business. 
After time spent in the finance industry, she looked for a new 
challenge and attempted to get a job in the banking world. No matter 
her success or qualifications, Ms. Davis found only disappointment as 
employer after employer offered her only secretary jobs. In need of a 
paycheck, she eventually accepted a secretary position only to discover 
the grim truth of her circumstances later on. After hearing the 
commercial needs of clients who called the office, she approached her 
supervisor with a plan to improve their international sales. Regardless 
of her initiative, she was ignored and told to remember her place as a 
secretary. Grace Davis went on to leave that company and start her own 
international sales company. As one of her employees put it, she proved 
so trustworthy and talented a saleswoman that a company grew up around 
her.
  Today, she serves as a proud role model for minority women who are 
looking to succeed in life and the business world. For her part, she 
has made it a point never to discriminate against potential employees 
because of their nationality or primary language. Omega Environmental 
Technologies currently employees 14 nationalities with several of them 
political refugees. They also rely on Catholic Charities as a primary 
source for employee recruitment and last year received the 
accomplishment of being a certified Minority Company.
  I could not be more proud that Omega Environmental Technologies 
chooses to call the Dallas/Fort Worth area home, and I congratulate 
them on receiving this prestigious award.

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