[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12089]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF NORTEX MODULAR SPACE IN LEWISVILLE, 
                                   TX

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 10, 2008

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
outstanding accomplishments of Nortex Modular Space of Lewisville, 
Texas, an exemplary organization in North Texas that is celebrating its 
10th Anniversary.
  Nortex Modular Space is a small business manufacturer with 95 
employees based in Lewisville, and it is the leading manufacturer of 
durable and energy efficient mobile and modular office and classroom 
buildings. Jim and Sherry Stewart started Nortex Modular Space in 
Highland Village in 1998 and have a lease fleet of over 700 mobile 
office and mobile classroom units
  The company specializes in the sale, lease, rental, repair and 
renovation of modular and portable buildings, mobile office trailers, 
portable classroom buildings, re-locatable buildings, modular church 
buildings, GSA modular buildings, temporary offices, classrooms, as 
well as medical and special use buildings to government and private 
industry.
  Nortex Modular Space has clients all around the country and even 
overseas. Customers include the U.S. Department of the Interior, the 
U.S. Secret Service, the City of Dallas, the U.S. Army, the Texas 
Department of Transportation, the University of Texas at Arlington and 
the University of North Texas.
  In 2005, Nortex Modular Space was recognized by 
DiversityBusiness.com, the nation's leading multicultural internet 
site, as one of the Top 100 Small Businesses in Texas. Small businesses 
form the backbone of the American economy, which is the strongest in 
the world. They account for half of gross domestic product, more than 
half of American jobs, and three-fourths of new jobs created each year.
  Madam Speaker, it is with great honor that I rise today to recognize 
Nortex Modular Space and celebrate its 10-year anniversary. This 
excellent company has served North Texans for 10 good years, and I am 
certain they will continue their good work for many more years to come.

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