[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10568]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES HIGH TECH 
       COMPONENTS, INC. AS A RECIPIENT OF THE 2013 LANTERN AWARDS

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                     HON. CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR.

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 26, 2013

  Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate High Tech 
Components, Inc. as the Acadiana Region recipient of the 2013 Lantern 
Awards.
  The Lantern Award provides an opportunity to salute manufacturers for 
their outstanding contributions to the Louisiana economy and to their 
communities. Recipients are selected on the basis of their 
contributions over a period of time to the betterment of their 
communities, growth in the number of employees, and expansion of their 
facilities.
  Owned by Frank's International, High Tech Components, Inc. has 
manufactured, repaired, and stocked the widest selection of Gate Valve 
Components in the Gulf Coast region for 26 years. The scope of 
manufacturing is broad which allows the company to machine something as 
small as a thimble to as large as a car.
  In an ever changing and competitive industry, High Tech utilizes the 
latest and most powerful technology to optimize its machining processes 
while producing the highest quality products. Committed to providing 
quality products in a timely manner that meets and exceeds its 
customers' expectations, High Tech Components, Inc., has seen 
tremendous growth since 2006. As a small company starting with 28 
employees and 19 machines, High Tech Components, Inc., has expanded to 
encompass a 19,600 square foot facility with 210 employees using 86 
machines.
  It is due to the efforts of companies and businesses like High Tech 
Components, Inc. that Louisiana continues to grow and prosper 
economically.

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