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On the cover: Ron Scatena, Allied Waste Services; James Pope, Green Horizons; Linda Foth, Applied Aerospace Structures Corp.; Phillip Gill, Weber Logistics; Douglass Highsmith, Dorfman Pacific

PORT CALLGREATER STOCKTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.stocktonchamber.org SEPTEMBER2011

Vol. 57 No. 5

CONTENTS

PORT CALL

47th Annual Industrial Technology BBQ 15

10

Don’t Miss!Networking Mixer

Stockton Golf and Country ClubThursday, September 1, 5:15-7:15 p.m.

3800 W. Country Club Blvd Stockton 95204


Photographs by Arturo Vera, Arturo Vera Photography

Events 4

From Your President 5

From Your CEO 6

Leadership Stockton 7

Programs and Public 10 Policy Department

Convention & Visitors Bureau 12

New Members 13

Ribbon Cuttings 14

Cover Story 15

News Briefs 19

Calendar 21 StocktonRESTAURANT WEEKSeptember 16-25 DINE & ENJOY

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PORT CALL

GREATER STOCKTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE445 W. Weber Avenue, Suite 220, Stockton, CA 95203

209.547.2770 fax [email protected]

Official publication of the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce. Serving the Greater Stockton area business community since 1901.

CHAMBER OFFICERS

PRESIDENT Debbie Armstrong, Old Republic Title Company

SR. VICE PRESIDENT Gary J. Long, Gary J. Long Jewelers

FINANCIAL VICE PRESIDENTSteven Crabtree, Herum Crabtree

VICE PRESIDENT Blain Bibb, ServiceMaster Building Maintenance

VICE PRESIDENT Judith Buethe, Judith Buethe Communications

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Rick Goucher, CB Richard Ellis Commercial Real Estate

CHAMBER DIRECTORSStephen Barney, F&M BankMichael Cera, SMG/Stockton Arena/Bob Hope TheatreDonna DeMartino, San Joaquin Regional Transit DistrictDan Durst, Durst Contract InteriorsPat Filippone, Stockton Port Baseball ClubClint Harless, Stockton Auto Glass/Quick’s Glass ServiceDan Keyser, Grupe Commercial CompanyKenneth Levy, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLCRich McDonald, Class One SafetySonya Morgan, External Resources, Inc.Ren Nosky, Downey BrandDarryle Oakman, San Joaquin County Rental Property AssociationTina Williams, Pacific Gas & Electric CompanyBob Young, Stockton Golf & Country Club

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERDouglass W. Wilhoit, Jr. 209.547.2766

PROGRAM & PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR/ BEAFrank Ferral 209.547.2763

SPECIAL EVENTS DIRECTORHeidi Altamirano 209.547.2764

OPERATIONS/FINANCE DIRECTORSandy Dwyer 209.547.2770

MEMBERSHIP SALESMatt Anderson 209.337.2723

SCAP COORDINATOR/ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTMikki Gilbert 209.337.2730

BEA/ SCAP ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTKarla Gonzalez 209.547.2770

SPECIAL EVENTS/ LEADERSHIP STOCKTON COORD.Timm Quinn 209.547.2960

RECEPTIONIST/ CUSTOMER SERVICEAlyssa McConnell 209.547.2770

PUBLISHER Stockton Chamber of Commerce 209.547.2770

GRAPHIC DESIGNNever Boring Design Associates 209.526.9136

ADVERTISING Jeff Orona 209.380.0942

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Eventsby: Heidi Altamirano

Fall Business Tradeshow & Passport Mixer

Sign up now for the Fall Business Tradeshow and Passport

Mixer! Space is given on a first-come-first-served basis so don’t

wait or you may risk missing your opportunity to participate.

Reserve your space today!

The Fall Tradeshow will be held on Thursday October 6 from

5 - 7:30 p.m. at the University Plaza Waterfront Hotel, 110 W.

Fremont St. Admission to attend the Fall Tradeshow is free and the

event is open to the general public. Tables are $250 for Chamber

members and $350 for non-members. Reserve your space ASAP

to be part of the pre-mixer publicity!

For more information about exhibiting at or attending our

Fall Business Tradeshow & Passport mixer, call Timm Quinn at

209.547.2960


If you appreciate the valuable contributions growers have made

to our county, join other Ag supporters at our Agricultural Hall

of Fame Banquet on Thursday, October 13, at the Robert J. Cabral

Ag Center, 2101 E. Earhart Avenue, Stockton, CA 95206. We’ll

be honoring those individuals who have put countless hours and

much love of the land into improving the agricultural industry

throughout the years.

The evening begins with a no-host social hour at 6:00 p.m.,

dinner at 7:00 p.m., followed by a program lauding the

outstanding physical and emotional investments made by

our exceptional award recipients. This year’s honorees will

be announced the first week of September. Last year’s award

recipients were John A. Demichelis (posthumous), Frank Faria,

Don McKenzie, Bruno Marchini and Bob Schulz. All those

previously recognized in the Agricultural Hall of Fame have

their photographs and biographies on display at the San Joaquin

Historical Society & Museum in Micke Grove Park and Robert J.

Cabral Ag Center.

We look forward to your joining us at this celebratory event!

For tickets, Sponsorship Opportunities and further information,

please call 209.547.2960.

Many Thanks to Our Much-Appreciated Sponsors!

(as of 8/3/11)

PlatinumAmerican Ag CreditMid Valley Ag Services, Inc.San Joaquin Farm Bureau FederationSan Tomo, Inc.

SilverBuilders Exchange of StocktonStockton East Water DistrictVino Farms

SEPTEMBER2011 4www.stocktonchamber.org@ Heidi Altamirano: [email protected]

From Your President...by: Debbie Armstrong

continued on page 19

As Chamber President and citizen of Stockton

and San Joaquin County, it is very gratifying

whenever we all see something good come

together after a great deal of hard work by many

people! Such is the case of how the Prison

Hospital (the number one story for over three

years) is coming together and everyone is pulling

in the same direction.

It seems like just yesterday when 2008/2009

Chamber President Dennis Goldstrand called,

on August 8, 2008, an emergency meeting of the

Chamber Board of Directors which was held

upstairs in my office. It was the first look at the

early stages of the Prison issue forced upon us by

the Federal Court.

It was amazing to see how quickly the

Chamber, city and county came together to make

sure our community would not be a “victim” of

unconcerned outsiders but protected and in the

long term prosper from the construction and

operation of such a huge project.

Much has happened since then and I

am happy to report that the Construction

Oversight Committee, which is one of many

positive results of the often-difficult settlement

agreement, is now in place, has held its first two

meetings, and will do so on a monthly basis.

The Chamber rep and chair, Immediate Past

President Rick Goucher, the city rep Mike Self

of the Builders Exchange, and the county rep

Dave Thomas of the Northern California District

Council of Laborers, along with representatives

PORT CALL Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce5

For more information contact:

Je� Orona209.380.0942je�@neverboring.com

Call forFall Savings!

Richelle [email protected]

From Your CEO...by: Doug Wilhoit


We are now entering into the early days of Fall and I look

forward to all the trees in Stockton starting to turn color later this

month or early October. I enjoy driving around the entire city, yup

not afraid to do so, and seeing the palette of beautiful, calming

colors and cooling temperatures that make up the city of Stockton.

On Thursday, August 4 we had such a beautiful evening at the

Rabobank, N.A. branch on West March Lane who hosted a very

successful Chamber mixer. Large crowd, good food and great

weather for inside and outside networking (try that in Fresno or

Bakersfield this time of year). A big thank you to them and all our

members who host our monthly mixers. I know many members

present, and those who were not members but shall become one

soon, had a great and safe evening. Thanks again to the staff of

Rabobank and our staff for a job well done and I look forward to

future mixers hosted by our members and attended by wonderful

members of the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce!

As you can see in this Port O Call it is also time for the 47th

Annual Industrial Technology Barbecue to be held on September

14 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the University Plaza Waterfront

Hotel. This is one of the most popular of our annual events and

attracts many members and non-members (future members)

alike. We are fortunate to have great partners in Pacific Gas and

Electric Company, San Joaquin Partnership and the SJC Economic

Development Association to help us honor those businesses in San

Joaquin County who have worked very hard during these difficult

times to enhance our community revenue and, more importantly,

protected and grown the employment base. Join us on September

14 to not only thank them but enjoy a wonderful evening on

the waterfront connecting with long time and new friends and

business contacts.

I “know” you read from page 1 to page 23 the August Port O

Call with Wes and George (the CEO and Board Chair of the new

Stockton Conference and Convention Bureau) gracing the cover

and the great article by former Senator Mike Machado (now

Executive Director, Delta Protection Commission) about how the

two go hand in hand. Stockton is so blessed with our waterways

and Wes and his board promote it all the time and Mike is doing

all he can to protect it now and for future generations. They

cannot do it alone and it takes all of us to promote and protect

one of our most valuable assets. That cannot be done by sitting

back and not educating oneself or just complaining about things.

It takes all of us to stand up and defend, protect and improve

our community and all that is good it holds and at the same time

holding those accountable for damaging our community, our law

abiding fellow citizens and our families by their (criminals and

gang members) lack of personal responsibility.

We all know that those in Washington and Sacramento are now

viewed at the lowest level of trust in many, many years and it is

sad to see the continuum of finger pointing and name calling!

They also have shown a lack of personal responsibility and an

inability to really work together to solve the Congressional and

California State Legislature made problem.

I have seen an article before written by retired Orlando Sentinel

reporter Charlie Reese (checked it out and it is legit) titled, “545

vs. 300,000,000 people” but today before I sat down to write this

article a friend of mine who is a partner of ours and a leader

SEPTEMBER2011 6www.stocktonchamber.org

Leadership Stocktonby: Timm Quinn

The Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce is proud to present the 2011-2012 Leadership Stockton Class:

Amy Burke, Dameron Hospital Association

Lisa Cooper, University of the Pacific

Cindy DeSilva, San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office

Tim Dickson, University of the Pacific - Athletics Dept

Kristen Dyke, Port City Marketing Solutions, Inc.

JJ Godi, Art Godi Realtors

Dean Goold, Verdeo

Melissa Goulet, Sierra Veterinary Clinic

Cedric Gray, Circle of Friends Alcohol and Drug Treatment

Chris Kleinert, San Joaquin County Office of Education

Cynthia Lau, Central Valley Asian American Chamber

of Commerce

Adrienne Machado, Stockton Unified School District

Oona Mallett, Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson

Bakul Patel, Dorfman Pacific Co., Inc.

Chris Pehl, San Joaquin County Sheriff ’s Office

Olga Rodriguez, Community Partnership for Families

Kathleen Serna-Halliday, Family & Youth Services of

San Joaquin Co. Inc.

Kathy Skeels, San Joaquin County Office of Education

Jared Steinwert, F&M Bank

Linda Vasquez, Stockton Thunder Professional Hockey

Tania Vega, Native TANF

Paul Yang, Premier Community Credit Union

Wilson Yu, W.L. Butler Construction, Inc.

The class embarked on their 11-month journey into community

leadership on August 12. Participants meet monthly to explore

issues facing the greater Stockton community and participate in a

community service project.

For more information on Leadership Stockton, contact Timm

Quinn at 209.547.2960 or visit www.leadershipstockton.com.

PORT CALL Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce7 @ Timm Quinn: [email protected]


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Protecting public health Using recycled-content in your products

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Networking MixerAugust 4 at Rabobank, N.A.

Raffle prizes generously donated by Rabobank and

Domo Japanese Sushi Grill & Bar.

All proceeds from beverage sales were donated to the

American Heart Association 2011 San Joaquin Heart Walk


Programs and Public Policy Departmentby: Frank Ferral


Recycling BIN Summit Draws Statewide Participation

On August 9, the first Recycling BIN (Build Infrastructure

Now) Summit had over 137 attendees to strategize ways to build

domestic infrastructure and create jobs with recyclables collected

in California. And for the first time, the Chamber provided a

webinar telecast to over 100 additional viewers that had travel

restrictions or couldn’t come in person.

Currently, approximately

5-20% of the recyclable

materials collected in

California remain in the

State for remanufacturing;

the majority of the recycled

materials are shipped to

other parts of the United

States or to global markets.1

In other words, 80-95% of

our recyclable materials are leaving California, specifically to

overseas markets. So too are our jobs, tax revenue and commerce.

Achieving the 5MMTCO2E emission reductions is dependent

on ensuring that the recyclable materials are recycled into new

products, which offers an enormous opportunity to existing and

new businesses in California. The State energy grid is cleaner than

Pacific Rim countries and than most States receiving California’s

recovered materials. So in-State manufacturing yields more GHG

reduction now. As California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard is

met, that advantage will increase.

The Chamber spearheaded a statewide coalition (Recycling

BIN Coalition) comprised of the California Association for Local

Economic Development, California Product Stewardship Council,

California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, California

Resource Recovery Association, Recycling Organizations of

North America and the California Association of Recycling

Market Development Zones. The Coalition developed a white

paper (available at www.greenteamsanjoaquin.com) as a living

document that will be amended as other organizations offer

further challenges to meet and solutions to implement as we walk

this path to additional job creation and local market growth.

California Public Resources Code Section: 42001 guides the

State of California in its approach to develop jobs (now known as

green jobs) through diversion of materials from the landfill

by stating:

The Legislature further finds and declares that the health,

safety and welfare of the people of California depend upon the

development, stability and expansion of domestic markets for

the post consumer wastes and secondary wastes collected within

the state. It is, therefore, the purpose of this chapter to stimulate

the use of post consumer waste materials and secondary waste

materials generated in California as raw materials used as

feedstock by private business, industry and commerce.

The Recycling BIN Coalition was formed to fully realize this

very important state law, which was part of AB 939 back in 1989.

1. Solid Waste professionals must become “Material Managers”

and shift from handling “waste” to “commodities.” Service

rate structures need to reflect incentive-based value.

California dominant paradigm of collecting and disposing

locally while recycling overseas is counter-productive to State

and national interests. We must find better ways to educate

our populace on material value so we can offer “clean high

value” feedstock throughout the supply chain.

2. Recycled materials processors need to secure local materials

supplies while competing with overseas markets, without

facing regulatory uncertainty.

3. Manufacturers are equally confronted by regulatory

uncertainty, along with obstacles to effectively manufacturing

and marketing recycled content products in California.

The Recycling BIN Coalition is calling for a renaissance in how

we value the prosperity of this great State of California. For more

information and to view the Recycling BIN Summit video, please

go to www.greenteamsanjoaquin.com and click the RMDZ icon.

[1] Stockton Chamber meeting with ARB on April 5, 2011

SEPTEMBER2011 10www.stocktonchamber.orgFor more info, contact Frank Ferral at [email protected]@

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Convention & Visitors Bureauby: Wes Rhea

Promote Your Business in the 2012 Stockton Activities Guide

Marketing opportunities are available

to showcase your business in the 2012

Stockton Activities Guide. The guide is

the official publication of the Stockton

Convention & Visitors Bureau and over

30,000 copies will be printed in January 2012.

Retail, restaurants, lodging properties, attractions and guest

services are must-see features of this guide. Promoted as the

regions #1 activities guide, the Stockton Activities Guide also

includes the Resource Directory and the “yellow pages” for new

and current residents and visitors too.

The guides are distributed throughout Stockton at hotels, events,

attractions, restaurants, the University of the Pacific, at City Hall,

by the Downtown Stockton Alliance and much more!

All members can participate either within the pages of the

guide, or in the resource business directory. All advertisers are

also included in the online digital version of the guide, with

websites hyperlinked at no additional cost.

For advertising information, call Heather at San Joaquin

Magazine at 209.833.9989. For general 2012 Stockton Activities

Guide questions, please call Wes at 209.938.1551 or email

[email protected].

Stockton Restaurant Week 2011

Don’t forget,

Stockton Restaurant

Week is September 16-

25! Over 20 restaurants

will offer three course fixed-price menus. Follow us on Facebook

(Facebook.com/Stockton.Restaurant.Week) for a chance to win

dining gift certificates!

For the complete list of restaurants and menus visit

www.StocktonRestaurantWeek.com or call 209.938.1555.

StocktonRESTAURANT WEEKSeptember 16-25 DINE & ENJOY

Restaurant W

eek

StocktonRestaurantWeek.com

SEPTEMBER2011 12www.visitstockton.org@ Wes Rhea: [email protected]

Be sure to become a fan on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/Stockton.CVB

Oak Valley COmmunity BankWe Mean Business

“We bank with Oak Valley because they share our commitment to delivering a top-quality, value-oriented

product while maintaining a friendly, responsive, and professional approach to doing business.”

– Rudy Gnekow, Gnekow Family Winery

Rudy Gnekow, Chris Legrandjacques (Winemaker)and Kyle Gnekow, with Oak Valley’s Escalon

Branch Manager, AVP June Lopez, 209.821.3080

Rudy Gnekow, Chris Legrandjacques (Winemaker)and Kyle Gnekow, with Oak Valley’s Escalon

Branch Manager, AVP June Lopez, 209.821.3080

“We bank with Oak Valley because they share our commitment to delivering a top-quality, value-oriented

product while maintaining a friendly, responsive, and professional approach to doing business.”

– Rudy Gnekow, Gnekow Family Winery

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New Members For more information on becoming a new member, please call Matt Anderson

at 209.547.2770. Please allow up to 90 days for your listing to show.

CEO Cont’d from pg. 6

in the Labor sector of our community sent it to me and I want

to share parts of it with you (the full text can be found on the

internet (Google “Charlie Reese”). This is not about any party or

movement but the plain truth about the state of our Nation, the

business climate locally, statewide, nationally and internationally!

“Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against

inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high

taxes?” “You and I don’t propose a federal budget. The President

does.” “You and I don’t have the Constitutional authority to vote

on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.” “You and I

don’t write the tax code, Congress does.” “You and I don’t set fiscal

policy, Congress does.”

“One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one President, and

nine Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human beings out

of 300 million who are directly, legally, morally and individually

responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.”

“Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, who

they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose

gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give

the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power.

Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there are

disembodied mystical forces like “the economy,” “inflation” or

“politics” that prevent them from doing what they take an OATH

to do.”

“Those 545 people in Washington (and may I add those in

Sacramento), and they alone, are responsible.”

With 2012 elections coming upon us it is imperative that we

all look beyond the sound bites, the slick ads and the slanted

viewpoints that surround us and truly engage ourselves, our

families, our employees and our friends by really researching the

issues and the candidates. It isn’t easy with all that is out there

but the answers can be found, not on Dancing with the Stars or

America’s Got Talent, but by really asking the right questions and

challenging those who control so much of our lives to not only

give the right answers but if we give them our vote and trust to do

the right thing for all. We need to find and support the real honest

and hard working talent to be working honestly and faithfully in

Washington D.C. and Sacramento, California.


Building Inspectors

Precision Inspection Company Inc.4525 Quail Lakes Drive, #A

Stockton www.precision-inspection.net

Construction

Clark/McCarthy7677 Oakport Street, #1040

Oakland www.clarkmccarthychcfstockton.com

Convenience Stores

7-Eleven #344517647 Pacific Avenue

Stockton www.7-eleven.com

Energy Consultants

RHA Inc.1026 Mangrove Avenue, #20

Chico www.rhainc.com

Financial & Insurance Services

Metlife1652 Lucerne Avenue

Stockton www.metlife.com

Heating & Air Conditioning Equipment & Systems

Johnson Controls1030 Winding Creek Road, #100

Roseville www.johnsoncontrols.com

Junk Removal

Junk King133 D’Arcy Parkway

Lathrop www.junk-king.com

Manufacturers

Sardee Industries, Inc.2731 E. Myrtle Street

Stockton www.sardee.com

Restaurants

Nena’s Mexican Restaurant445 W. Weber Avenue, #120

Stockton www.nenasmexicanrestaurant.com

Retirement Communities

O’Connor Woods3400 Wagner Heights Road

Stockton www.oconnorwoods.org

Ribbon Cuttings For additional information go to www.stocktonchamber.org

Gloria BlaineBasket Caravan & Gourmet Gifts

Gerri BlasUnited States Post Office

Carol ClemonsAngel’s Caring Helpers

Rebecca DealRabobank

Patricia DesotoPatricia V. DeSoto CPA

Shannon DingAssemblymember Bill Berryhill’s Office

Kristen DykePort City Marketing Solutions

Christyn GianniniSt. Joseph’s Medical Center

Patti GulickNew Image Sign Company

Loretta LeeCalifornia State Department of Rehabilitation

Jennifer LewisHilton Stockton

Gary LongGary Long Jewelers

Rich McDonaldClass One Safety

Lorenzo MontelongoSan Francisco Auto Body

Sonya MorganExternal Resources

Chanel MurrayAssemblymember Cathleen Galgiani’s Office

John PavalKansas City Life

Ellen Powell Dennis Cardoza’s office

Annie RandazzoAllied Waste Company

Marshalistic SaulsburyDazzlin’ Cleaning Service

Nanette SpitulskiParks Printing

Linda StocktonEntravison Radio

Michael TruccoAlbert Paper Company

Tania VegaNative TANF

Cindy WardXango

Sam WardXango


7 Eleven7647 Pacific Avenue

Stockton

Port City Marketing Solutions209 Doris Place

Stockton

Peck’s Jewelers5759 Pacific Avenue, #B115

Stockton

Attending Ambassadors

COVER STORY

On September 14, the Stockton

community will come together at

Stockton’s 47th annual Industrial

Technology BBQ to celebrate companies

that have seen significant growth in the

past year. At the event, a yearly fixture on

the Stockton community calendar since

its inception in 1965, local leaders will

highlight the achievements of businesses

in industrial or technological fields that

have met specific growth targets during

the previous year, including large

facility additions, job creation and

significant capital investments.

At this year’s event, 13 industrial

businesses with locations within

Stockton or San Joaquin County are

being recognized for their achievements.

The honored businesses include seven

companies that have made significant

expansions and six others that have

established major facilities in the county

in the last year.

The following five honorees are

all members of the Greater Stockton

Chamber of Commerce.

Applied Aerospace Structures Corporation

Applied Aerospace

Structures

Corporation (AASC)

has occupied the

same site on Airport

Way in Stockton for

nearly 50 years. This privately owned

company was founded in 1956 as Parsons

of California and originally fabricated

helicopter rotor blades. Since then, the

company has maintained a focus on

lightweight, high performance

engineered structures as a

supplier to the Space and Aircraft

industries. AASC is committed to

continual improvement of technology and

maintains the highest standards of quality

2011 Industrial Technology Barbeque HonoreesWednesday September 14, 2011

New Companies:

American Custom Meats, LLC

Dole Packaging Foods, LLC

ECS Refining

Green Horizons Manufacturing, LLC

Terex Equipment Services

Turkhan Foods

Expanded Companies:

Allied Waste Services

Applied Aerospace Structures Corp.

Diamond Pet Foods

Dorfman Pacific Co., Inc.

Scientific Specialties, Inc.

The Wine Group

Weber Logistics

PG&E Green Award:

Lange Twins Winery & Vineyards

Bold companies are Greater Stockton

Chamber of Commerce members

ITBQ Sponsors as of 8/3/11

Founding Sponsors:

Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce

PG&E

San Joaquin Partnership, Inc.

SJC Economic Development Association

Gold Sponsors:

Allied Waste Services

Builders Exchange of Stockton

Dorfman Pacific Co., Inc.

Pacific Records Management

Silver Sponsor:

United Way of San Joaquin

Bronze Sponsors:

Arturo Vera Photography

Premier Staffing

Proline Media

Roland Construction

San Joaquin HR Association

Stockton East Water District

Sutter Gould Medical Foundation

Utility Telephone


47th Annual Industrial Technology BBQ By Justin Souza

Each of the companies profiled here, along with the eight other honorees, has helped raise the profile of San Joaquin County and helped Stockton back onto the road to recovery.

Linda Foth

and customer satisfaction.

AASC is being honored for a facility

improvement and expansion that

increased the size of the facility to over

270,000 square feet and totaled more than

$1 million in work. The business also

saw the addition of 61 new employees to

their Stockton-based workforce this year,

which raises their total employees to 370

highly qualified engineers, designers,

machinists, and technicians. This

expansion is only the latest in a series

of major expansions for the company

since 2000.

Dorfman Pacific

Dorfman Pacific

opened its doors in

Oakland, California

in 1921 as a small

cap manufacturing

company. The

company is currently headquartered

in a 315,000 square foot distribution

facility near the Stockton Airport. After

90 years in business, the present day

Dorfman Pacific is a multinational

powerhouse in the headwear industry

with manufacturing and distribution

facilities in Texas, Mexico and China and

more than 160 full-time employees.

In the last year, Dorfman Pacific has

added more than 20 full time positions

at their Stockton location as well as

making some significant environmental

improvements to their facility. With the

complete solar system newly installed

on the roof of its Stockton distribution

center, Dorfman Pacific is now supplying

as much as 85% of its own energy needs,

with solar power coursing through

everything from building lighting to hand

dryers to forklifts. The business is green-

minded at every level of production.

Whether it is reducing water usage

with waterless urinals, or recycling and

reusing boxes, Dorfman Pacific is doing

everything possible to reduce, reuse and

innovate in their industry.

Green Horizons Manufacturing LLC

Green Horizons

Manufacturing

develops and

manufactures unique,

modular, on-demand

structures that are

designed to fit the wide-ranging needs of

customers worldwide. These structures

can be utilized for everything from

emergency housing to secure storage

with minimal changes, and are designed

to be set securely on virtually any type of

topography as well as withstand a wide

variety of weather conditions.

Green Horizons was founded in 2007

in San Francisco and opened a substantial

manufacturing facility at the Port of

Stockton this year. From this facility,

Green Horizons’ innovative structures

can be quickly transported by truck, rail

or sea to locations locally and across

the globe. Green Horizons location in

Stockton includes a staff of 14 people

who manufacture and ship the company’s

revolutionary, patented building system

to customers including the US Marine

Corps and major international disaster

relief agencies.

Weber Logistics

Weber Logistics is

a leading third party

logistics and supply

chain management

provider that has

been in operation

in California for more than 86 years.

Founded in downtown Los Angeles in

1924, Weber now serves a long list of

well-known and respected companies

from their many locations continued on page 17

SEPTEMBER2011 16www.stocktonchamber.orgPhotography by: Arturo Vera, Arturo Vera Photography

47th Annual Industrial Technology BBQ By Justin Souza

Douglass Highsmith

James Pope

Phillip Gill

COVER STORY Cont’d from pg. 16

throughout the western US, including WalMart, Safeway, General

Mills, Hershey, Nestlé, Topco, Storck, Hain, Ricola, California

Innovations, Scholastic Books and PPG Industries.

Weber opened its first Stockton distribution location in 2010 in

order to utilize the city’s substantial rail and surface transportation

infrastructure to put northern California and western Nevada

within easy reach. Now, less than a year later, Weber has opened

an additional location with more than 150,000 square feet of

useable space and hired a total of 15 warehousemen, 2 supervisors

and a new manager for the new facility. These hires bring their

employee count to 45 across their two Stockton locations.

Allied Waste

Allied Waste Services, a division of

Republic Services Inc., is a leading provider

of solid waste collection, transfer and

disposal services. The Company’s various

operating units are focused on providing

environmentally sound and cost effective

services to commercial, industrial, residential and municipal

customers. These services include construction debris, the

curbside collection of residential solid green and recyclable waste

and the provision of a variety of recycling services to commercial

and industrial customers.

Allied Waste Services operates the Forward Landfill on Austin

Road in Manteca, where the recent incorporation of a composting

facility created nine new jobs for the county. Each day, the new

composting site takes in 250 tons of green waste that is ground,

filtered and made into more than 75,000 yards of compost

annually. The composted material is available at your local home

improvement stores.

Each of the companies profiled here, along with the eight other

honorees, has helped raise the profile of San Joaquin County and

helped Stockton back onto the road to recovery. According to

Timm Quinn from the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce,

the event “is our way of recognizing and thanking these businesses

for choosing to invest in our community.” Their support in helping

to grow our local economy through job creation, tax revenues

and investment in the future of our community is essential to our

area’s success.

The 47th Annual Industrial Technology BBQ will begin at

5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14 and will include a mixer,

a formal dinner and special profiles of each company honored.

Honorees will receive a plaque and proclamations of support from

local elected officials.

In addition to the 13 honored businesses, PG&E is also

presenting a Green Award to Lange Twins Winery & Vineyards

at the event.


Ron Scatena

Programs Cont’d from pg. 10

New Stormwater Mandates to be Reviewed at the September 8 Manufacturers Industrial Distribution Roundtable (MIDR)

Where: CALAMCO Corporate Office, 1776 West March Lane,

Suite 220 in Stockton at 7:30 a.m.

Speaker: Condor Earth Technologies

The State of California under the State Water Resources Control

Board is mandating that municipalities and agencies in which you

do business must now inspect, prioritize and enforce Stormwater

Pollution Prevention Programs on those of you under these

categories. The cost will be totally on your business to implement

the Best Management Practices (BMPs) necessary to ensure that

no trash/debris or other pollutants leave your property and are

allowed to enter the stormdrain system. Business/Industries

under new mandates:

Agricultural chemical dealers, fertilizer/pesticide mixing •

facilities and green waste/compost facilities

Compost facilities•

Airplane repair, maintenance, fueling or cleaning•

Animal facilities/pet washing and veterinary facilities•

Automobile and other vehicle body repair or painting•

Automobile (or other vehicle) parking lots and •

storage facilities

Automobile mechanical repair, maintenance, fueling •

or cleaning

Boat repair, maintenance, fueling •

or cleaning

Botanical or zoological gardens and exhibits•

Building material retailers and storage•

Cement mixing or cutting (stone, concrete, tile)•

Charitable car wash areas•

Eating or drinking establishments (e.g., restaurants), •

including food markets

Equipment repair, maintenance, fueling or cleaning•

Golf courses, parks and other recreational areas/facilities•

Outside Farmers Markets•

Landscape supply operations•

Marinas•

Masonry works•

Meat cutting, packing and processing•

Mobile automobile or other vehicle washing•

Mobile carpet, drape or furniture cleaning•

Mobile power washing services•

Nurseries and greenhouses•

Painting and coating (manufacture, distribution, and sale •

facilities and application services)

Pest control services•

Pool and fountain cleaning•

Portable sanitary services•

Preproduction plastics transfer and storage facility•

Refuse haulers, transfer stations and tallow rendering •

facilities and vehicles

Recycling centers•

Retail or wholesale fueling•

Industrial Facilities, as defined at 40 CFR § 122.26(b)(14), •

including those subject to the State Water Board’s IGP or

other individual NPDES permit

Operating and closed landfills•

Facilities subject to Title III of the Superfund Amendments •

and Reauthorization Act

Hazardous waste treatment, disposal, storage and •

recovery facilities

All other commercial or industrial facilities/sources •

tributary to an impaired water body segment, where the

facility/source generates pollutants for which the water

body segment is impaired.

All other commercial or industrial facility/sources that the •

Permittee determines may contribute a significant pollutant

load to the MS4.

For more information on the MIDR, please email

[email protected]


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Herum Named a Top Lawyer – For the sixth consecutive year,

Steve Herum has been named a Northern California Super Lawyer

by the prestigious Law & Politics Magazine. This selection was

made after surveying approximately 47,000 lawyers in Northern

California and represents a compilation of the top five percent.

Six years ago, the California State Bar Association’s California

Lawyer Magazine named Steve Herum Land Use Lawyer of the

Year. It is the only time that a Central Valley attorney has received

this statewide recognition.

The 2011-2012 United Way of San Joaquin County Campaign

Kick Off luncheon will take place at the Alex G. Spanos Center at

the University of the Pacific on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. For

more information and tickets contact Donna Ng at 209.320.6206

or [email protected].

Preventing sexual harassment workshop, October 6, presented

by Gary Waters Management Consulting, Inc. Fully compliant

to AB 1825. For additional information and online registration:

www.garywaters.net or call 209.815.9760. On site training available.

Stockton Symphony Alliance Throws Birthday Party to Mark

Symphony’s 85th Season - The Stockton Symphony Alliance is

throwing a Birthday Party for the symphony and the community

on Sunday, September 11, at the Brookside Country Club in

Stockton from 3–5 p.m. Maestro Peter Jaffe, commencing his 17th

season, will be the guest of honor. For additional information

please contact Rosetta Bachand at 209.942.4544.

Wes Rhea, Executive Director of the Stockton Convention and

Visitors Bureau was named Chairman of the Board of Directors

for the United Way of San Joaquin County. Rhea has lead the

Visitors Bureau since 2005 and up until July of 2011 did so at the

Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce where he started as the

Business Education Alliance coordinator in 2003. In addition,

Rhea also serves on the board of directors of the Stockton

Asparagus Festival, the California Travel Association and the

Central Valley Tourism Association.

New Image Sign Co. Moves to New and Larger Location - New

Image Sign Co. has been in business in the Stockton area for 12

years. They offer years of experience! The new and expanded

location is at 1325 El Pinal Drive #1A, facing West Lane in

Stockton. New Image Sign Co., owned by Vince Rosato, previously

operated at 4059 Cherokee Road. Information: 209.931.6594 or

[email protected].

Gordon Zuckerman, a successful retired

businessman who was born and raised in

Stockton, will be signing copies of his new

book “The Sentinels: Crude Deception”

at The Haggin Museum on Thursday,

September 15, 7 p.m. Zuckerman’s debut

novel, “The Sentinels: Fortunes of War,”

was a No. 1 bestseller on Amazon.com

in the WWII thriller-fiction category. Call 209.940.6312 or visit

www.hagginmuseum.org.

of CDCR, The Court Appointed Receiver Office, the URS/Bovis

Design Team, and reps from the Bid Package #1 Hensel Phelps

and Bid Package 2 Clark/McCarthy have developed a great

working relationship to make sure local hire is maintained as a

very high and successful priority.

On Tuesday, August 16, 2011 a meeting was held in the

Chamber Board Room to discuss and plan another part of the

settlement agreement regarding the Direct Allocation of Local

Sales & Use Tax that will be generated locally as a result of the

hard fought settlement.

Chamber staff will keep you all posted on the progress! Thank

you all for a job well done and continued success!

President Cont’d from pg. 5



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CalendarSeptember 2011

Highlights9/1 - Networking Mixer – 5:15-7:15 p.m.

@ Stockton Golf and Country Club

9/14 - Industrial Technology Barbecue – 5:30 p.m.

@ University Plaza Waterfront Hotel

also don’t miss...10/6 - Fall Business Tradeshow

and Passport Mixer – 5-7:30 p.m.

@ University Plaza Waterfront Hotel

1 Networking Mixer – 5:15-7:15 p.m. @ Stockton Golf and Country Club

8 Manufacturers Industrial Distribution Roundtable – 7:30 a.m. @ CALAMCO Corporate Office 1776 W. March Lane, Suite 420

9 Government Relations Council – 7:30 a.m. @ Chamber Conference Room

12 Liaison Meeting – 12 p.m. @ Chamber Conference Room

14 Green Team San Joaquin – 9 a.m. @ Chamber Conference Room

14 Industrial Technology Barbecue – 5:30 p.m. @ University Plaza Waterfront Hotel

16-17 Leadership Stockton Retreat @ Camp Lodestar, Wilseyville, CA

20 Effective Strategies Group – 8 a.m. @ Chamber Conference Room

21 Chamber Executive Committee Meeting – 7 a.m. @ Stockton Golf and Country Club

23 Government Relations Council – 7:30 a.m @ Chamber Conference Room

28 Business Education Alliance – 3:30 p.m. @ Chamber Conference Room

29 Chamber Board Meeting, 4 p.m. @ Chamber Conference Room

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