2005 SBA AWARDS: Small Business Excellence Award Winners: PWR, LLC

PWR, LLC

Owners: Don Evans, Rod Law, and Ron Rio

Headquarters: Syracuse

Established: 2000

Type of Business: Engineer, furnish, and install AC/DC emergency backup power

Selected By: M & T Bank

Financing: 2000 SBA loan of $400,000 for working capital for start-up

Business Profile: PWR, LLC provides emergency back-up power to colleges, hospitals, financial institutions, the telecom industry, private enterprise, and governments. The back-up power insures that critical services, such as 911 systems, data-processing, and emergency rooms, can still function.

The company employs 26 people full time with headquarters in Syracuse and branch offices in Texas, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. It expects to open a new office this year in Ft. Meyers, Fla. and another in Phoenix, Ariz. next year. PWR currently does business in 38 states.

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