COMPANY WINS AWARD FOR HIRING MILITARY VETERANS.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - J.K. Hill and Associates has been honored as the Antelope Valley's Employer of the Year for its hiring of military veterans. The company supplies Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. with equipment and personnel. Forty-eight percent of its 236 employees are veterans. ``J.K. Hill embraces a philosophy of hiring vets due to their exceptional diversity, teamwork and efficient performance in situations and respect for process and procedures,'' said J.D. Jiles, veteran work-force specialist for the state Employment Development Department's Lancaster office. The company was honored last week at a Lancaster City Hall ceremony by government agencies and veterans' civic organizations. The awards were accepted by the company's owner, Jim Hill Jim Hill may refer to:
Veterans organizations were represented by Alex Hernandez, senior vice commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars District 10; Russell Curry Russell Curry (born August 28, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA is an actor most notably recognized from his roles in soap operas: Tyus Richards on Sunset Beach, Lt. Vic Boswell on Santa Barbara, Carter Todd on Another World and more. , commander of Post 348 of the American Legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. ; James R. Wills, past commander of Disabled American Veterans The Disabled American Veterans, or DAV, is an organization for disabled veterans that helps them and their families through various means. It currently has over 1.2 million members. The DAV was controversial during the 2006 election cycle. Chapter 39, and Dave Stone Dave Stone is a British writer. He has written many spin off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and Judge Dredd. Comics Stone also contributed a number of comic series to 2000AD and the , veteran employment services specialist with the Employment Development Department. Making presentations were Lancaster Mayor Frank Roberts, Antelope Valley Chambers of Commerce President Steve Malicott and a board member, Bill Hogrefe, and field representatives for U.S. Rep. William M. Thomas, state Sen. George Runner, Assemblywoman Sharon Runner, and Los Angeles and Kern counties supervisors. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Lancaster Mayor Frank Roberts, left, gives an Employer of the Year plaque to J.K. Hill and Associates owner Jim Hill as a firm manager, Bill Martin, watches. Peggy Hager/Daily News |
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