‘Made in America’ Heats Up

 

Yolanda Garcia Olivarez

Yolanda Garcia Olivarez, SBA Region VI Administrator

Joseph Armijo has consistently created jobs: his business added 12 employees over the past 10 years – about one a year. ButArmijo’s Albuquerque-based company, Four Winds Mechanical HTC/AC, may soon accelerate its rate of hiring. With help from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA),Armijonow has the resources to bid on large contracts that, if awarded, will allow him to quickly hire up to five additional employees. Four Winds Mechanical provides plumbing, fuel (gas) process piping, sheet metal work, and heating and air conditioning services, including equipment repairs.

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