Brithinee Electric's New Electric Motor Repair Building

Brithinee Electric’s new 20,000 square-foot building expansion builds on more than four decades of  motor and generator repair. On November 18, 2010 the company will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at its plant located at 620 South Rancho Ave. in Colton, from 4-7 p.m. Tours of the new building will be available. Brithinee Electric is one of Southern California’s leading large electric motor/generator repair facilities. The company also makes large motor control systems and sells new motors.

Co-founders, Don and Wally Brithinee, have long been interested improving reliability of motor repair methods, motor efficiency and industry standards. The company began in 1963, and has continued to develop since that time into the leading electric motor repair facility in the southwestern U.S. The company specializes in remanufacturing industrial electric motors and wind generators and produces custom motor control centers for clients. Brithinee Electric is one of the largest sellers of NEMA Premium Efficiency industrial electric motors. These motors are the highest electrical efficiency motors available today.

The company’s newly expanded capacity enables the company to repair motors and generators up to 20 tons. The new facility will handle a growing business, with large wind generators coming from sites as far away as Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, and Texas.

In addition, a new training center will better accommodate customers desiring more in-depth training from experts in the industry. It also will be used for bringing together industry experts to discuss innovative products and techniques, as well as outstanding technical problems.

Since 2000, Brithinee Electric  has doubled its number of employees and believes that this expansion will double the company’s production capacity, as well as increasing capabilities of the  department which repairs and remanufactures motors and generators. The expansion of the Colton facility is good news for the Inland Empire in the midst of a down economy, and as such is a bright spot in the inland region. For more information, visit www.Brithinee.com.

San Bernardino County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers are organized by the County Fire Department’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), and under the new program, as many as 200 CERT volunteers in the unincorporated areas will be given extensive additional training so that they meet Disaster Corps training, typing, certification and security screening guidelines. These trained volunteers will also be placed on a mutual aid list so that they may be deployed in other areas of the state should the need arise. The other four counties to receive the grant are Riverside, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

“California is always leading the way and now we are the first state in the nation to integrate volunteers into our state emergency plan,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “Volunteers are an incredible resource, and no state has more giving, more passionate or more dedicated volunteers than California. Together, we will take volunteerism to a whole new level and make California better prepared and better equipped than ever before, for any emergency.”

The enhanced training will focus mostly on existing volunteers and will include CPR and basic first aid training.  The grant includes funding for 18 months for a Contract Volunteer Coordinator Position to oversee the program and the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors accepted the grant award at the June 22nd board meeting. There are more than 600 trained and certified CERT volunteers in the unincorporated area of San Bernardino County alone.

“We are so excited about this new program as it will provide specialized, enhanced training for volunteers in San Bernardino County to enhance their ability to respond on a mutual aid basis countywide during disasters,” Benson said. “We believe this program will greatly add to the preparedness and readiness of our communities.”

As a first phase of the program, CaliforniaVolunteers awarded Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and San Francisco counties a total of $1.15 million in federal homeland security funding to support the background checks, First Aid/CPR training, and the volunteer coordinator position.

“Government can’t do it all by itself,” Bettenhausen said. “Being ready for the next disaster, and ensuring an effective response, includes taking advantage of the many contributions and passion of citizens who care deeply about their communities.”

The launch event culminated in a rousing rendition of the three words “You! Me! We!” that Bettenhausen said exemplified the tenets of volunteerism.

San Bernardino County Is Awarded CaliforniaVolunteers GrantSan Bernardino County today participated in a launch event for the new Disaster Corps Program, which will professionalize, standardize and coordinate highly trained disaster volunteers statewide.  San Bernardino County is one of only five counties in California to receive a grant from CaliforniaVolunteers to participate in the new program, which is the first of its kind in the nation. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger addressed volunteers and public safety personnel at the Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Los Angeles at the launch event and was accompanied by Secretary of Service and Volunteering Karen Baker, California Emergency Management Agency Secretary Matthew Bettenhausen, and Division Manager of the San Bernardino County Fire Department Office of Emergency Services Denise Benson. Other dignitaries in attendance from the Los Angeles area included Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and L.A. City Police Chief Charlie Beck.San Bernardino County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers are organized by the County Fire Department’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), and under the new program, as many as 200 CERT volunteers in the unincorporated areas will be given extensive additional training so that they meet Disaster Corps training, typing, certification and security screening guidelines. These trained volunteers will also be placed on a mutual aid list so that they may be deployed in other areas of the state should the need arise. The other four counties to receive the grant are Riverside, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco.“California is always leading the way and now we are the first state in the nation to integrate volunteers into our state emergency plan,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “Volunteers are an incredible resource, and no state has more giving, more passionate or more dedicated volunteers than California. Together, we will take volunteerism to a whole new level and make California better prepared and better equipped than ever before, for any emergency.”The enhanced training will focus mostly on existing volunteers and will include CPR and basic first aid training.  The grant includes funding for 18 months for a Contract Volunteer Coordinator Position to oversee the program and the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors accepted the grant award at the June 22nd board meeting. There are more than 600 trained and certified CERT volunteers in the unincorporated area of San Bernardino County alone.“We are so excited about this new program as it will provide specialized, enhanced training for volunteers in San Bernardino County to enhance their ability to respond on a mutual aid basis countywide during disasters,” Benson said. “We believe this program will greatly add to the preparedness and readiness of our communities.”As a first phase of the program, CaliforniaVolunteers awarded Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and San Francisco counties a total of $1.15 million in federal homeland security funding to support the background checks, First Aid/CPR training, and the volunteer coordinator position.“Government can’t do it all by itself,” Bettenhausen said. “Being ready for the next disaster, and ensuring an effective response, includes taking advantage of the many contributions and passion of citizens who care deeply about their communities.”The launch event culminated in a rousing rendition of the three words “You! Me! We!” that Bettenhausen said exemplified the tenets of volunteerism.

REDLANDS, CA - RedFusion Media™ the Inland Empire’s leading web development and marketing content company received top honors at the 2010 American Advertising Federation-Inland Empire ADDY® Award Gala on March 12, 2010. The annual awards festivities were held in Riverside at The Mission Inn.

Representing creative excellence in the advertising industry, with over 60,000 annual entries received nationally, the ADDY® Awards is undeniably the world’s largest, toughest, and most prestigious advertising competition. It is also the only competition of its kind administered by the advertising industry. The Awards recognize creative excellence and execution within all types of advertising media, and serve over 50,000 professionals in the advertising industry, represented by 200 American Advertising Federation clubs and 15 districts.

The RedFusion Media team received 18 awards including Best of Show – Internet/Multimedia for “Shoot the Turkey,” a game designed for Redlandsweb.com. Four additional ADDY Gold Awards were also received in the categories of Interactive Multimedia Campaign, Website, and Online Games. Scott Burgess, designer for RedFusion Media, received the impressive crystal trophies on behalf of the company.

Four ADDY Silver Awards were received by the company for: Logo Design – Redlandsweb.com; Sales Kit – Index Fresh Sales Presentation (folder, brochure, product manual, and cd); and for the websites created for AcmeDuplex.com and DKKimFoundation.com.

Ten ADDY Bronze Awards were awarded for: San Bernardino Employment and Training Agency (www.sbeta.com), S.D. Herman Company (www.sdherman.com), CHJ (www.chjinc.com), and West Coast Wire & Steel, Inc. (www.wcws.org); plus one for The Riverside Mission Inn’s Festival of Lights’ micro-website. Recognition for collateral publications and advertisements include: Sales Brochure and Stationary Package (letterhead and business cards) designed for Index Fresh; Consumer/Trade Ad,  Mixed Media/National Consumer Campaign and Sales Kit for Longmont Dairy Farm in Colorado.

Sharing the honors for the awards were RedFusion team members: Molly Burgess, project management; Ron Burgess, concept development and marketing consulting and management; Jon Burgess, Internet Manager and Art Director; Scott Burgess, Vincent Sanchez, and Aaron Webre, designers and webmasters; Cindy Barents and Margaret Rippetue design, copywriting and production. Publication printing honors go to Redlands Print Shop and Color Tech, both in Redlands; Sunwest Printing, San Bernardino; Modern Postcard, Carlsbad, and Cereus Printing, Phoenix, Arizona.

ABOUT REDFUSION MEDIA™

With offices in Redlands, California and Bend, Oregon, RedFusion Media specializes in helping clients tell their stories. Providing friendly customer service, the skilled team of designers and marketing consultants steer clients through the complexities of website design, intuitive navigation, search engine optimized (SEO) website copy, while strategically implementing branding and online advertising strategies.

Services for small businesses and non-profit organizations nationwide include: Internet marketing consulting, web design, SEO consulting, content development, website content management, copywriting and editing, RSS Feed services, Blog installations and training, self-posting web tools, targeted advertising campaigns; rich-media design (flash, video, audio); public relations, print design and print management.

RedFusion Media™ maintains InlandEmpire.US, the top-ranked regional website, providing RSS feed services; Redlandsweb.com for All Things Redlands; and RedlandsWeddingGuide.com. For more information, visitRedfusionMedia.com.

To view all of RedFusion Media’s ADDY award-winning entries, visit RedfusionMedia.com.

Regarding AAF-IE Sponsorship of the ADDY Awards

The American Advertising Federation- Inland Empire (AAF-IE) annually sponsors the first level of the three-tier international competition. At the second level of the contest, local winners compete against winners from 15 other District competitions. The final tier represents the national level of the ADDY® awards. An affiliate member of the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the AAF-IE works to enhance the visibility and to support the growth of the advertising community within the Inland Empire.<

Contact:
Molly Burgess, General Manager, RedFusion Media™. 909-798-7092, www.RedFusionMedia.com