FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 2, 2004
Contacts:
Russ Larsen, Chairman, Air Quality Compliance Advisory Panel, (801) 292-1411
Renette Anderson, Small Business Ombudsman, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, (801) 536-4478
(Salt Lake City, Utah) - Do you know of a small business owner who has consistently taken steps to help improve air quality? If so, the Utah Division of Air Quality’s Compliance Advisory Panel (CAP) would like to hear from you.
The CAP - a seven-member advisory panel that includes six small business representatives - wants to recognize those businesses that “are making an effort to put their best foot forward in preventing air pollution,” said Russ Larsen, CAP chairman and vice president of Herm Hughes and Sons.
“So much of our focus is on what’s wrong and getting people to comply,” Larsen said. “We wanted to look at it compliance assistance in a different way by sharing approaches that are working for real small business.”
To this end, the CAP, in conjunction with the Utah Division of Air Quality and the Air Quality Board, will present give eight recognition awards - four to Wasatch Front small businesses and four to small businesses in other areas of the state.
Nominations are currently being sought and will be accepted through August 31, 2004. Winners will be selected by the CAP and will be formally recognized in an Air Quality Board meeting and in follow-up publicity.
To be considered, nominees should be a small business in compliance with state and federal air quality rules, actively taking steps to reduce or prevent air pollution and participating in professional association or community business activities.
Submit nominations by mail to Renette Anderson, Small Business Ombudsman, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, PO Box 144810, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4810, by fax at 801-536-4457 or by e-mail at airsmallbiz@utah.gov. For more information, contact Renette Anderson at 801-536-4478, 1-800-458-0145 or airsmallbiz@utah.gov.
The recognition program is in its second year. Last year’s winners included Red Hanger Cleaners, Geary Construction and the Association of General Contractors.