Aztec Well Servicing Co. is an oil and gas drilling company and a provider of well service and trucking in San Juan County since 1963. They are the largest independent contractor in their field. Aztec Well Servicing recognize that their employees are a big part of their success and the company strives to provide a good, safe place to work and they promote employees from within whenever they can. Aztec Well has been involved in combining the Oil & Gas Meth Coalition with the County Meth effort to create the Safe Communities Initiative. They are also working with San Juan College School of Energy to develop training programs for the Oil & Gas Industry.

DB Technologies Inc. installs telecommunications infrastructure in California, Colorado and New Mexico. They offer fiber-optic cable engineering and installation, and residential high-speed connectivity. Bill Woodard and Dave Hawkins, who have over 38 years of combined experience as Certified Optic Technicians, have owned and operated the company since 2001. They started with two full-time employees and have grown to eight employees. DB Technologies is proud of the relationships they have built with their customers and with their employees.  At DB Technologies, the employee “owns” his project, and is accountable to the company and to the customer.

EZ Shade was established by Dennis Ivie as a subsidiary of Ivie & Associates in 1996. The company started with 4 full-time employees and currently has 14 full-time and one part-time employee. As an exporter and an import substitution, E Z Shade provides their products and services to customers in Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. This company serves as a distribution center, providing materials to other retailers as well as constructing custom structures for customers. This company has a strong history of community leadership and service-- Dennis Ivie has been a leader with the Boy Scouts of America as well as participating in San Juan Rotary, Farmington Planning and Zoning, and the Home Builders Association. He encourages his employees to get involved as well.

Dugan Production Corporation was incorporated in 1961. Originally established as a consulting firm in 1959 by Tom Dugan, it quickly expanded from contract pumping and consulting into drilling, exploration and production. The company currently owns and operates 950 wells in the Four Corners area. The company employs 125 people and generates $1.5 million per month in expenses in the local economy. Dugan Production Corp supports the community through participation and contributions including the United way, San Juan Regional Medical Center's Cancer Treatment Center, San Juan College Foundation, and the college's Regional Energy Training Center (RETC). Dugan's employees work closely with San Juan College, are advisory members for the RETC, and sponsor on-the-job training for this program.

C & J Equipment Manufacturing is a full service fabrication company established in 1978 providing ASME code vessels, vacuum tanks and pump packages for the oil and gas industry including Noise Abatement Systems and Natural Gas Compressor Packages. Their customers are in Colorado and New Mexico and employee 65 people. Their customer service philosophy is "Focus on our customers, and help them solve problems." David Thornton, Owner. www.cnj.web.com

APS-Four Corners Power Plant is an electric utility company that sells electric power to New Mexico, California, Arizona and Texas. They employ 575 people in San Juan County. Their customer service philosophy is "Provide competitively priced electric generation reliably, safely and with environmental responsibility." David Saliba, Production Manager. www.aps.com

Merrion Oil & Gas finds, develops, produces and markets oil and gas. They export natural gas to California, Arizona and Nevada. They have 20 full time and 3 part time employees. Their customer service philosophy is "Be fair and honest, plan wisely, do superior work, align interests for common goals and have fun." T. Greg Merrion, President.

Frontier Trophy - Frontier Trophy Buckles designs and crafts high quality custom buckles and western jewelry at affordable prices. Trophy items are custom designed and handcrafted by Native American silversmiths. Each Frontier Trophy Buckle is made-to-order of solid sterling silver or sterling silver fill with accents of jewelers gold or 12 kt gold fill. Frontier Trophy markets and ships to all 50 states and Canada, with 95% of its product sold outside of New Mexico. They employ over 30 people. www.frontierbuckles.com

PESCO - PESCO, Process Equipment & Service Company, Inc., manufactures pressure vessels, tanks, production units, and dehydrators for the oil and gas industry. They market and sell equipment throughout the US, Venezuela, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Poland, Canada and England. Established in 1980, this company employs 205 in San Juan County.

Burlington Resources - One of the worlds largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies. In the San Juan Basin they operate or hold interests in more than 11,000 natural gas wells, and employ over 2,100 people internationally, with Farmington a major office. www.br-inc.com

Jaynes Corporation - Jaynes Corporation, General Contractors, was selected to receive the first annual San Juan EDGE Award, in 2002.

By contributing to excellence in the built environment, and through the participation of both the company and its employees in local civic affairs, this company exemplifies the qualities that make our corporate community strong.

Jaynes Corporation has been nationally ranked by Engineering News-Record among the "Top 400 General Contractors" since 1984. For further information, you are invited to visit the company's website at www.jaynescorp.com.