Western Refining is an independent oil refiner and marketer headquartered in El Paso, Texas. As one of the small business refiners in the United States, Western Refining operates primarily in the Southwestern and Mid-Atlantic regions. The Company’s refineries have a combined crude oil processing capacity of approximately 235,000 barrels per day, consisting mostly of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Western Refining (WNR) has been publicly-traded on the New York Stock Exchange since January, 2006.
The Arizona Department of Economic Security (AZDES) works with families, community organizations, advocates, and state and federal partners to realize its vision that every child, adult, and family in Arizona will be safe and economically secure. AZDES is the largest government agency in Arizona. The department serves children, individuals with disabilities, the elderly, the homeless, domestic violence victims, low-income working families, individual job seekers, and others. Approximately 9,500 AZDES employees work out of 200 locations throughout the state. Annual expenditures are an estimated $4.5B. (www.azdes.gov)
iGo Inc., formerly Mobility Electronics, develops and markets universal chargers for laptops and mobile devices such as mobile phones, Bluetooth® headsets, smart phones/PDAs, MP3 players, portable gaming devices and digital cameras. Founded in 1995, Scottsdale-based iGo actively trades as a Nasdaq company. As part of its iGo “green” initiative, iGo launched a new product line of chargers that utilize 85 percent less power and are designed to combat the ill-effects of “vampire” energy.
Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP), the principal subsidiary of UniSource Energy, is an electric utility with more than 2,000 megawatts of generating capacity serving more than 397,000 customers in southern Arizona. Tucson has provided electric power to Arizona’s second largest metropolis since 1892. UniSource Energy, Tucson Electric’s parent company is publicly-traded on the NYSE.
Medicis is a leading independent specialty pharmaceutical company based in Scottsdale, Arizona that focuses primarily on the treatment of dermatological and podiatric conditions and aesthetics medicine. More specifically, the Company sells a wide range of products that treat everything from acne and fungal infections to psoriasis and dermatitis. Founded in 1988, Medicis is a NYSE company with over 600 employees and $517MM (2008) in revenue that boasts a five year compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21 percent.