The California Small Business Association and state Legislature named Irvine-based mortgage bank FlexPoint Funding Corp. as Small Business of the Year.
The Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County picked Cypress-based PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. as Corporation of the Year for its effort to promote diversity.
John Laing Homes, part Newport Beach’s WL Homes LLC, was named Professional Builder magazine’s Builder of the Year.
William Lyon, chairman and chief executive of Newport Beach-based homebuilder William Lyon Homes Inc., received Chapman University’s inaugural Presidential Medal for Business and Entrepreneurship.
Irvine-based Sul-livanCurtisMonroe Insurance Brokerage was named one of the nation’s 100 largest independent property and casualty insurance agencies by Insurance Journal, a trade publication.
Three employees of Anaheim-based Ultimate New Home Sales won Laurel Awards, which are presented by the Sales and Marketing Council in partnership with the Building Industry Association. Linda Johnson was named Sales Manager of the Year; Brian Warner was Rookie Salesperson of the Year; and Hope Geyer was Salesperson of the Year for homes less than $250,000.
Mission Viejo’s Passkeys Foundation Jefferson Center for Character Education and Chapman University’s Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics named five OC winners of Ethics in America Awards: Irvine-based Entrepreneur Media Inc., Walnut Manor in Anaheim, New Century Financial Corp. of Irvine, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach and Los Alamitos-based Bearing Inspection Inc.
Tustin-based LightWorks Optics Inc., which designs optical systems for defense contractors, was recognized as an outstanding small business provider by the missiles and fire control unit of Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin Corp.
Tustin-based Sunwest Bank earned a Super Premier Performance rating on Anaheim-based Findley Reports Inc.’s 2003 ranking of California banks.
Brea-based Jade Products Co.’s Waldorf cooking station was chosen for luxury magazine Robb Report’s 16th Annual Best of the Best. Jade is part of Maytag Corp.
ASW Engineering Management Consultants of Tustin received a national award from Energy Star for Small Business, a partnership of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. ASW manages the California Public Utilities Commission-sponsored Energy Savers Program.
