AMG Hosts Contractor Meet & Greet

Sept 7, 2006 ~ In the past two years Barstow has begun to experience a very large growth factor.  And while many people saw this coming, in many ways we found ourselves ill-equipped to deal with the demand for services that growth inevitably creates.  As a large property management company, Alliance Management Group (AMG) found themselves competing for services against new construction and the large number of remodels and upgrades. 

 While AMG has a very loyal contractor base, we recognized that if we were being challenged in this area others may be as well.  In August, AMG ran an ad in the Daily Press simply stating that licensed contractors of all trades were needed in the Barstow area and if they were interested to respond to our office.  In the 30 days that AMG ran the ad we received an overwhelming response from contractors in the Victorville, Apple Valley and Hesperia area, all willing to come to Barstow and work alongside our local contractors.

Thursday evening, September 7^th, at the Holiday Inn Express, AMG and First American Title hosted a “Contractor & Developers Meet and Greet”.  The purpose of the get-together was to introduce contractors from outside the Barstow area to our local contractor base and senior staff members of the city of Barstow.  Thirty-five people came to swap business cards and share information and experiences.  Ron Rector, Economic Director for the City of Barstow, and Janette Hayhurst, Director of Housing for the City of Barstow, attended as well as contractors representing most trades including Top Notch Networking, a computer specialty company, and local Realtors involved with the large number of new construction projects in Barstow.

First American Title’s Ray Acha as well as Cindy Spencer, the Area Manager for First American Home Buyers Protection Corp., were our co-hosts and provided a beautiful table of food and drink that made the occasion very productive as everyone moved from table to table throughout the evening talking and sharing information.  Many of us were able to offer our suggestions to Cindy Spencer as to what we as managers and business owners want to see in a Home Protection Company.  Cindy was very open and listened to the concerns and suggestions in anticipation of bringing her program to the Barstow area.

Alliance Management Group would like to thank First American Title, Ray Acha and the City of Barstow for coming together in this project for the betterment of our entire community as well as our company.  We look forward in working with all of these contractors in the future in our endless quest to maintain and improve our client’s assets.

For additional information, please contact:

Carol J Randall CCRM
Property Manager/Realtor
Alliance Management Group
Phone: 760-256-4663
Email: carol@alliancemanagementgroup.net