Pinnacle Technical Resources Named 2010 National Supplier of the Year

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- Dallas-based company receives National Minority Supplier Development Council award-

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) presented the National Supplier of the Year Class IV Award to Pinnacle Technical Resources at the NMSDC 2010 Conference and Business Opportunity Fair in Miami Beach, Florida.  Selected from nominees from across the country, Pinnacle Technical Resources was evaluated on the basis of business growth, development and performance, community service and the ability to overcome challenges. The NMSDC Supplier of the Year Class IV Award designation is based on annual sales greater than $50 million.

Founded in 1996 by Chairman and CEO Nina Vaca-Humrichouse, Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc., is an information technology staffing, payrolling, and managed services provider for Fortune 500 corporations and public sector clientele. Pinnacle's clients include global leaders in the telecommunications, financial services, health care, technology, consumer products and automotive industries. The company is the 32nd largest HBE in America and was also the only Hispanic-owned company in the top regional minority suppliers selected by the NMSDC for the award.

"The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce congratulates Nina and her team at Pinnacle for their leadership in business process outsourcing and customer satisfaction," said USHCC President & CEO Javier Palomarez. "Pinnacle is deserving of this recognition by the NMSDC and exemplifies the steadfast leadership and contribution that Hispanic business enterprises provide to the U.S. economy."

"It is with great honor that Pinnacle accepts this award from the NMSDC," said Vaca-Humrichouse. "I applaud the NMSDC for bringing minority owned businesses and corporate America together, because as their core mission suggests, these partnerships are the engine for a global economy."  

Pinnacle has over 3,000 IT, professional and clerical/administrative specialists employed across all 50 states and Canada and is one of only two firms nationwide to be recognized by Staffing Industry Analysts as both Top 10 for growth and Top 20 for IT.  Pinnacle has been recognized in the Top 10 fastest growing staffing for six consecutive years, a feat unmatched by any other firm.  The company had $172 million in sales in 2009 and projects sales of $200 million in 2010. The 14-year-old firm's major customers include AT&T, EDS/Hewlett-Packard, Energy Future Holdings, Unisys and Verizon Communications, Wellpoint, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. In addition, Pinnacle expects to spend in excess of $30 million this year with other diverse firms.  For more information, please visit www.pinnacle1.com.  

About the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)

Founded in 1979, the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) is the largest Hispanic business organization in the country. The USHCC actively promotes the economic growth and development of Hispanic Business Enterprises that together generate nearly $400 billion annually. It also serves as the umbrella organization for more than 200 local Hispanic chambers in the United States and Puerto Rico. 

SOURCE United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce