Meadows Field Airport
Profile appeared in our 31-1 Issue – April 2014 As long as man has had the opportunity to take to the skies, we’ve done so with passion and determination. So it stands to reason that the early history...
View ArticleEl Tejon Pharmacy
Profile appeared in our 31-1 Issue – April 2014 Being a trusted and reliable business is one thing, but holding that distinction for 86 years is nothing short of remarkable, and that is exactly the...
View ArticleWalter Mortensen Insurance/INSURICA
Profile appeared in our 31-1 Issue – April 2014 It is a rare thing to be able to say that your insurance agency is not only the leading independent insurance agency in all of Kern County, but that it...
View ArticleJim Burke Ford
Profile appeared in our 31-1 Issue – April 2014 We’ve been motoring along the streets of Bakersfield for over 100 years now and in that time, the face of the automobile industry has changed...
View ArticleBerchtold Equipment Company
Profile appeared in our 31-1 Issue – April 2014 Seeing as Kern County is home to a huge agricultural community, there are few residents who haven’t heard the name Berchtold. But while the longtime...
View ArticleSequoia Paint Company
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 A 16 year old boy from Arkansas, a fifth grade education, and dreams about making it rich may not sound like the most promising start for a great...
View ArticleKern Schools Federal Credit Union
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 For more than seventy-five years, Kern Schools Federal Credit Union has served the needs of its Members and the entire Kern County community. From its...
View ArticleBakersfield Rubber Stamp
Bakersfield Rubber Stamp first opened its doors in 1941 and, believe it or not, the business still has the phone number it was issued that year. While it was Edna Garrett who first started the...
View ArticlePyrenees French Bakery, Inc.
For 70 years, Pyrenees French Bakery has been the endeavor of the Laxague family. The Laxagues are members of the ancient and colorful Basque culture, which extends throughout the Pyrenees Mountains...
View ArticleBanks Pest Control
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 “Hello Banks… Bye, Bye Bugs!” If you have lived in Kern County at any time since the 1980s, chances are you know that tune. The song belongs to Banks...
View ArticleAchilles Prosthetics & Orthotics
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 While Achilles Prosthetics and Orthotics is recognized today as one of the most successful producers of orthopedic equipment and prostheses in the...
View ArticleCalifornia Keyboards Music Center
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 Don and Beverly Wade made a big decision in 1976. The local couple jumped into business in a big way when they opened a store dedicated to the sale of...
View ArticleHaddad Dodge
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 Often it takes someone else to point out our greatest strengths to set us on the right path. Elias “Chuck” Haddad was in the U.S. for school—Los Angeles,...
View ArticleGolden Empire Transit
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 Bakersfield residents have always needed transportation. As early as 1874, the first public transit was carrying passengers to the train station two...
View ArticleUrner’s
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 David E. Urner and Errol P. Janes entered the business community in a big way back in 1919. They opened Home Appliance Company, later known as Urner...
View ArticleDewar’s Candy Shop
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 If there’s one thing people know about Bakersfield it’s that we’re loyal; we love supporting a local legacy. And when that legacy also includes delicious...
View ArticleGalbraith Van & Storage Company
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 How many businesses do you know of that started with teams of horses, wagons, and two “auto trucks” that are still thriving to this day? Unbeknownst to...
View ArticleKern River Power Equipment
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 Sometimes when a business has been around for decades, too much emphasis gets put on the past; the way things used to be. For some companies, that can...
View ArticleAlspaw Tree Service
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 Many great things have been built upon the hard work and focus of a single person—things that can withstand the test of time. Anyone who knows the story...
View ArticleM. H. Wolfe & Associates
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 There are times in our lives when something that seems disastrous catapults us toward countless opportunities. When Marcia Wolfe was laid off from her...
View ArticleGolden Empire Fleet Service
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 When Tim Delcid founded Golden Empire Fleet Service, Inc., in 1983, he had high hopes for the future of the company. “The whole reason I chose that name...
View ArticleFrugatti’s
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 If you’ve eaten Italian food in Bakersfield at any point during the past 25 years, chances are you have eaten at a spectacular restaurant called...
View ArticleMashburn Transportation Services, Inc.
Profile appeared in our 33-1 Issue – April 2016 To hear Mike Mashburn tell it, “This company exists all because of my dad, William. He always utilized nothing but hard work, dedication, and...
View ArticleOlive Knolls Christian School
Profile appeared in our 33-1 Issue – April 2016 In 1979, Rev. Bert Rhodes, the pastor the Olive Knolls Church of the Nazarene, had a great idea. He wanted to establish a preschool and infant care...
View ArticleAmerican Kids Sports Center
Profile appeared in our 33-1 Issue – April 2016 When Sheri Williams graduated from CSU Fullerton with her degree in Physical Education, she had dreams of owning her own gymnastics club. Still, when she...
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