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PHCC Member Meets with President On Tax Day 2009For Immediate Release: For More Information:
During the meeting at the Executive Office Building, President Obama went over the tax changes enacted over the past few months and emphasized his commitment to providing tax cuts to Americans who need them, while jump-starting growth and job creation in the process. President Obama invited the people in the room to talk about the real effects of his tax policies on their lives. “They're business owners like Alan Givens, who wants his company to sustain itself through bad times as well as the good,” he said. “And I was encouraged to hear that Alan's business is going strong on a whole bunch of clean energy measures that he's helping to promote in his area.” When talking with the President, Givens emphasized the p-h-c industry’s efforts to promote renewable energy and support a positive environment for businesses to succeed. “The meeting was excellent,” Givens said. “President Obama was glad to hear that the incentives are helping business, and asked in particular about some stimulus package components, like weatherization, that may benefit p-h-c businesses. I was able to report that I am actively promoting the geothermal tax credits to my customers, which helps them save money and helps my company get new business.” Givens said they discussed how tax credits for renewable technologies are creating jobs in the U.S. and helping drive business opportunities for his firm and other firms in the industry. “The President was very pleased to learn that my first quarter 2009 company revenues were up 85 percent, and that we anticipate our best year ever. The biggest problem facing us is now that the stimulus bill is being enacted, how do we manage such phenomenal growth?” Givens, who mentors a half-dozen companies across the country, said other firms also are experiencing increases in sales and net profits. “It’s a matter of mindset and attitude,” he said. “We have phenomenal services to sell to the American public. And for consumers influenced by the ‘gloom and doom’ stories, we have answers with new tax incentives. “ The PHCC-National Association, formed in 1883, provides legislative advocacy, education and training to more than 4,000 plumbing and HVACR businesses and 85,000 technicians. Members of PHCC have access to a wide variety of services designed to increase their professionalism, grow their business and improve profitability. Givens is president of the Virginia PHCC chapter. Go to www.phccweb.org for more information. Additional Resources: The President’s Remarks |
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Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association member Alan Givens (third from left), owner of Parrish Services, Manassas, Va., was one of