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Outstanding Local Business Award Recipients for March 2022

March’s list contains five outstanding local businesses who are being recognized for their contribution to their customers, clients, and the local community.

By: Sylvia Slezak | Mar 2022

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Services provided by these businesses include fishing charter with nearshore and offshore fishing in the Gulf of Mexico off the Coast of St. Petersburg Florida (Snook, Tarpon, Red Snapper, Grouper, Drum, Redfish, Mackerel, Sharks, Cobia, King, Amberjack, Triggerfish, Redfish, Trout, Hogfish); replacement windows, hurricane windows, energy-efficient windows, vinyl patio doors; business accounting, bookkeeping, expense management, payroll, criminal defense; family law, injunctions, juvenile law, civil law, contract drafting & review, agency and corporate law, appointment of guardian ad litem, personal injury; air conditioning, HVAC, and heating.

Advanced Window Products - Pasadena, TX

An award-winning vinyl window replacement company and coastal area windstorm expert, Advanced Window Products is a family-owned and operated business with decades of experience serving Houston, The Woodlands, League City, Sugarland and beyond. AWP provides area residents with replacement windows, hurricane windows, energy-efficient windows, vinyl patio doors, in addition to specializing in turnkey products for Galveston and other coastal areas that require Windstorm Certification from the State of Texas. Each of AWP’s installer has a minimum of twenty years of window installation experience.

Mike Wright first entered the window business in 1982, by installing windows throughout Houston. With a determination to focus on high quality service and better customer experience, Mike started Advanced Window Products in 1997. This dedication to personalized care has been the basis of AWP’s commitment to every client. Owners, Mike and Debbie Wright, stand by their company’s products with warranties that rise above many in the industry, including a lifetime glass breakage warranty and a lifetime labor warranty.

Products and services include but are not limited to: energy efficient windows, double pane windows, hurricane windows, impact-resistant windows, vinyl windows, variety of vinyl window replacement styles (single-hung vinyl window, double-hung vinyl window, slider vinyl window, awning vinyl window, bay vinyl window, arch/round top vinyl window, casement vinyl window, picture vinyl window, bow vinyl window), patio doors, vinyl sliding doors, hurricane-proof patio doors, window replacement, window installation, residential and commercial.

Bangos Law Firm, P.A. - Clearwater, FL

The motto at Bangos Law Firm is to “analyze like stockbrokers, strategize like mediators.” While the law firm’s primary concentration is on criminal defense and family law representation, the firm also handles other kinds of legal matters. Practice areas include: criminal defense, family law, injunctions, juvenile law, civil law, contract drafting & review, agency and corporate law, appointment of guardian ad litem, personal injury, and other legal cases upon review. The Bangos Law Firm was founded in March 2003 with a commitment to building a successful foundation for the future. The firm is committed to family values and a culture where decisions are made based on helping out our clients throughout our representation.

J. Jason Bangos was always the boy who argued for justice on the playground and took the lawyer route in the Game of Life, but he didn’t fully realize his calling for the law until he turned sixteen. Shortly after he got his driver’s license, he was on his way home from his job at Publix, when his car started to have a muffler problem. A police officer pulled Jason over and told him he was speeding, then wrote him a ticket for racing on the highway. Jason was a straight-A student and an all-around good kid, and didn’t worry when he was pulled over, until he received that ticket.

As you can imagine, Jason was quite upset and didn’t understand how he could get a ticket for racing when there were no other cars around. So, he went to the library and looked up the legal definition of racing. Sure enough, in order to qualify as racing, there had to be a second vehicle. Jason then convinced his friend, who happened to see the entire incident, to go to court with him. After the trial began, Jason went up and told his story to the judge along with the definition of street racing. His friend ended up testifying on his behalf. The look on the police officer’s face was priceless when the judge ruled in Jason’s favor and dismissed the case. That was the moment when Jason began to take a serious interest in the law.

From the moment Jason argued his way out of an unlawful traffic ticket in the courtroom at the age of sixteen, he was destined to become an attorney. Today, Attorney J. Jason Bangos uses both his legal knowledge and superior communication skills to bring justice to those in need.

E3 Bookkeeping - Tulsa, OK

Scott Rumley, President & Owner, has provided advice to business owners and managers for nearly thirty years. His extensive work experience encompasses bookkeeping and financial strategy, human resources and staffing, as well as marketing and advertising. This experience, combined with industry training and an MBA from the University of Tulsa, has honed his unique skills in coaching clients through front and back-office challenges. A former football captain at the University of Memphis, Scott understands the value and strength of a team-based approach. The E3 Bookkeeping model leverages this approach utilizing a team of bookkeepers, dedicated to specific clients, working together to provide accurate reporting and innovative solutions. This model provides for multiple sets of eyes on a company’s books, fostering greater transparency and risk reduction.

Prior to opening E3 Bookkeeping in 2018, Scott owned and led the Bookkeeping Express franchise in Oklahoma for six years, utilizing a virtual bookkeeping team model. E3 Bookkeeping is the culmination of Scott’s passion for team-based bookkeeping results combined with his desire to offer his clients a fully local team of experts.

Scott currently serves on the board of the Tulsa Chapter of the BBB, is actively involved with the Tulsa Regional Chamber, is a member of Southside Rotary and a graduate of Leadership Tulsa (Class 28).

Loaded Down Sport Fishing - St. Petersburg, FL

Florida’s top-rated fishing charter at John’s Pass, Loaded Down Sport Fishing offers premier nearshore and offshore fishing charter experiences to individuals, families, and organizations; from the beginner wanting to catch their first saltwater fish to a serious angler strictly targeting trophy fish. Depending on the season, fishing in the Gulf of Mexico off the Coast of St. Petersburg Florida provides an opportunity to catch Snook, Tarpon, Red Snapper, Grouper, Drum, Redfish, Mackerel, Sharks, Cobia, King, Amberjack, Triggerfish, Redfish, Trout, Hogfish … and the list reels on!

After years of logging hours and hands-on experience, he is now a licensed and insured charter boat captain. Since returning from four years of traveling throughout Central America and the waters of the Caribbean working as a mate of a private sport fishing boat, Captain Kyle has discovered his passion to run charters. It’s no surprise, having grown up fishing the waters of the Gulf of Mexico with native Floridians for a family involved in commercial and charter fishing for three generations, that Captain Kyle became an expert in offshore and inshore fishing in the Tampa Bay Area.

McClintock Heating, Cooling & Electrical - Matthews, NC

Husband-wife team and owners of McClintock Heating, Cooling & Electrical, Rob and Kim McClintock, are celebrating their HVAC service and installation company’s twenty-year anniversary this year. The company services Matthews, NC and the greater Charlotte area with a focus on quality people, quality products, and quality service. Products and services include air conditioning (products, repair, tune up, commercial HVAC, HVAC repair, AC ductless mini splits), heating (products, repair, tune up, commercial HVAC, heating ductless), Trane brand (air conditioning and furnaces), and indoor air quality (ventilation, filtration, identifying and removing air irritants to improving air quality).

In addition to the superb service the McClintock team provides, they also give back to their local community. The team determines how 5% of the company’s annual net profit is distributed. Either internally to their people or externally to charities that have meaning to their team. Most recently they partnered with Al Conklin, WBTV’s Chief Meteorologist, for his “the 3-Degree Guarantee.” McClintock donates $50 every weekday his forecast is within 3° of the recorded high temperature to a local nonprofit each month. February’s recipient in 2022 was Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, and March’s recipient in 2022 was Mental Health America of Central Carolinas.

President of McClintock Heating & Cooling, Rob McClintock has more than thirty-five years of experience in the HVAC and electrical fields while Kim McClintock handles the accounting, marketing, and public awareness aspects of their business. Rob is a Charlotte native and Kim has lived in the area the majority of her life. Together they volunteer on various community boards and are involved in many local organizations including the Matthews Chamber of Commerce and the Plumbing, Heating Cooling Contractors of NC (PHCC of NC). Rob currently serves as the past President of PHCC of NC and Kim is an Ambassador for the Matthews Chamber. Rob and Kim’s approach to business reflects their “family first” values and they are dedicated to providing quality service, products and people to serve the Charlotte and Matthews areas.


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