News and Press Releases (2008)
Miko Group Supports Meals On Wheels with Annual Poinsettia Sale Deliveries (Thursday, December 25, 2008)
NORMAN, OK, March 6, 2009: In an effort to assist Norman area Meals on Wheels with their annual poinsettia sale, employees of Miko Group Inc. volunteered their time December 3rd by delivering the plants to local nursing home residents.
The sales drive, which provides funding for some 300 meals delivered to the ill, disabled and elderly residents of the community each day, allows Meals on Wheels to serve based on need and not the client’s ability to pay. In addition to volunteers who helped make the poinsettia deliveries, Miko also contributed transportation in the form of the company’s Prius which was recently converted to a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
Meals on Wheels Executive Director Lynn Haynes said nearly 2,000 plants were in need of delivery for the annual sale, also the organization’s largest fundraiser.
“When we discovered over half the number of plants ordered had to be delivered, we were so overwhelmed,” said Haynes.” The call from Miko Group definitely came at the right time and we loved their concern for the environment and the measures they have taken to save on fuel.”
Miko Group President Mark Morton said the company’s experience was extremely rewarding.
“Working with Norman Meals on Wheels during the holiday season provided Miko with a very special opportunity,” said Morton. “I hope our efforts brightened the holiday for those we assisted. It certainly did for us. There is nothing more rewarding than giving back to a community which has given our company so much.”
Junior Logistics Analyst Kim Velie said she was inspired to get involved with the Meals on Wheels campaign out of personal experience while caring for her mother.
“My mom suffered from Alzheimer’s and I had spent the past 7 years caring for her in a nursing home. The experience allowed me to get close to a lot of residents and I began to see how many seemed forgotten during the holidays and had no one to visit them,” said Velie. “After my mother passed last summer and Miko showed their support for my important time away from work, I talked to President Mark Morton about getting involved with Meals on Wheels. It was important to me to be able to make someone else’s day by visiting and sharing company with them. It’s a way of doing something good for the community and something good for the folks who need it. Showing someone they are not alone and that we care about them is truly the greatest gift.”
For more information about Meals on Wheels of Norman or the annual poinsettia fundraising sale, call (405) 321-7272, e-mail info@mealsonwheelsnorman.com, or visit www.mealsonwheelsnorman.com.
Miko Group welcomes new Director for Business Development (Tuesday, November 25, 2008)
Miko Group announced today, Ms. Lezlee Davis has joined the company as the Director for Business Development. Lezlee brings well over 15 years of Government Project Management and Business Development experience to our rapidly going company. As a HUBZone and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Lezlee will concentrate her energies on providing solutions to the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Army.
Miko Group awarded partnership with CODEplus for pRFID (Thursday, October 23, 2008)
Army Contracting Agency (ACA) - ITEC4 Awards CODEplus as Prime Contractor for Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID)
CODEplus will offer complete, fully integrated pRFID turnkey solutions to address any and all Department of Defense requirements to include hardware, software, and services.
FAIRFAX, VA, October 6, 2008: The Information Technology, E-Commerce, and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4) has selected CODEplus as a prime contractor for its Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID) contract. CODEplus, a pioneer in the implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, along with its partners SAIC, BearingPoint, JLMI, Intermec, Motorola, Sirit, Miko Group, and W Industries, will offer complete solutions to the joint services through this indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, which has a base period of October 6, 2008 through October 5, 2011 and could be valued at up to $75.5 million.
Through this pRFID contract the Government will undergo a more simplified process purchasing pRFID solutions since the CODEplus team offers turnkey pRFID solutions capable of addressing any and all DoD requirements. Our solution packages, comprised of all necessary hardware, software, and services, can be purchased today through this contract. PM J-AIT evaluated and analyzed all of the various vendors before selecting the CODEplus team so that end-users can make immediate and effortless requests for the provider to supply a solution.
"The Department of Defense is driven to raise the efficiency and productivity of its supply chain operations. Our approach to implementing AIT solutions in the DoD focuses on defining and implementing comprehensive logistics solutions that support increased readiness for the Warfighter," said Jinan AbouShakra, president and CEO of CODEplus. "CODEplus is proud and honored to be selected prime contractor on this mission to prepare the Warfighter for theater operations and will leverage the strengths of each of its business partners to deliver very low-risk, high-return solutions for meeting the challenges of this complex supply chain."
Through its team’s capabilities in providing international support, systems integration services, IT consulting services, hardware, software, and training, CODEplus will leverage these means to refine visibility of all US DoD assets down to the individual item level.
For more information on purchasing CODEplus solutions off this IDIQ, go to http://www.code-plus.com/EPCII-pRFID.asp.
ABOUT CODEplus, Inc.
Code Plus, Inc. (CODEplus), is a woman-owned small business enterprise and has been a leading provider of logistics automation solutions since 1995 and is on the web at www.code-plus.com. Headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, we specialize in developing software applications and systems for logistics, warehousing, and distribution enterprises around the world. CODEplus, with its comprehensive understanding of the role and impact of AIT on the supply and logistics environment, brings an enormous amount of proven expertise in performing passive RFID installations, supporting systems implementation projects, and providing RFID technical services. CODEplus features innovative services and products to meet the dynamic needs of today’s logistics industry.
Tony Nguyen of Miko Group named “Music City Brand Champion” (Tuesday, August 26, 2008)
Tony Nguyen of Norman’s Miko Group, Inc. has been named “Music City Brand Champion” for promoting Nashville’s signature identity with its 5th Annual National Reading First Conference logo. While designing the overall theme for the 5th Annual National Reading First Conference, July 28-30, 2008, Nguyen incorporated the Music City Brand as he created the “Hard-Rock” look of the conference logo. The logo was used for signs, banners, posters, badges, tote bags, lapel pins and agendas.
The Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau recognizes businesses for their successful incorporation of Nashville’s Music Brand into marketing and promotional efforts. The Music City brand represents all genres of music - from country to blues, rock to jazz, gospel to bluegrass and classical to songwriting. To qualify as a Music Brand business, an organization must use signage, advertising, exhibits, live music offerings or even language and nametags infused with what makes Nashville Music City: the music.
The Nashville Convention & Visitor’s Bureau created its “Music City Brand Champion” program to encourage groups and conventions to incorporate music into their efforts to promote the city as a meeting destination, and to recognize entities that successfully use it.
Miko Group, Inc. named in Inc. Magazines Top 5000
(Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Morton, President (405-321-9111), mark.morton@mikogroup.com
America’s 5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Revealed
5,000 Fast-Growth Companies to Quell Your Recession Fears –
List Reports Aggregate Revenue of $185 Billion
Miko Group, Inc. Ranks No. 2110 on the 2008 Inc. 5,000
With Three-Year Sales Growth of 175.3%
NEW YORK, August 20, 2008 – Inc. today ranked Miko Group, Inc. company number 2110 on its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.
“Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism,” said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. “The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth.”
Miko Group, Inc. is a newcomer to the Inc. list. Slightly fewer than half of the companies on the 2008 list are repeaters from 2007. Miko is a Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business and HUBZone company located in Norman. Miko provides management and logistics consulting services to Federal and State agencies. More information can be found at www.mikogroup.com
The 5000 companies that made the list reported aggregate revenue of $185 billion and median three-year growth of 147 percent. Most important, the 2008 Inc. 5000 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 826,033 jobs since those companies were founded. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies that can be sorted by industry and region can be found at www.inc5000.com.
Miko Group selected as a team member with ARINC (Thursday, July 24, 2008)
Miko Group Inc. has been selected as a team member with ARINC on a $6.9 Billion IDIQ Future Acquisition and Sustainment Tool (F2AST) contract supporting the AIR Force at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma, Warner Robins AFB in Georgia, and Hill AFB in Utah.
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