EDA Office of Foreign Trade • Riverside County, California • USA
August 2012
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C
ombustion Associations, Inc. (CAI)
recently received the Inland Empire Asian
Business Association’s “Outstanding
Business of the Year Award.” Kusum Kavia
Co-Owner of CAI, accepted the award
at the association’s Annual Awards and
Installation Dinner held at the Fairplex
Conference Center in Pomona. The
event celebrated the accomplishments
of individuals and businesses that have
achieved success in the past year and
have helped the association thrive.
The keynote speaker, Dr. Judy Chu, U.S
Representative for California’s 32nd
District, and the first Chinese-American
woman to serve in Congress, noted
that Asian businesses are currently
the fastest-growing group in the
U.S., with 1.5 million nationwide.
CAI is one of Riverside County’s most
consistent exporters is planning
to host a gathering of like-minded
business people to provide an
opportunity to exchange ideas and
get to know each other better.
Be on the lookout for more information
about the Riverside County
Manufacturers and Exporters Association
Open House to be hosted by CAI at its
facility at 555 Monica Circle in Corona.
“
The association helps manufacturers
to network, address state and national
issues affecting manufacturers and
educate themselves on exporting and
trade, as well as explore additional
benefits such as workman compensation
insurance rates,” said Kusum Kavia,
Vice Chair of RCMEA and who co-
owns CAI with her husband.
CAI recently received the Inland Empire
Asian Business Association’s
“
Outstanding Business of the Year Award.”
Kusum Kavia is owner of CAI seen here at her factory in Corona.
