Daily News
Director Collin Mays of the Department of Economic Inclusion presented Steven Hightower of Hightower’s Petroleum Company with the January 2023 Business Enterprise of the month certificate today.
Stephen “Steve” Hightower founded Hightowers Petroleum Co. in 1982, continuing a family legacy of entrepreneurism that began in 1957 with the establishment of the family’s cornerstone business. Steve Hightower has performed as a Certified Minority Supplier in the City of Cincinnati for over 40 years and has also championed the needs of other MBEs by starting an advocacy group called "SOS" (Save Our Set Aside).
In receiving the award, Mr. Hightower expressed his desire for his company to keep living up to the legacy he has established and to continue setting an example for MBEs of how to “be all that they can be and not what others think they are.” Director Mays was especially impressed with Hightower’s longevity and sustained excellence. Hightowers Petroleum Company truly does set an example for all certified businesses of what is possible through the access, opportunity, and inclusion that the City of Cincinnati’s Department of Economic Inclusion promotes.
Congratulations again to Hightowers Petroleum Co.
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