Glendale, AZ, October 08, 2009 — Discount Cab, one of the largest cab companies in the Southwest, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a prestigious honor for its founder.

Craig Hughes, CEO of Total Transit, Inc., the parent company of Discount Cab, was recently named the 2009 recipient of the “Taxicab Large Fleet Operator of the Year” award by the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association (TLPA), a non-profit association that includes more than 1,000 members.

Hughes, who started Discount Cab in 1984 with a fleet of just 15 vehicles, has seen his once-fledgling company grow into a full-service transportation company serving private, public and medical transit needs statewide. The company now counts more than 550 vehicles in its fleet.

“To be recognized by the TLPA is a tremendous honor for our company and our employees,” Hughes said. “We’ve come a long way in 25 years and I think this award reflects that.”

Hughes accepted his award on Oct. 5 during the TLPA’s annual convention, held this year at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
TLPA CEO Alfred LaGasse said Hughes and his company had made a lasting impression on the group.

“We were deeply impressed by how Total Transit, through Craig’s management and vision, is always looking to the future and always asking, ‘How can we do this better?’” LaGasse said in a prepared statement. “That’s the kind of leadership we are so proud to have in this industry.”

Hughes encourages his company to find new and innovative ways to serve their customer base. The company, which operates the largest fleet of Toyota Prius taxis in the nation, instituted its “Free Ride Back” program to keep inebriated drivers off the streets and developed the Total Transit Foundation to give back financially to worthy causes in the community.

“We feel as one of the largest taxi companies in the Southwest that we have an obligation to set a good example for other businesses and individuals,” Hughes said. “If, through our actions, we can help raise awareness for worthy initiatives and causes, then we are all richer for it at the end of the day.”

For more information on Total Transit and its companies – Discount Cab, ValuTrans and RideSource, please visit www.totaltransit.com

Contact :
Karol Clark
Total Transit, Inc.
4600 W. Camelback Road
Glendale, AZ 85301-7609
602-200-5500
discountcabpr@gmail.com
http://www.totaltransit.com

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Denver, CO May 27, 2009 — The Museum Store Association, which held its annual meeting in Phoenix earlier this month, donated leftover conference materials and exhibit items from its vendors to the Mesa Public Schools. The 2009 MSA Retail Conference & Expo included a large exhibition of product vendors promoting items appropriate for sale in museum stores. Many of these items are educational in nature and therefore were perfect to donate to the school district.

“MSA was pleased to make this donation of books and educational products to the Mesa Public Schools on behalf of our generous Exhibitor Affiliates,” says MSA Executive Director Beverly Barsook. “Many of the items that are sold in museum stores have an educational focus tied to the mission of the cultural institution housing the store. We are so proud to know that our vendors’ quality, unique items will be put to good use and that we were able to leave a positive mark on our host city of Phoenix through this donation.”

Patty McMahon of the Phoenix Convention Center, where the conference was held, helped MSA arrange the donation which was received by Phyllis Metcalf, an occupational therapist with Mesa Public Schools. The donation included more than 30 boxes of books, games, puzzles, art materials and science kits.

“I want to thank MSA so much for the generous donation from the annual Conference & Expo. It was a thrill to receive so many wonderful and quality books and products to share with the teachers, therapists and schools I work with in Mesa Public Schools,” says Metcalf.

“As you are aware, the public schools are facing an increasing difficult time with funding. This makes obtaining additional materials for the classroom and the school increasingly challenging,” she explains. “I know myself and many of the teachers and therapists I work with spend a significant amount of their own money for equipment and learning materials for their students and their classroom. You have certainly inspired and made such a great difference in the teachers’ and students’ lives.”

MSA is a nonprofit, international association organized to advance the success of museum retail professionals. By encouraging high standards of professionalism, MSA helps cultural commerce professionals better serve their organizations. MSA also is focused on helping increase awareness about museum stores as unique shopping destinations for tourists and cultural travelers.

Contact:
Tina Eichner
Museum Store Association
4100 E. Mississippi Ave., Ste. 800
Denver, CO 80246
(303) 504-9223 x14
teichner@museumstoreassociation.org
http://www.MuseumStoreAssociation.org

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