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TAG Restaurant Group (TRG) is a Denver-based restaurant collection founded by Chef Troy Guard. Beginning in 2009 with a continentally-charged restaurant located on Denvers historic Larimer Square, TRG has evolved into a culinary powerhouse, garnering local and national attention as well as many accolades along the way. TRG currently operates four concepts over eleven locations in the Denver metro area, and Houston: Los Chingones (four locations), Guard and Grace Denver and Houston, Bubu (three locations), and HashTAG (est. 2017). TAG Restaurant Group strives to shake up your typical dining by offering immersive culinary experiences deeply rooted in and inspired by Chef Troys life and travels. They are crafted with genuine hospitality in mind and are never shy to produce bold, worldly flavors using local ingredients. More than the sum of their parts, TRGs brands represent a way of life and a celebration of the unexpected. The feeling of an Ohana (Hawaiian word for Family) passionately pursuing culinary excellence is tangible. Here, stories are made, told, and remembered. We operate under one vision. The TAG Restaurant Group is a celebration of the unexpected! We will deliver our guests an inspiring vibe with a memorable experience. Our intense focus will be on impeccable service. We will go above and beyond to pursue culinary excellence and grow the TAG Restaurant Group with our OHANA. Our staff exemplifies our core values: Passion, Imagination, Caring, Courage, Harmony, Humility, and Ownership. We look forward to serving you soon, Bon Appetit!
Blue Jay Racing is a student-run design team open to all undergraduate students. The program was founded in 2004. The team competes annually in three international events put on by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Students design, build, and race a single seat off-road vehicle against a total of ~200 teams representing 14 nations and nearly 4,000 young engineers. The award-winning program offers student engineers an educational experience that goes beyond what the classroom can offer. Aside from the technical knowledge gained, the team-based skills learned through such a rigorous endeavor develops leaders well prepared to enter industry and academia. At each competition the team competes in four of six dynamic events (Acceleration, Maneuverability, Rock Crawl, Suspension and Traction, Hill Climb and Sled Pull) as well as three static events (a sales presentation, design presentations and a cost report). To cap off the competition, the team will also race in a grueling four-hour endurance race. Team members learn as much at competition as from designing and building their vehicle throughout the rest of the year. In addition to their own learning it is also important to the team that all members participate. At competition the team is always working, whether repairing their vehicle or planning and preparing for the next days events. With so much to do and so little time every member contributes to the teams success.
The Big O Tires story begins back in 1962, just as Americas new love affair with the automobile was hitting high gear. The market for replacement tires was exploding, and independent tire dealers found themselves struggling to compete in the face of low prices offered by major tire manufacturers own company stores. Big Os founding fathers were a handful of progressive independent tire dealers who decided to band together to form a tire-buying cooperative so that they could secure volume pricing and keep their customers happy. Their concept worked. In the years that followed, The Big O Tires co-op evolved into a full-fledged franchise as it continued to find innovative ways to harness the power of the collective to benefit independent dealerships and their customers. Almost a half-decade later, Big O Tires has become North Americas largest retail tire franchisor, with over 400 independently-owned and operated locations in 20 states, providing customers with a broad range of automotive services in addition to quality tires, wheels and accessories. Big O has become an industry role model admired for its innovative approach to franchising and unmatched customer loyalty ratings. In 1996, Big O Tires joined forces with one of the largest and most respected tire marketers in the nation when it became part of the TBC Retail Group, an automotive retail network comprised of some 1,200 Big O Tires, Tire Kingdom, Merchants and NTB locations spanning 40 U.S. states. Big Os reach was broadened again in 2005, when TBC Corporation was acquired by Sumitomo Corporation of America, the largest wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sumitomo, one of the worlds leading traders of goods and services. As Big O Tires continues to thrive and adapt to an ever-changing marketplace, it remains rooted in its humble beginnings as a proud collective of independent dealers committed to putting its customers first.