Cardoza Plumbing Corp. first minority/woman owned business

Nassau County executive Tom Suozzi, along with Deputy County executive for Economic Development Patrick Duggan and Evette Beckett-Tuggle, executive director of the Business Development Unit, recently met with Marie Morena, vice president and Raymond Cardoza, president of Cardoza Plumbing Corporation. Cardoza Plumbing is the first minority/woman owned business that has been approved as a Qualified Empire Zone Enterprise in the Nassau County Empire Zone. The company's office is located at 514 Grand Blvd. Cardoza Plumbing Corp., a minority business enterprise, is a certified business that has been providing installation and furnishing of plumbing fixtures, piping and equipment since 1999. They are a Union Shop (Local 1), and have invested over $1.2 million in renovation of their building and they have purchased $350,000 in production machinery and equipment. Cardoza has also spent another $175,000 in furniture. With the revenue growth anticipated, the business will be creating 55 new jobs over the next 5 years.