Interstate Capital Corporation often gives back to its local community and region through charitable donations and volunteer work, but this week brings an example of the company’s commitment to an important national cause: the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure benefitting breast cancer research, survivors, and treatment. This year, business development officer Lori Ruiz celebrates eight years of organizing the Interstate Capital Race for the Cure team, one of the largest groups taking part in El Paso’s annual event.
“It’s a very important cause and one that hits home with many employees and their relatives,” Ruiz says. “Plus people like to get together outside the office and they bring along their spouses or significant others and children to have fun. Activities like these bring the company closer.” Since Interstate Capital first began taking part in the annual fundraiser, the company has always paid the entry fees for employees and their families.
Ruiz notes that since she first began recruiting employees to take part in the walk/run event, the company has contributed more than $15,000 to the cause. “A majority of our employees are women and this event helps raise awareness about breast cancer as well as raises funds,” Ruiz says. “I also think that the company’s support of the Race for the Cure inspires people. Knowing that we work for a company that cares for something as important as this cause is gratifying.”
The Interstate Capital Group of Companies is a leading marketer of accounts receivable factoring, freight bill factoring, fuel cards, freight matching, freight broker credit reports, property broker bonds, fuel advances, truck and trailer financing, freight brokerage and freight payable auction management services. Founded in 1993, Interstate Capital has provided $ billions of funding for over 5,000 motor carriers and other small businesses in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Interstate Capital, which celebrates its 22nd anniversary in 2015, projects to purchase in excess of $1 billion of receivables this fiscal year. Interstate is one of the largest privately-held, non-bank transportation factoring companies in North America.
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