Vice President, Nubia Perez-Blaine was invited by JPM Chase for Business, to be part of expert panelist on sharing Gretna’s 40 years of experiences as a small business, women owned manufacturing company. Summit was at the George R Brown Convention Center in front of 1,000 attendees. It was truly an honor, to be part of […]
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NASA ORION PROJECT: Gretna, Supplier Spotlight
Located in Houston, Gretna Machine Shop is a women and minority owned manufacturing company that provides Orion with numerous secondary structure brackets and assembly parts. Created in 1981 by their parents, sisters Nubia and Nancy Pérez now oversee the HUBZone company of 75 employees, 12 of which work directly on pieces manufactured for Orion. […]
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Gretna: An American Success Story
Location: Houston, Texas Employees: 50+ Equipment: Okuma’s MILLAC 761 and MB-5000H Machining Centers While Gretna Machine Shop is a true American success story, it’s one that has a unique twist. Founded by Benjamin “Benny” Perez and his wife Ninfa after they migrated from Colombia to the U.S., today the company has a leadership team comprised […]
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