Owner Dana TePoel Named ‘Champion of Free Enterprise’

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (May 10, 2010) –Dana TePoel, owner of Lake Arbor Automotive & Truck, has received yet another award for the repair shop’s high standard of integrity. Sales Professionals Colorado Club of HYPERLINK “http://www.salesprofessionals-usa.com” Sales Professionals International recently named TePoel the recipient of the North Suburban Chapter’s “Champions of Free Enterprise” award, which focuses on honesty and solid business practices.
The award follows several others that TePoel has received recently, including the Metro North Chamber of Commerce’s “Small Business Person of the Year 2008” and then the Chamber’s “Fred Factor” Award.
“I appreciate the extensive work that Sales Professionals International does to investigate the most likely candidates for this award, and I accept it on behalf of all the Lake Arbor Auto employees who make integrity the highest priority in their jobs,” TePoel said.
In the search for award candidates, Sales Professionals International sends it members into the community in the role of “secret shoppers.” Only businesses over five years old are eligible for the award. The organization says it looks for businesses that “epitomize free enterprise and the American Dream.”
Sales Professionals was established in Colorado Springs in 1955. Members seek to advance business, promote the selling profession, and improve relations between salespeople and the public.

About Lake Arbor Automotive & Truck

Founded in 1992 as the Emissions Clinic, Lake Arbor Auto moved in 2006 to its current location at 91st Avenue and Marshall Place in Westminster, Colo., with a state-of-the-art facility designed for maximum customer comfort. Lake Arbor Auto is a recipient of the BBB’s Gold Star award, is a Triple-A approved repair shop (one of only 85 in the entire state) and has the ASE Blue Seal of Excellence with five ASE certified Master Technicians on staff. Lake Arbor Auto is an ASA (Automotive Service Association) national and state member, is the highest volume emissions repair facility in Colorado and is a member of the Association of Diesel Specialists. For information, call 303-429-7700 or go to HYPERLINK “http://www.lakearborauto.com”www.lakearborauto.com. “We do the right thing for you every time.”