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 Savage Precision Fabrication, Inc. of Wylie, Texas was awarded the Region IV Small Business Subcontractor of the year by the U.S. Small Business Administration on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 as part of the National Small Business Week Conference held in Washington, D.C. Savage, nominated by Raytheon for this award, also received the SBA National Subcontractor of the year for 2010. Savage manufactures precision machine and sheet metal fabrication parts for the aerospace, military, defense and high-tech industries. W.T Gardner, along with his wife JoAnn, founded the veteran and Native American owned company in 1975 after starting the business in his Garland, Texas garage. The Company now has 44 employees and occupies a 60,000 square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.
Raytheon executives John Harris, President of Raytheon Technical Services, David Wilkins, Vice President, Contracts and Supply Chain, and Vice Presidents Janet Duffey and Vivek Kamath participated with Savage in the Award Ceremonies. Also in attendance were representatives of the Wylie Economic Development Corporation which has assisted Savage with several facility and equipment expansions. W.T. Gardner, along with other honorees, was invited to the White House to receive personal congratulations from President Barack Obama.
 May 29, 2010 Savage was notified that U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) selected Savage Precision Fabrication, Inc. the 2010 Best of Wylie Award in the sheet metal work category. The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. Winners are determined based on information gathered both internally by USCA, which focuses on quality, not quantity and data provided by third parties.
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