Posts by James Arnold
Out of Millions, One Chosen: Qais Alkurdi Represents California During The National Small Business Week
Honoring Leadership: Qais Alkurdi and the 2025 National Small Business Week Out of California’s 4.1 million small businesses, Qais Alkurdi, CEO of HQE Systems, Inc., stood alone in representing the state. More than…
Read more »What the FSU Shooting Reminds Us About the Urgency of Campus Safety
When Normal Disappears in an Instant On a sunny Thursday afternoon, April 17, 2025, the Florida State University campus pulsed with the energy of spring—students rushing to class, friends grabbing coffee at the Union…
Read more »Press Release: Built From the Ground Up: How Qais Alkurdi Turned a Mission into HQE Systems
Built From the Ground Up: How Qais Alkurdi Turned a Mission into HQE Systems It didn’t start in a boardroom or a business school. It started on the battlefield. Qais Salem Alkurdi, a service-disabled U.S. Marine Corps…
Read more »Press Release: Hill Air Force Base Completes Giant Voice Upgrade to Strengthen Emergency Readiness
Press Release / Hill Air Force Base Completes Giant Voice Upgrade to Strengthen Emergency Readiness Publish Date: February 5, 2025 TEMECULA, Calif., February 5, 2025 — HQE Systems, a veteran-owned provider of…
Read more »Press Release: HQE Systems Awarded $65M Integrated Security and Key Control Contract for Defense Logistics Agency
TEMECULA, Calif., January 24, 2025 – HQE Systems announced today it has been awarded a $65 million multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to deliver…
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: HQE Systems’ CEO Qais Alkurdi named 2025 Small Business Person of the Year for California by SBA
PR: Qais Alkurdi SBA Small Business Person of the Year by SBA HQE Systems’ CEO Qais Alkurdi named 2025 Small Business Person of the Year for California [Temecula, CA] – March 18, 2025 – The U.S. Small Business…
Read more »The Campus Safety Wake-Up Calls We Can’t Ignore
It happened in an instant—an explosion ripped through a Texas Tech University chemistry lab, sending flames and smoke pouring into the sky. Emergency sirens blared, students evacuated, and first responders scrambled to…
Read more »Disaster-Preparing Oil Drilling Sites: How AI Sirens & Smart Cameras Stop Disaster During Explosions, Storms & Stop Lawsuits Before They Happen!
Disaster-Proofing Oil Drilling Sites: How AI Sirens & Smart Cameras Stop Explosions, Storms & Lawsuits Before They Happen! Antrim, Guernsey County: Oil Drilling Explosion Accident The evening of January 2, 2025…
Read more »Rebuilding Los Angeles: A Smarter, Stronger, and More Resilient Future After the 2025 Wildfires
The Aftermath: A City in Crisis and the Road to Recovery Flames swallowed entire neighborhoods as 40,500 acres of Los Angeles County burned in January 2025. More than 27 lives were lost, and at least 15,467 structures…
Read more »From Devastation to Determination: How Los Angeles is Rebuilding Stronger After the Fires
Rebuilding Hope in the Wake of Devastation The fires that swept through Los Angeles were more than a natural disaster—they were a wake-up call. Entire neighborhoods have been reduced to ash, over $275 billion in…
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