The Owl Vision
We employ innovative professionals bound by our Core Values.
Our employees make a positive impact with our service support and training since 1919.
The growth and professional development of our employees are the keys to our success.
Welcome To The OWL Companies
For nearly a century the Owl Companies has participated in significant global projects, servicing a variety of industries. Highly diversified, the company has evolved from:
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The construction industry in the early 1900s;
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To the acquisitions of defense contracts in the 1950s;
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To a variety of service companies presently.
Our service companies includes:
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The CSD (Career Systems Development) providing education and vocational training to disadvantaged youth;
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OWL Energy, a company providing alternative energy solutions;
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And Tecolote, a real estate, development and acquisition company.
Three Generations of History
The family of the Owl Companies dates back to 1919. Owl has had a remarkable yet fascinating journey through triumphs and challenges of the 20th century. During the past nine decades the company evolved from the construction industry to government and military service industries to education and training leaders.
At present Owl continues to manage job corps government contracts, handling the needs of a real estate company and provide alternative energy solutions for many industries. The company has grown; diversified and flourished through three generations, nearly a century of continuous growth, project experience, broad capabilities, financial resources and educated foresight.
The scope of OWL is expansive, addressing the needs of each era.
A Family of Specialty and Service-oriented Companies.
The steady and diversified growth of OWL Companies throughout its history has been due to its willingness to accept difficult and challenging assignments and to carry them through to successful on-time completion
The OWL Companies has created the methodologies and the equipment required to complete a project. With over 90 years of experience, state-of-the-art facilities and specialized equipment, coupled with a meaningful facilitated management style, the company has consistently targeted crisis areas and found solutions to so-called "unsolvable problems."
OWL has thousands of employees working in its various companies throughout the world, enabling continued growth and diversification in many service industries. Owl offers its clients a uniquely broad range of capabilities, from education and training of youth, to real estate holdings as well as energy efficient alternatives.
What We Do
CSD (Career Systems Development)
www.careersystems.com
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From the earliest days of America's "War On Poverty," when Job Corps began under the inspired leadership of Sargent Shriver, Career Systems Development (CSD) Corporation has sought to positively impact youth for growth. Operating centers nationwide and never giving up in our quest to find the best ways to serve our disenfranchised youth, the CSD family is deeply involved in the future and growth of our trainees.
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In operation since 1964, Career Systems Development Corporation (CSD) focuses on training at-risk youth. At the CSD Job Corps Centers, eligible young people ages 16 through 24 receive education to earn a GED or high school diploma and career technical training... at no cost to them!
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All of CSD's centers offer career counseling, vocational and on-the-job training, educational programs, and support for students transitioning to the working world. Courses in independent living, financial literacy, employability skills, and social skills provide the tools that help students transform their lives and build brighter futures.
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Eligible applicants include disadvantaged youth who need additional education, training, and counseling to obtain and hold meaningful jobs. Only U. S. citizens or lawfully admitted residents may participate. Students may live on or off campus, and receive a basic living allowance. CSD Job Corps centers adhere to a policy of "Zero Tolerance" for violence and drug use.
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Last program year, 73 percent of Job Corps participants nationwide started new careers, enrolled in higher education programs, or enlisted in the military.
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"Career Systems has been a leader in the Job Corps program since it was initiated in 1964."
Each Job Corps Location is Unique
Every Center Offers Unique Vocational Opportunities
Please check out our CSD centers for vocational opportunities in which you may be interested:
Tecolote Resources
Tecolote Resources is a privately held real estate investment and development company. As the real estate division of Owl Companies, Tecolote is the long-term owner, investor, developer and operator of a diversified real estate portfolio consisting of retail, office, commercial, residential and land holdings.
The company’s assets consist of quality projects that enhance the surrounding communities and provide its’ tenants with an exceptional environment and superior service. Tecolote’s acquisition business plan is structured around a well-balanced, low-leveraged portfolio that meets internal investment parameters on both risk and return basis.
Tecolote Resources
Mission Statement
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Our primary objective is to enhance the value of our company’s long-term real estate holdings via acquisitions, exchanges & the perfection of entitlements. That goal is further supported by active, dedicated asset management focusing on tenant relations and retention.
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Our business focuses on strategic opportunities in the development, acquisition and management of commercial, industrial, office and residential properties throughout Southern California.
OWL Energy Resources, Inc.
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Owl Energy Resources is a highly experienced and well-qualified operating entity dedicated to providing alternative energy solutions. Owl Energy Resources was formed in early 1985 as a division of OWL Companies to facilitate efforts in the development, ownership and operation of small to medium sized power generation and co-generation projects.
Owl Energy has developed projects from 150KW to 28MW using a diversity of fuels and technologies from biomass and natural gas to hydroelectric projects.
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Today, Owl Energy Resources, Inc. is comprised of an executive team that has over 35 years of experience in the energy business targeted to the development, operation and ownership of cogeneration facilities.
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"Bound by our Core Values, we are dedicated to providing innovative, reliable and cost effective alternative energy solutions."
