Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., business briefs column.

Oct. 29--CORONA, Calif. -- BIA HONORS DOS LAGOS CREATOR: Ali Sahabi, president of SE Corporation and developer of Dos Lagos has been named 2007's "Builder of the Year" by the Baldy Chapter of the Building Industry Association of Southern California.

Sahabi received his award Friday at the 2007 Annual Installation Dinner and Awards Night at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario.

"Ali is a visionary and is committed to integrating principles of sustainability into his developments," said Edward J. Blakely, chairman of the SE Corporation's Advisory Board and chief of recovery for the city of New Orleans. "Dos Lagos has become a model for businesses willing to maintain a respect for nature and community and still be profitable."

Frank Williams, President and chief executive of the Baldy Chapter of the BIA, said …