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A Salute toOur Area Industries

Together, we keep on growing

These following businesses salute the industries of Southwest Iowa

The Creston News Advertiser joins the sponsoring businesses on these pages in saluting Southwest Iowa industries and thanking them for their investment in our economic well-being!

Precision Optical Group, Inc.701 S. Oak Street, Creston

Precision Optical Group was recently honored by Vision Monday, a world-renowned optical magazine, for being one of the Top 10 Labs in the Nation! This year alone, P.O.G. Labs will manufacture over 365,000 pairs of prescription lenses. They rank #4 in the nation for number of jobs completed by an independent lab per day, and they were also named one of the Top 10 Rx Sales in 2014. P.O.G. Labs has acquired Opticote™, a thin film-coatings company based out of Illinois that specializes in a plethora of mirror-coatings and a fog free coating for lenses. The acquisition of Opticote has further added to P.O.G.’s list of growing enterprises. Precision Optical Group’s 4You Gold Optimized Lenses are currently among the hottest on the market. P.O.G. Labs looks forward to a booming 2015. www.precisionopticalgroup.com

Precision Pulley & Idler2280 Ave. of Industries, Corning 3

Troy PrestonPlant

Manager

Precision, Inc. of Corning 3 is a manufacturer of E/F Idlers. We have expanded into the F idler business. Corning 3 has been in Corning since November 2006.

Precision Pulley & Idler2269 Ave. of Industries, Corning 2

Troy PrestonPlant

Manager

Precision, Inc. of Corning (2) is a manufacturer of Package Handling Pulleys. Corning 2 has been in Corning since November 1994.

Bunn-O-Matic900 E. Townline Street, Creston

For 36 years, the name Bunn has come to represent exceptional quality in commercial and home beverage equipment. A leader in innovation, Bunn has developed new products and expanded its products from coffee brewers to a full line of beverage equipment including tea, juice and frozen beverages. Bunn continues to strive toward a total customer satisfaction through well-constructed equipment and unmatched customer service.

Waste Management of Creston710 E. Monroe Street, Creston

Doug TuckerOperationsManager

As the leading provider of comprehensive waste management, recycling and environmental services in North America, Waste Management serves municipal, commercial, industrial and residential customers throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Waste Management serves more than 20 million residential and commercial customers through its network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfill disposal sites, waste-to-energy plants, recycling facilities and other related services.

Vanmark Equipment, LLC.Industrial Parkway, Creston

Vanmark is a leading innovator in the food processing equipment industry. Vanmark’s industrial food equipment can be found all over the world running in companies from the Fortune 100 list down to local produce suppliers. Vanmark leads the industry with processing equipment for peeling, washing, scrubbing, storing and handling nuts, fruits, and vegetables.

A&G Steakhouse and Lounge

Ben Adamson, State Farm Insurance

Big Boyz Toyz

Boyd Appliance Center, Inc.

Bunn-O-Matic Corporation

Calvin Plumbing, Heating & Electric

Carter Agency, Inc.

Central Plains Electric/The Wishing Well

Coen’s Furniture

Cook Video & Appliance

Cornerstone Financial

Creston Automotive

Creston Chamber of Commerce

Creston Chiropractic, P.C.

Creston Farm and Home Supply

Creston News Advertiser

Creston Nursing & Rehab Center

Creston Vision Clinic

Creston Walmart Supercenter

Dave Buck DDS

Draper, Snodgrass, Mikkelsen & Co. PC

F&M Body Shop

Family Shoe Store

Fareway Stores, Inc.

Ferrara Candy Company

First National Bank Creston - Afton

Great Western Bank

Green Valley Realty/Korina Loudon,

Broker

Hi-Crest Auto/United Super Wash

Homestead Assisted Living

Hy-Vee Food Store

ISSB

Katie Turner - American Family Insurance

McDonald’s

M&M Motors

Maple Street Memories

Medicap Pharmacy

Mid-State Surveying

New Life Family Medicine P.C.

Office Machines Company

Orr Heating & Air Conditioning

Pearson Funeral Service

(Creston & Corning)

PCSB Bank (Creston-Lenox-Corning-Mt. Ayr - Clarinda)

Pizza Ranch

Powers Funeral Home Creston & Afton

Quality Glass Co.

R Realty, Retta Ripperger, Broker

R.E. Lewis Refrigeration

Rhine Body Repair

Schroeder Plumbing and Electrical

Southwestern Community College

Stalker Chevrolet

State Savings Bank

Stewart Realty

Subway (Creston)

The Trophy Shop

The Windrow Restaurant and Sports Bar

Tyler Insurance Services, Inc.

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Together, we keep on growing

The Creston News Advertiser joins the sponsoring businesses on these pages in saluting Southwest Iowa industries and thanking them for their investment in

our economic well-being!

A Salute toOur Area Industries

Heartland Energy Solutions808 S. Cleveland, Mount Ayr

Charles SharpCEO

Manufacturer of 100kW turbines and blades.Presently we have greater than 15 employees.

Greater Regional Medical Center1700 W. Townline Street, Creston, www.greaterregional.org

Greater Regional Medical Center is committed to providing the highest quality health care and service. Greater Regional provides a comprehensive array of health care no other hospital in southwest Iowa offers. State of the art medical equipment and technology; general and orthopaedic surgery; comprehensive cancer care; newly renovated patient care rooms; a new Birthing Center and Surgery Center, a full paramedic Ambulance team and ER department; advanced technology in radiology, lab and a complete rehabilitation therapy and sports medicine program are only a few of the services provided. Check out the Greater Regional website at www.GreaterRegional.org for virtual tours and more information. Greater Regional Medical Center makes it possible to receive the highest quality and most comprehensive health care in southwest and south central Iowa close to home.

Gavilon Grain, LLC300 Osage Street, Creston

Gavilon, LLC is committed to bringing grain producers competitive bids and marketing alternatives to help manage their price risks. Gavilon Grain, LLC employs approximately 30 people at the Creston facility.

Michael Foods Egg Products Company

Gary TullbergOperationsManager

Michael Foods Egg Products Company thanks our many friends and neighbors who supply us with goods and services that keep us running. We also thank our employees. It is the hard work and dedication of employees at all levels that make us an indusrty leader.

Cardinal IGHwy. 25 N., Greenfield

James MillerManager

Cardinal IG has been in Greenfield for the past 40 years. Cardinal IG, a manufacturer of residential and commerical insulated and tempered glass, employs 450 people.

CIPCOCreston

As Iowa’s largest cooperative energy provider, Central Iowa Power Coop-erative generates and transmits electricity to 13 member-owned electric cooperatives and associations who distribute the power to a population of nearly 320,000 member-owners located in 58 Iowa counties. In oper-ation since 1946, CIPCO is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, with offices in Creston, Wilton, and Des Moines. The Summit Lake Generating Station located in Creston is owned and operated by CIPCO and has the generation capacity of 92MW.

WoodLink1500 WoodLink Dr., Mount Ayr

WoodLink started marketing their products in June of 1988. They currently employ 20 people to manufacture bird feeders, bird houses and birding accessories. WoodLink distributes to more than 5,000 customers in the US and Canada.

Chemical Research/Technology Co.401 N. Townline Rd., Greenfield

“CR\T is the ink-manufacturing subsidiary of global printer Quad/Graphics. The Greenfield CR\T plant’s 12 employees manufacture gravure printing inks for Quad/Graphics’ nationwide network of plants. Quad/Graphics, based in Sussex, Wis., is the only printer that produces its own inks and is the fourth largest ink manufacturer in the United States overall. The com-pany’s approximately 22,000 full-time equivalent employees provide print and multichannel solutions from more than 50 print-production facilities as well as other support locations throughout North America, Latin America and Europe, producing consumer magazines, special interest publications, catalogs, retail ad inserts, direct mail, books, directories, and commercial and specialty products, including in-store signage.”

Precision Pulley & Idler700 S. Walnut, Lenox, IA 50851

Lena LarsonPlant

Manager

Precision, Inc. of Lenox is a manufacturer of Small Idlers. Lenox Plant has been opened since 1987.

600 Sheldon Ave. Creston, IA 50801

641-782-7023

Thank you to our local industries!

NAPA - CRESTON221 N. Pine, Creston, Iowa641-782-2125 or1-800-721-2125Auto, Truck & Tractor Parts

Machine Shop ServiceLinde Oxygen & AcetyeneSmith Welding Equipment

Adair CountyMutual Insurance

Association

641-743-2632— Greenfield—

East Side of the Square

Greenfield Lumber

Hwy. 25 North • Greenfield

641-743-2712Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pmSaturdays 7:30am-4pm

Sundays 1-4pm

“Where the Studs Are”Hwy. 34 East • Creston — Creston —

641-782-5112

Financing Available with Qualified Credit

Mon-Fri 8:30am - 5:30pm Sat 8:30am - 2pm

Cook Video & ApplianceCook Video & ApplianceServicing Most Major Brands

Thank you for everything you do!

Creston Farm & Home Supply408 South Sumner • Creston • 641-782-2317

Mount Ayr Farm & Home Supply116 N. Taylor St. • Mount Ayr • 641-464-3991

Saluting Area Industry!

100 E. Taylor St., Creston, IA • (641) 782-2565www.grapevinestaffing.com

Hiring Top Talent - Apply Today!

We SALUTE our local industries!Southwest Iowa’s Human Resource Business PartnerEM

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F&M BODY SHOP

901 S. Division Creston

641-782-5115

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Southwest Iowa RECOffices in Corning - Mt. Ayr - Stanton

Phil KinserCEO/

GeneralManager

Southwest Iowa REC is a distribution electric cooperative in Southwest Iowa providing electricity to members in Adair, Adams, Cass, Decatur, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Ringgold, Taylor and Union counties. The REC employs 27 full-time employees.

Ferrara Candy Co.500 Industrial Parkway, Creston

Creston, IA 50801782-5380

CHS1310 East Howard Street, Creston

CHS is the nation’s leading cooperative, owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. A diversified global energy, grains and foods business, CHS is committed to helping producers and cooperatives grow their business. At Creston, CHS processes locally-grown soybeans into soy flour, and is investing in facility expansion and upgrades to increase production. Soy flour is used by food companies to increase protein, lower fat and improve texture.

Wellman Dynamics1746 Commerce Rd., Creston

Wellman Dynamics produces high integrity aluminum and magnesium sand castings for the military and aerospace markets. Projects include parts for the Black Hawk Helicopter, Bell-Boeing Osprey Tilt Roter/V-22, Toyota Race Engines for NASCAR, Space Shuttle, and most jet aircraft. Our facility currently employs approximately 465 associates. We are a growing family.

SAFETY - QUALITY - CUSTOMER - COMMUNITY

Green Valley Chemical Corporation1284 Cherry Street Road

Green Valley Chemical Corporation owes its existence to the organizational efforts of Mr. John Hatfield, Creston, Iowa. Mr. Hatfield saw the need and the opportunity for a group of Fertilizer Dealers to join together and produce their own nitrogen fertilizer. Green Valley Chemical Corporation started making Anhydrous Ammonia in April 1966. Ten years later, in 1976, the company started making Carbon Dioxide along with the Anhydrous Ammonia.

Creston News Advertiser503 W. Adams Street, Creston

Tom ShawCEO of Shaw Media

Shaw Media is a privately held company founded by B.F. Shaw in 1851. It is comprised of seven daily newspapers, in Illinois and Iowa, plus one tri-weekly and two weekly news-papers and several free distribution products. Currently the CNA employs 39 people.

Innovative Industries, Inc.215 N. Walnut Street, Creston

Dave RileyMarketing/Production Manager

Innovative Industries, Inc. is a vocational training facility for persons with disabilities. It provides a wide variety of work options: mailings, pallets, lath, packaging and assembly, janitorial day and evening crews.

The Farmers Cooperative CompanyAfton, Arispe, Creston, Diagonal, Macksburg, Mt. Ayr, Osceola, Shenandoah, Elwood, KS

The Farmer’s Cooperative Company was formed in 1920 in Afton, Iowa. Over the years nine locations were added, being Arispe, Creston, Macksburg, Mt. Ayr, Diagonal, Osceola, Indianola, Shenandoah, and Elwood, KS. The Coop employs 140 people and offers a full line of feed products, fertilizer, chemicals, custom application, seed and grain storage. The Farmers Coop has approximately 1,500 member/owners and continues to grow and serve its members.

Precision Pulley & IdlerCorning 4

Troy PrestonPlant

Manager

Precision, Inc. of Corning 4 is a manufacturer of Large Conveyor Idlers. Corning 4 has been in Corning since 2011.

Precision Pulley & Idler2251 Ave. of Industries, Corning 1

Harry BlakePlant

Manager

Precision, Inc. of Corning (1) is a manufacturer of Aggregate Drum & Wing Pulley. Corning 1 has been in Corning since 1987.

105 E. Adams Street Creston, Iowa

Meat Dept. 782-6940 Grocery Dept. 782-5612

STORE HOURS 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Monday thru Saturday

Commitment isstrength.

Member FDIC

Commitment you can bank on.

641.782.2195 ◆ 877.782.2195fnbcreston.com

issbbank.comMember FDIC

1 col x 2.5”

ISSB Logo Ad for the school calendar

641-782-2107 or 1-800-676-6994

“On the Corner of Savings”

410 S. Sumner • Creston

641-782-2107 or 1-800-676-6994

641-782-2107 or 1-800-676-6994641-782-2107 or 1-800-676-6994

Buick • GMCChrysler • Jeep Dodge • Ram

Tyler Insurance Services, Inc.

111 W. MillsCreston, Iowa 50801

PHILLIP J. TYLER, CIC, CPIA

Office: 782-5503Home: 782-2208 • Fax: 782-5681

Creston • Mount Ayr

Commerical Farm-Owners • Homeowners

Major Medical • Crop-Hail Auto • Life

Locally owned, locally active

and PROUD to be your Bank!

Fontanelle • GreenfieldMassena • AnitaCorrectionville

First National

Bank

Crest Plaza/701 W. Townline, CrestonOffice 641-782-7197 Broker: Stew Stewart

www.stewartrealtyia.com“the Real Estate People”

Crest Plaza/701 W. Townline, CrestonOffice 641-782-7197 Broker: Stew Stewart

www.stewartrealtyia.com“the Real Estate People”

Crest Plaza701 W. Townline

—Creston—

Office641-782-7197

Broker —Stew Stewartwww.stewartrealtyia.com

“The Real Estate People”MLS®

Thank you for all you do!

302 E. Taylor (Hwy 34) Suite A Creston IA 50801782-3300 EOE

We are proud to be a part of a great community - thank you to

the industrial community

Selling Amana, KitchenAid, Maytag, Frigidaire, Electrolux, Speed Queen &

Traeger Grills

Servicing most makes and modelsLocally Owned & Operated

Weekdays: 8:30-5:30 Saturdays: 9:00-12:00

OYD APPLIANCE CENTER, INC.B

220 N. Pine • Uptown Creston, IA (641) 782-2163

www.boydappliance.net

410 W. Adams • Creston, IA866-782-2179 or 641-782-2179

www.crestonautomotive.com

RESTONUTOMOTIVE

We salute all the industries in our community

641-278-1044

804 S. Mulberry • Creston(on the south side of Hwy. 34 by Cook Video & Appliance)

9 am-5 pm • Mon thru Fri — 8 am-12 Noon • Sat

Selling and Installing ALL

types of flooring!

CommercialResidential

Our Prices Will FLOOR You!

“A Name You Can Trust”

Insurance ~ Real Estate

208 N. Maple, Creston, IA 782-8516

www.carteragcy.com

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Creston Chamber of Commerce and the Union County

Development Association

Thank you to all Union County Industries -together we keep on growing!

Creston and Union County industries provide over 2700 jobs to area residents. These industries are a vital part of our local communities. We extend our sincere gratitude to say “Thank You” for doing business in Creston and Union County.

GREEN VALLEY CHEMICAL CORPORATION

MEDICAL CENTER

Iowa Tool & Manufacturing

PrecastConcrete Co.

PetznicksPrinting

Company

Southwest Distributing

Co.

208 W. Taylor641-782-2003

www.unioncountyiowa.comwpantini@unioncountyiowa.com

208 W. Taylor/Hwy 34 • 641-782-7021 www.crestoniowachamber.com

chamber@crestoniowachamber.com

Salute Creston and Union County Industries

Refrigeration, Inc.