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Jun 19, 2024 · The Springfield Business Development Corporation (SBDC), the Chamber’s economic development arm, has announced a $57 million expansion from Cold Zone, a leading provider of cold storage logistics solutions and a subsidiary of the Erlen Group. The company will break ground on June 20 on a new 170,000-square-foot facility, in Springfield’s ...
What was formerly known as Springfield Underground is now the Erlen Group. The third-generation rebranded corporation oversees six industrial companies. The Chairman, CFO, and President/CEO discuss rebranding, work-life balance, and more strategies.
Jun 17, 2024 · “With the demand for temperature-controlled storage and distribution solutions on the rise, our new facility in Springfield will enable us to better serve our clients while driving innovation in the industry,” John Griesemer, chief executive officer of Erlen Group, said in the the release.
- Ryan and Ross Murray
- Neil Brady
- Born to Laugh
- A Family Affair
- Michael Ingram Jr.
- Mandy Morris
- Drew and Nikki Holden
- Whitney Creehan
- Life in The Fast Lane
- Jami Jordan
R.B. Murray | Springfield
For Ryan and Ross Murray, vice presidents of R.B. Murray, a commercial and industrial real estate company, so much about their future plans for the company revolve around family. The Murray brothers will be the third generation to take the helm of R.B. Murray Company, but their family has roots in the real estate business dating back more than four generations. That’s an impressive feat in any industry. Reminders of this accomplishment can be found around their office. In one room, there’s a...
Anderson Engineering Springfield, Joplin, Monett and Carthage
As president of Anderson Engineering, Neil Brady doesn’t do as much engineering as he used to. Now he’s busy managing the financial side of the business and working with his dad, Steve, who is the company’s CEO, to make sure the business is always on the lookout for new acquisitions and growth. It’s actually a pretty far departure from his work as a civil engineer. “My dad and I are engineers by trade,” he says. “We didn’t know anything about business, but I’ve watched how he’s led the compan...
Of course we can’t forget to mention some of the most entertaining family businesses, the Baldknobbers Jamboree and The Presleys’ Country Jubilee. Since the late 1950s, these two families have had us slapping our knees as their kids, grandkids and even great-grandkids continue the comedy and musical routines that have become a staple on the Branson...
If you think working for Mom and Dad is tricky, try working with your cousins, sisters, brothers and aunts. These family-operated businesses are all-hands-on-deck. Still Waters Resort Family ties are especially close in the Battaglia family since Tony and Sue Battaglia founded the resort in 1977. After leaving behind his neighborhood grocery store ...
Ingram Enterprises Springfield
After growing up around fireworks and spending nights camped out on the office couch while his parents worked around the clock each Fourth of July, it’s not too surprising to see Michael Ingram Jr. follow in his dad’s footsteps at Fireworks Over America and Fireworks Supermarket. Mike Senior started his first fireworks stand when he was 15 years old. He bought $500 worth of fireworks without telling anyone, and when a semi truck filled with fireworks pulled up to his mom’s motel near Lake Tan...
Family Pharmacy Ozark
To get to the Family Pharmacy corporate office, you pull off the main drag in Ozark and take a short drive past a few sprawling farm fields dotted with doe-eyed cows until you reach the office gates. You don’t often expect a successful business with 24 locations to settle in where the only neighbors are dozens of heifers, but this is exactly the type of neighborhood Family Pharmacy is looking for. Started in 1977 by pharmacist Lynn Morris, Family Pharmacy began with just one store in Ozark. S...
Custom Metalcraft | Springfield
The front office of Custom Metalcraft in Springfield is covered with patents that span across the decades. Most are for variations of tanks and transport devices, but each gives a snapshot of the company’s 37-year history. When the business started in 1977 under the leadership of Dwayne Holden and Jerry Cowen, operations were crammed into the industrial warehouse, and the office was tucked inside a construction trailer outside. “It wasn’t very glamorous,” says Nikki Holden. Thirty years later...
Kaleidoscope | Springfield
Since she has worked alongside her parents, Tom and Pam Pierson, at Kaleidoscope since she was just a tiny tyke, it’s surprising Whitney Creehan doesn’t have more piercings and tattoos showing. The only ink that peeks through is on her right forearm. When asked how many tattoos she has, she chuckles. “Once I got one, they just sort of spread,” she says. “Now they cover the right half of my body.” She pulls up her sleeve to reveal the newest addition, a set of colorful rings that match Kaleido...
These local family-owned car dealerships are passing the keys on to the next generation.
Mayse Automotive Group The Mayse family has been in the car business since 1946, but they finally put their name on the map in 1989 when Rick Mayse opened Mayse Automotive Group. Today, his son Matt works as the general manager. Pinegar Chevrolet Located in Republic, Pinegar was started in 1979 by Ed Pinegar, who left the world of farming behind. Growing up washing cars on the lot and answering phones, his two kids, Tad and Abbi, now help run the dealership. Thompson Sales Company Thompson Sa...
Scrivener Oil | Springfield
Spend five minutes talking with Jami Jordan, vice president of Scrivener Oil, about the ins and outs of the oil business, and you’ll walk away with a whole new appreciation for gas prices. For instance, did you know gas stations make little to no money on the sale of gasoline? The real meal ticket is in the food and drinks people come in and buy. So when you stop by one of the 12 Signal convenience stores and see Subway, Quiznos or Hank’s Chicken, you’ll understand why Scrivener Oil made a mo...
History — Erlen Group. Springfield Furniture Company founded. A manufacturer of household furniture from its founding until 1942, the corporate charter was later assumed by General Warehouse Corporation, which became Springfield Underground. Jos J. Griesemer Quarry opens.
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Jun 23, 2022 · Springfield manufacturer acquired. Springfield-based polyethylene pipe manufacturer United Poly Systems LLC has been acquired for the second time since 2019. Harvey, Illinois-based Atkore Inc. (NYSE: ATKR), which operates electrical, safety and infrastructure centers worldwide, announced the acquisition of United Poly Systems on Wednesday.
