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Logan County Chamber of Commerce Honors

Simon

As Our Member Of The Week

220 Edwards Ave........................................................ 970-522-3647

The Logan County Chamber of Commerce is honoring Simon as the Member of the Week. Accepting the award are (right to left) Pam Claymon - Contract Administrator, Jeromy Smith- Regional Shop Manager, Ryan McInnis - Project Engineer, John Ellis - Paving Superintendent and Carrie LaFrenz– Shop Clerk. Rounding out the staff are (not pictured) Jeff Harms- Construction Operations Manager, Scott Highley -Concrete Manager, Mike Weingardt - General Superintendent, Jim Wheelock - Plant Supervisor and Josh Park - Concrete Foreman..

…Simon was founded in 1954 by James E. Simon. He was a man who like to play with big toys – the messier the job, the better. The company’s early projects started with minor building, concrete and pipeline construction, and eventually, asphalt work.

…To better accommodate increasing asphalt projects, Simon opened an asphalt plant in North Platte, Neb. in 1954. This enabled the company to make asphalt a predominate part of Simon’s business.

In the early 80’s James Simon purchased his first Concrete Ready-Mix Plant in Cheyenne, Wyo. This facility empowered Simon to create concrete mixtures offsite and deliver them in bulk to construction sites. This also is where Simon Corporate offices are now located.

…By 2000, Simon had completed projects in most states west of the Mississippi River, operating as part of Colas North America. Simon operates locations in Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado and South Dakota. In 2000, Simon acquired plants in Ogallala, Neb. and Sidney, Neb. In 2004 Simon purchased Sterling Ready Mix and McAtee Construction Company in Sterling. In 2008, Simon acquired plants in Scottsbluff, Neb. and Fort Morgan.

…The materials that Simon specializes in are asphalt, emulsion, concrete, aggregates and Ready-Mix

Concrete, and the construction of asphalt paving. Simon is a vertically-integrated company. Vertical

Integration means that they produce many of their own raw materials used in construction projects.

Examples of vertical integration include production of aggregate materials, ready-mix concrete, and asphalt products.

…The Sterling Simon facility is run by the following: Jeff Harms - Construction Manager, Scott Highley -

Concrete Manager, Mike Weingardt - General Superintendent, Pam Claymon - Contract Administrator,

Jeromy Smith - Regional Shop Manager, John Ellis - Paving Superintendent, Jim Wheelock - Plant Supervisor, Josh Park - Concrete Foreman, Ryan McInnis - Project Engineer and Carrie LaFrenz – Shop Clerk. All total the Sterling location employees 35 employees, from equipment operators, labors, CDL Aggregate Drivers, Ready Mix Drivers, and shop mechanics.

…Simon is located at 220 Edwards Ave Sterling Colorado. For construction information call the office 970-522-3647 and for concrete information 970-522-1263, and 20525 Riverside Drive, Sterling for

aggregates information 970-522-3715. Their Website: www.simonteam.com and Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/SimonContractors.

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Simon

Our Member Of The Week

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The Sterling Public Library will have a Puzzle Race on Sun., Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. Registration for the program is required. Teams can be 4 to 6 people and must include both adults and  kids (under the age of 12) Teens are also welcome to attend. Sign up early as space is limited! Please call 970-522-2023 to register or for more information. 

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Did you know joining a chamber of commerce can help your com-pany gain access to valuable resources and exposure in the community? A business's visibility and trustworthiness in the community can improve greatly by joining the chamber of commerce. The mission of the Logan County Chamber of Commerce is to strengthen business ties and foster economic development in the county.

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