[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 109 (Tuesday, September 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1751]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING MAGEE RIETER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS OF BLOOMSBURG, 
PENNSYLVANIA ON BEING NAMED SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR TO GENERAL MOTORS FOR 
                       THE 13TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 6, 2005

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Magee 
Rieter Automotive Systems of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, on the occasion 
of their being named worldwide ``Supplier of the Year'' to General 
Motors for the 13th consecutive year.
  Of GMs 30,000 suppliers, Magee Rieter Automotive Systems is the only 
company in North America to achieve this remarkable record, a fact that 
should make its nearly 800 employees exceedingly proud.
  Magee Rieter is the leading supplier of carpets to General Motors in 
America. The company has been in business in Bloomsburg since 1889 and 
has been supplying General Motors for more than 90 years, first with 
hand draped tapestries for Fisher Body carriages and, today, with fully 
molded carpet floors and integrated acoustical systems.
  For more than a century, the company has endured and overcome 
numerous challenges including floods, fires and the rapidly changing 
business environment. After World War II, the company received the 
Army/Navy ``E'' award for excellence in recognition of its production 
of high quality materials for the war effort.
  Magee Rieter records annual sales in excess of $175 million and has 
an annual payroll of more than $37 million that provides its employees 
with family sustaining incomes that average about $39,000 annually. 
Overall, Magee Rieter is responsible for a $168 million annual impact 
to the local economy.
  The current employees of Magee Rieter are carrying on traditions of 
pride and success handed down by their parents, grandparents and great 
grandparents who worked at this remarkable company.
  Under the leadership of president and chief executive officer Mike 
Katerman, Magee Rieter continues to be a cornerstone of the Bloomsburg 
community.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Magee Rieter for 
demonstrating superior performance and for serving as a shining example 
for other businesses to emulate.

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