[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 44 (Friday, March 14, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING THE KLOPPENBURG FAMILY FOR BEING NAMED THE 2008 FAMILY-
                   OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR ON GUAM

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 14, 2008

  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Earl and Lois 
Kloppenburg and their family and I congratulate them on Kloppenburg 
Enterprises being awarded the U.S. Small Business Administration 2008 
Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year for Guam.
  Earl Edward Kloppenburg came to Guam only 3 years after the United 
States liberated our island during World War II. Although Guam was 
devastated by the war, Earl Kloppenburg saw potential and opportunity 
on our island. Earl and Lisa began their business venture in 1950 with 
the opening of Guam Factors, a gift shop specializing in imports from 
the Orient. Over the years, the Kloppenburg's holdings steadily grew to 
include the Specialty House, Earl's Hut, The Office, The Tapa Room, the 
Hideaway and the Coffee Pot--some of Guam's earliest restaurants and 
lounges. All of these were consolidated under Kloppenburg Enterprises, 
Inc., in 1964.
  Earl Kloppenburg envisioned the future of the visitor industry on 
Guam and established Pacific Island Caterers to service the Pan 
American Airways Pacific flights. He then established Turtle Tours and 
Turtle Cove, two of Guam's first enterprises focused primarily to 
Guam's visitor industry. Kloppenburg Enterprises, now under the 
leadership of Earl's son, Bruce, and grandsons, Tom, Travis and 
Bradley, continues to grow and now consists of Turtle Tours, The 
Shopping Express Bus System, Adventure River Cruise, Iruka (Dolphin) 
Watching Adventure Tour, Nautilus Guam (Submarine) Tours, and Agana Bay 
Sunset Cruises. In addition to being the market leader in Guam's 
visitor industry, Kloppenburg Enterprises also provides mass transit 
services on Guam and operates a shuttle bus system for the military 
community. Kloppenburg Enterprises employs 130 residents and continues 
to grow.
  The Kloppenburg family business accomplishments are a classic 
American success story, and I congratulate them for Kloppenburg 
Enterprises being named the Small Business Administration 2008 Jeffrey 
Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year.

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