[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 113 (Thursday, July 26, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S5482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING GROSSENBURG IMPLEMENT

 Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the 75th 
anniversary of Grossenburg Implement. The company was founded during 
the Great Depression in 1937 by Charles Jacob Grossenburg in Tripp 
County, SD. The demand for two-cylinder tractors during World War II 
led to the company's success and prosperity. Since then, Grossenburg 
Implement has stayed true to their mission statement ``to provide the 
best product at a reasonable price and with the highest level of 
service.'' Along with products from John Deere, Grossenburg sold 
Oldsmobile and Cadillac automobiles. Throughout the years, the 
Grossenburg family remained dedicated to quality service and continued 
success.
  Charlie, son of Barry and Marilyn Grossenburg, represents the fourth 
generation of the family business and is now the vice president. In 
1998, Grossenburg Implement continued its success by adding a combine 
shop in Winner and subsequently an overhead crane to the shop in 2005. 
In 2009, the company also celebrated the opening of another combine 
shop in Pierre. Most recently in 2012, the company expanded their 
business by purchasing Northeast Equipment, Inc. in Nebraska. Today, 
the company has grown from one store to a projected $150 million 
company.
  I would like to congratulate the Grossenburg family and the employees 
of Grossenburg Implement for 75 years of success and wish them a 
prosperous future.

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