[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 119 (Friday, July 14, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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    IN RECOGNITION OF ROBINSON FANS, INC. AND ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. MIKE KELLY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 14, 2017

  Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, today I recognize Robinson 
Fans, Inc. and its celebration of 125 years as a solely owned family 
business. Small businesses like Robinson Fans, Inc. are important to 
both the economy and the community of Pennsylvania's third district. 
This year, the occasion of its 125th Anniversary, is an appropriate 
time to celebrate the hard work and outstanding achievements of this 
small business.
   Robinson Fans, Inc., founded in Monongahela, Pennsylvania in 1892, 
has been operating in the town of Zelienople, Pennsylvania for over a 
century. This business has helped power locomotives, allowed commodity 
giants to dig the world's deepest mines, and employed numerous members 
of the community throughout the years. It has enhanced both the 
community and the economy, providing jobs and economic opportunity for 
generations of Pennsylvanians.
   Robinson Fans has been victorious through some of America's worst 
hardships, including the Great Depression and several recessions, an 
economic feat of enormous scale. It has survived and thrived through 
multiple generations with new management and operation tactics that 
kept the business successful. Robinson Fans is now on its sixth 
generation. This is a remarkable accomplishment, considering most 
companies do not last beyond 20 years and only 3 percent of family-
owned businesses make it to the fourth generation, according to the 
Family Business Institute.
   As a supporter of small businesses like Robinson Fans, I am proud of 
its efforts and achievements in both the community and the economy. I 
am sure all my colleagues join me in applauding the valiant efforts of 
this business and other small businesses that continue to offer 
economic opportunity to our constituents and make our country a better 
place.

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