[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 21 (Friday, February 2, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E131]
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                         A TRIBUTE TO JIM TYLER

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, February 2, 2018

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Jim Tyler of Atlantic, Iowa, for receiving the Iowa 
Grocery Industry Association Lifetime Achievement Award. Jim is the 
Executive Chairman of the Board and former CEO of the Atlantic Coca-
Cola Bottling Company.
  Jim received this award for his years of commitment and contributions 
to the Iowa grocery industry. After serving our country in the U.S. 
Army Air Corps and graduating from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, 
he moved to Atlantic to work in the bottling company his grandfather 
started in 1905. Jim helped the company grow and double its territory 
by 2016 and the business now employs over 700 workers. He has been 
devoted to community service and has served on the boards of the 
Association of Business and Industry, Iowa Manufacturers Association, 
and the Iowa Board of Regents.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend and congratulate Jim for his commitment, 
dedication, and leadership to his community and the State of Iowa. I am 
proud to represent him in the United States Congress and I ask that my 
colleagues in the United States House of Representatives join me in 
congratulating Jim and in wishing him nothing but the best in all his 
future endeavors.