[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 31 (Thursday, February 18, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF AUTOMOTIVE COLOR & SUPPLY CORP.

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                             HON. JIM BANKS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 18, 2021

  Mr. BANKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate northeast 
Indiana-based automotive and industrial paint supplier and distributor 
Automotive Color & Supply Corporation for 70 years of business.
  Richard Byers, Sr., acquired part ownership of the company and began 
to operate the business shortly after its founding in 1951. Richard 
attained full ownership of the company in 1970, and the Byers family 
has owned and operated Automotive Color as a family business since.
  Automotive Color has established itself as one of the leading 
automotive and industrial paint and supply distributors not just in the 
Midwest but throughout the United States. Paint from Automotive Color 
is used on race cars, commercial and private aircraft, spacecraft, 
ocean vessels, movies and TV show sets, and more.
  At a time when American industry is in convalescence from the 
coronavirus pandemic, this historic milestone is even more 
extraordinary.
  Hoosiers are thankful for and proud of Automotive Colors' 
contributions to northeast Indiana and the country. This record is 
testament to the exceptional service and quality they have provided, 
and will continue to provide, for generations.

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