[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 96 (Monday, June 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2784]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING COX'S HONEY

 Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, as a member and former chairman of 
the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each month 
I recognize and celebrate the American entrepreneurial spirit by 
highlighting the success of a small business in my home State of Idaho. 
Today, I am pleased to honor Cox's Honey as the Idaho Small Business of 
the Month for June 2022.
  In 1927, Orville S. Cox began managing beehives to support his small 
vegetable stand on the road to Yellowstone in Shelley. Honey sales 
quickly took off and Cox's Honey was born. Now in its third generation, 
the Cox family continues Orville's original honey straining process to 
deliver the same quality product he created nearly 100 years ago.
  Today, Cox's Honey's 16 employees package over a million pounds of 
raw, unfiltered clover honey each year. Their creamed honey has won 
several competitions and earned national recognition for its 
consistency and flavor. Cox's Honey prides itself on maintaining the 
integrity of honey's healthy pollens, enzymes, and vitamins throughout 
processing, ensuring they deliver only pure products to their 
customers.
  Cox's Honey contributes more than just a sweet treat to the community 
as sponsors of local athletics, supporters of Shelley High School, and 
active participants in local affairs and events. Alongside their 
national customer base, the Shelley and surrounding area's support has 
allowed Cox's Honey to open a new retail sales floor this month to 
accommodate their growing business and expand their product line. Cox's 
Honey's continued success is a testament to its dedication to a family 
tradition that protects our State's bees and crops and shares one of 
Idaho's longest lasting products with the Nation.
  Congratulations to the Cox family and all of the employees at Cox's 
Honey for being selected as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for 
June 2022. Thank you for serving Idaho as small business owners and 
entrepreneurs. You make our great State proud, and I look forward to 
your continued growth and success.

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