[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 117 (Friday, July 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H6627-H6628]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING MARK FLEGENHEIMER ON HIS RETIREMENT

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize a longtime 
leader in our community, Mark Flegenheimer, as he retires from Michigan 
Sugar.
  Mark has been in the sugar industry for 40 years. He first started 
with Michigan Sugar in 1994 before quickly moving up to become 
president and CEO in 1998, where he succeeded his father.
  At one point, the sugar beet industry was on the brink of collapse in 
Michigan, a fate that many other communities across the country 
suffered, but through Mark's leadership and the determination of the 
beet growers and those who work with him, they got through these really 
difficult times. During Mark's tenure, in fact, Michigan Sugar has 
doubled its output while using 40 percent less energy to save costs and 
to protect the environment.
  In mid-Michigan, we have thousands of family farms, including sugar 
beet growers. Every day they work with and depend on Michigan Sugar, 
and so we thank Mark for all he has done over the years.

  Mark is not only a great businessman but also a really good guy, a 
great part of our community. He volunteers his time as a member of the 
Delta College Foundation board of directors and as vice chairman of the 
board at the Midland Center for the Arts.
  Mark, thank you for your dedication to mid-Michigan, and 
congratulations on your retirement.

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