[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 146 (Monday, September 11, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF KOCH ENTERPRISES

 Mr. YOUNG. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Koch 
Enterprises, a fifth-generation Hoosier company, on its 150th 
anniversary.
  Founded in 1873 as a tin shop, the Evansville-based company now 
employs more than 2,600 people in 13 States and four countries. The 
George Koch Tin Shop stayed afloat in the early years by doing repairs 
and manufacturing cookware, but soon, the business grew and 
diversified. When George Koch died in 1903, his three sons took over 
and renamed the business George Koch Sons. During World War II, the 
company supported the war effort by building a new manufacturing 
facility and fabricating parts for LST ships and aircraft wings and 
engines. In 1999, the company reorganized to Koch Enterprises, Inc. The 
organization currently has eight subsidiaries and is the ninth largest 
private company in Indiana.
  Koch Enterprises' core values include integrity, respect for people, 
customer focus, continuous improvement, and community involvement. 
Indeed, the Evansville area and the State of Indiana as a whole has 
benefited from that spirit of community involvement. Koch employees are 
encouraged to volunteer for local charities and have logged more than 
20,000 hours annually in recent years. Additionally, company Chairman 
Bob Koch has been a driving force behind the completion of Interstate 
69 and helped establish Signature School, which is consistently ranked 
as one of the top high schools in the country.
  It is my honor to congratulate the Koch family, the company's 
leadership, and the thousands of Koch employees who have contributed to 
our State over the years.

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