[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 27 (Monday, February 12, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S954]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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       RECOGNIZING HAWKEYE FABRICATION AND HI-WAY PRODUCTS, INC.

 Ms. ERNST. Mr. President, as ranking member of the Senate 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize 
an outstanding Iowa small business that exemplifies the American 
entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to recognize 
Hawkeye Fabrication and Hi-Way Products of Ida Grove, IA, as the Senate 
Small Business of the Week.
  In 1969, Richard Bogue founded Hi-Way Products in Ida Grove as an 
aluminum fabricator for bridge handrails. Before starting Hi-Way 
Products, Richard served in the U.S. Navy Air Corps during World War 
II. Following the war, he graduated from the University of Iowa in 1950 
with a civil engineering degree. Hi-Way Products found a niche in the 
fabrication industry by producing highway safety products. In 1999, 
Richard's son Mark, a 1982 graduate of the University of Iowa, founded 
the aptly named Hawkeye Fabrication with his father's help. Today, 
Hawkeye Fabrication serves as the fabrication side of the Bogue family 
business, while Hi-Way Products handles the sales. Mark Bogue serves as 
the owner leading the companies, and Jaclyn is the controller. Hawkeye 
Fabrication and Hi-Way Products have remained a family business, with 
the third generation of the Bogue family currently working there 
alongside their parents Mark and Jaclyn. Richard Bogue passed away in 
2013, leaving behind a legacy of hard work, service, and dedication to 
his family and community.
  An essential aspect of the Hawkeye Fabrication and Hi-Way Products 
story is the relationship between the Bogue family and the University 
of Iowa. Richard Bogue met his wife Alice at the University of Iowa, 
and their three children Linda, Suzie, and Mark attended the University 
of Iowa in the 1970s and 1980s. Mark's sons Jared and Alexander, who 
currently work at Hi-Way Products and Hawkeye Fabrication, attended the 
University of Iowa in the 2010s with their sister Taylor. In 2021, the 
Bogue family won the Iowa Family Spirit Award for their generational 
dedication to the University of Iowa. In 2013, the University of Iowa 
profiled Mark Bogue as a Hometown Hawkeye At-A-Glance for his work at 
Hi-Way Products and Hawkeye Fabrication and in the University of Iowa 
community. Additionally, Mark serves on the University of Iowa College 
of Engineering Advisory Board.
  In addition to their involvement at the University of Iowa, the 
Hawkeye Fabrication and Hi-Way Products team is active in the Ida Grove 
community. Mark Bogue has served on the Ida Grove volunteer fire 
department and spent 8 years on the community school board. Jared Bogue 
currently serves on the Ida Grove city council. In 2003, Richard and 
Alice Bogue created a scholarship that the Bogue family continues to 
support to help Ida Grove students pursue an education in engineering.
  I want to commend the Bogue family for their hard work and incredible 
commitment to the Ida Grove community, the University of Iowa, and 
their small business as they continue to achieve the American dream. 
Congratulations to the Bogue family and the entire team at Hawkeye 
Fabrication and Hi-Way Products. I look forward to seeing your 
continued growth and success in Iowa.

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