[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15609]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          MAGEE RIETER HONORED

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 31, 2001

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call the attention of the 
House of Representatives to the outstanding achievement of the 
employees of Magee Rieter Automotive Systems of Bloomsburg, 
Pennsylvania, which has won General Motors' prestigious ``Supplier of 
the Year Award'' for the ninth consecutive year. Of GM's 30,000 
suppliers, Magee Rieter Automotive Systems is the only nine-time winner 
in North America and one of only six suppliers globally to be honored 
every year since the award was established.
  Magee Rieter, the leading supplier of carpets to General Motors in 
America, will celebrate this accomplishment on August 28, 2001. The 
company has been in business in Bloomsburg since 1889 and has been 
supplying General Motors for more than 90 years, first with hand-draped 
tapestries or Fisher Body carriages, through today's production of 
fully molded carpet floors and integrated acoustical systems.
  Through the past 112 years, the company has endured and overcome 
numerous challenges, including floods, fires and the rapidly changing 
business environment. The company received the Army/Navy ``E'' Award 
for Excellence after World War II in recognition of its production of 
high-quality materials for the war effort. As demonstrated by the more 
recent awards, the current employees have carried on the tradition of 
pride and success handed down by their parents, grandparents and great-
grandparents who worked at Magee Rieter. Under the leadership of 
President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Katerman, Magee Rieter 
continues to be a cornerstone of the Bloomsburg community.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to call to the attention of the House of 
Representatives the hard work and impressive achievement of the people 
of Magee Rieter, and I wish them all the best.

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