[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13933]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING CHICAGO IRON & SUPPLIES, INC., AS THE ASHLAND AREA 
          DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S 2011 BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. SEAN P. DUFFY

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 20, 2011

  Mr. DUFFY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Chicago Iron & 
Supplies, Inc., from my hometown of Ashland, Wisconsin, for being named 
the 2011 Business of the Year by the Ashland Area Development 
Corporation.
  From what began as a small five-person fur, animal and metals 
business in the late 19th Century, Chicago Iron & Supplies has 
transformed into the successful metal company it is today. The Orensten 
family purchased Chicago Iron in 1957, and their hard work and 
entrepreneurial spirit is a living example of the American Dream.
  Small businesses, like Chicago Iron, are the drivers of our economy 
and their success is fuel to the economic engine of local communities. 
For over 50 years, Chicago Iron has been an exemplary small business 
whose success extends throughout Ashland, creating jobs and work for 
other local businesses.
  Over the last half century, the Orensten family has not only invested 
in their business, but they have also invested greatly in the community 
of Ashland. It is my hope that the Orensten family and Chicago Iron & 
Supplies find continued success for many years to come.

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