[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10932]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING CANDLE-LITE COMPANY ON ITS 175TH ANNIVERSARY

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to honor Candle-lite 
Company--the oldest continually operating candle company in the United 
States--as it celebrates its 175th anniversary.
  Candle-lite Company was founded in 1840 by Thomas Emery, who traveled 
door-to-door selling candles in Cincinnati, OH. His venture continued 
to grow and eventually his son, Thomas Jr, joined the business. Candle-
lite's products were manufactured in various locations in the 
Cincinnati area before manufacturing was moved to its current location 
in Leesburg, OH, in 1952.
  Today, Candle-lite's 1 million-square-foot manufacturing and 
distribution facility in Leesburg employs over 600 Ohioans annually and 
the corporate headquarters in Blue Ash employs 70.
  I congratulate Candle-lite and its employees in making its first 175 
years a success and extend my best wishes for the next 175 years.

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