[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16761]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING DAN HAYES ON RECEIVING THE NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS 
                     ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

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                           HON. DARIN LaHOOD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 12, 2016

  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to honor Dan Hayes, of Brewers 
Distributing Company, in Peoria, for receiving the National Beer 
Wholesalers Association Employee Spotlight.
  Dan joined the Brewers Distributing Company in 2002 as a warehouse 
relief driver. Since then, he has become the Director of Operations and 
a company-wide leader, implementing new and innovative ideas to further 
advance and grow the company's success. He is responsible for 
developing the Brewers Distributing Company's employee engagement 
group, known as Brewers In Motion, which works to further staff and 
employer relations. Dan is also a member of the Brewers Distributing 
Company's Strategic Planning Committee, where he has been instrumental 
in working to develop strategies to ensure the company's continued 
success in the future.
  His leadership is worthy of recognition, and he is most deserving of 
the National Beer Wholesalers Association Employee Spotlight. Our 
community has greatly benefitted from his fourteen years of service to 
the Peoria region. In Illinois alone, beer distributors provide $7.6 
million dollars in economic development and charity support, and a 
combined total of $3 billion in total economic impact. It is through 
the hard work and leadership of exceptional employees and individuals, 
like Dan, that the beer industry continues to flourish and contribute 
to our community.
  I commend Dan on his service and hard work that has led him to 
receive the National Beer Wholesalers Association Employee Spotlight. I 
want to thank Dan Hayes for his service to Central Illinois, and 
congratulate him on this most deserved recognition.

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