Sponsors

Founding Partners

Barker Company

http://www.barkercompany.com/home/index.barker

Barker Company began in 1982 when Jack McMahon purchased the refrigeration division of Barker Products Corporation. He and 9 other employees began manufacturing pizza and egg display cases for the supermarket industry. 4 months later, eldest son Pat joined the team as the 10th employee.

The company quickly found a market niche by designing custom equipment to meet each customer's special needs. As sales rose, we added more employees including brothers, Mike, Tim and Tom McMahon. (Mike is now in Kansas City, KS.) Currently the company employs approximately 450 people at the original plant in Keosauqua, Iowa and the newest plant in Centerville, Iowa.

Barker Company now manufactures many lines of refrigerated, non-refrigerated and hot display cases for the supermarket, convenience store and food service industries. The same customer-driven philosophy that Jack McMahon brought to the business in 1982 is apparent in every order that is taken today. Build what the customer wants is more than a motto at Barker Company.

Iowa Soybean Association

http://www.iasoybeans.com/index.php

The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) develops policies and programs that help farmers expand profit opportunities while promoting environmentally sensitive production using the soybean checkoff and other resources. The Association is governed by an elected board of 21 volunteer farmers and serves about 6,000 members throughout the state.

ISA was organized in 1964 by a group of Iowa farmers who came together with a common goal – to increase the profitability of soybean production in the state. At that time, the U.S. grew 701 million bushels of soybeans at a price of $2.62 per bushel. In 2004, the U.S. grew 3,141 million bushels of soybeans at a price of $5.65 per bushel. Iowa is always a top soybean-producing state, and in 2004 it grew 497 million bushels of the total U.S. crop.

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

http://www.wellmark.com/

Wellmark, Inc. does business as Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa. Wellmark and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, insure or pay health benefit claims for more than two million members in Iowa and South Dakota. Wellmark Inc. is a mutual insurance company owned by its policyholders.

Dean's List Partner

Pella Rolscreen Foundation

http://www.pellarolscreen.com/index.html

The Kuyper Rolscreen Charitable Trust was established in 1952 by Pete and Lucille Kuyper. It was reorganized in 1968 as the Pella Rolscreen Foundation. Since 1952 the Foundation has focused on education and community betterment, and a third category of giving, Matching Gifts, was added in 1984.

Scholar Member Partner

Agri-Industrial Plastics Company

http://www.agriindustrialplastics.com

Located in Fairfield, Iowa, Agri-Industrial Plastics Company is a custom, large-part plastics blow molder.  Founded in 1978 by Dick Smith, Agri-Industrial Plastics serves a diversified customer base from the large OEM’s like John Deere, Yamaha, and Brunswick to the entrepreneurial company just starting out with a unique product idea.  With 30 plus years in the industry, Agri-Industrial Plastics offers expertise in part design, mold design, material selection, part production, and assembly. Through each phase of the process, Agri-Industrial Plastics provides the highest quality service and products to their customers.  Agri-Industrial Plastics is known as a leader in the production of non-automotive fuel tanks for marine, lawn & garden, and utility vehicles due to it’s unique capability to make 6 layer fuel tanks.  As an Iowa grown business, Agri-Industrial Plastics has been a long time supporter of ABI and the ABI Foundation.

Support Partners

Iowa Area Development Group Community Foundation

McGladrey & Pullen

In-Kind

ME&V Advertising & Consulting

Pomerantz Career Center

Vande Rose Farms