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Leadership: The action of leading a group of people or an organization. Leadership looks different, translates differently, and feels different in every organization. This is also true of leadership in family-owned businesses versus publicly traded businesses. A...

Chief Fabrication is proud to welcome Dan Codispot to its leadership team. Codispot joins the team as the new General Manager and will help to provide leadership to support Chief’s overall mission. An industry veteran, Codispot brings decades of experience to Chief....

Chief Agri Adds to Its Product Line with Purchase of Substantially all the assets from Rapat Industries Philippines Chief Agri, known for its full line of grain and commodity storage, aeration, and material handling products, is thrilled to announce the purchase of...

Chief Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (Chief Ethanol) is currently producing USP Grade Ethanol from its ethanol plant in Hastings, Nebraska.   Chief Ethanol has modified its current process operations to produce higher grades of ethanol for use as the active ingredient in hand...

As COVID-19 twists and turns keep coming in 2020, there is comfort in some things remaining the same. The seasons will continue to plod along, mask or no mask, and farmers in Nebraska can take pride in doing what they do best this fall — harvesting their crops and...

DJ Eihusen, President/CEO of Chief Industries, announced Mark Kjar as the new President/General Manager of Chief Agri, headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska. “Our many stakeholders should be encouraged to learn that Mark has been selected for this leadership role at...

Entrepreneur is a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so. This definition of an entrepreneur is an accurate depiction of Chief Industries Inc.’s founder, Virgil Eihusen, who built two...

Chief Industries Director of Marketing and Communications Beth Frerichs said the production of hand sanitizer was a partnership between Chief Industries and Pacha Soap Company in Hastings. She said the partnership was part of an effort to reach out to the needs of the...