Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. (KPI-JCI) Showcased As Successful South Dakota Business Through YBA
Yankton, S.D. –Â Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. (KPI-JCI) hosted approximately 85 South Dakota junior and senior high school students participating in the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce Youth Business Adventure (YBA) program June 20.
It is the mission of Youth Business Adventure to help South Dakota high school students and teachers to better understand the American private enterprise system and how business operates within it. YBA also strives to showcase the business opportunities in South Dakota.
For nearly a week, YBA participants lived on-campus at the University of South Dakota learning about the American private enterprise system and how business operates within it. Each year, the program selects one local business for the students to tour as a way to showcase the business opportunities in South Dakota.
This year, program participants visited Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. (KPI-JCI) in Yankton, S.D., to tour the manufacturing facility and office. Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. (KPI-JCI) is a premier worldwide manufacturer of heavy equipment for the aggregate and recycle markets.
“We were very pleased to see Kolberg-Pioneer (KPI-JCI) highlighted as a successful South Dakota business for these future leaders,” said Joe Vig, president of Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. and group vice president of KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens. “Students were able to tour our manufacturing facility and meet with representatives from each department, enabling them to grasp the numerous diverse job opportunities that are available at Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. and in South Dakota. We were proud to partner with YBA to help educate and inspire these future young business leaders.”
For more information about KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens, visit www.kpijci.com. To learn more about the Youth Business Adventure program, visit http://www.yba-sd.org.
About KPI-JCI Astec Mobile Screens
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens, Astec companies (NASDAQ: ASTE), is a worldwide leader in manufacturing equipment for the aggregate, construction, paving and recycling industries. As an innovative, high-integrity manufacturer, KPI-JCI develops quality, state-of-the-art products and has the ability to engineer custom products because of a highly-qualified engineering staff. KPI and JCI joined together in 1998 with the purchase of JCI by Astec Industries. KPI and JCI joined together in 2006 in a marketing effort under the KPI-JCI logo. Astec Mobile Screens and KPI-JCI joined sales and marketing efforts in the spring of 2008. KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens proudly manufacture its products in Yankton, South Dakota, Eugene, Oregon and Sterling, Illinois. For more information, call (605) 668-2524 or visit the web site at www.kpijci.com.
For more information, contact:
Michelle Cwach
Media Relations Manager, KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens
700 West 21st Street
Yankton, SDÂ 57078
(605) 668-2606
michellecwach@kpijci.com
