Careers News Contact Services Projects Partners About IOWA COOPERATIVE ADDS FOUR TANKS, RECEIVING PIT, DRYER TO GO FULL TIME Back to News As farmers around north central Iowa, near the Minnesota state line, scurried to get the 2009 crop planted, the board of directors at Five Star Cooperative faced a serious question about their tiny steel elevator in Hanlontown (641-896-2610). Should the in-town facility remain a seasonal elevator open for harvest only, or should it expand to become a full-time elevator capable of long-term storage to take advantage of basis and spread movements? With some of the best farmland in the state and soaring yields in recent years, the obvious answer was to expand, says Five Star Operations Manager Wayne Steven, who also serves as the cooperative’s grain operations manager and safety director. He came to Five Star seven years ago from a cooperative in Wisconsin. Download PDF Contact Us Buresh Building Systems 1219 Imperial Rd Hampton IA 50441 641.456.5242 641.456.5294 Copyright © 2021 • Buresh Building Systems, Inc. • All Rights Reserved

Careers News Contact Services Projects Partners About GAVILON ADDS UPRIGHT, TEMP STORAGE, RAIL LOADING EQUIPMENT IN WISCONSIN Back to News The former Millard Grain wanted to get out of the grain business and focus on fertilizer and agronomy. So the privately held company sold its 1.2-million-bushel steel grain elevator in Avalon, WI (608-754-4673) to Gavilon, LLC in October 2011. “We were looking for a way to expand our presence in southern Wisconsin,” says Gavilon Location Manager Derek Reed, who has been with the company for eight years, most recently at a barge-loading terminal in Catoosa, OK. “The site here is served by a short-line railroad with good truck access in a large corn-producing area.” Download PDF Contact Us Buresh Building Systems 1219 Imperial Rd Hampton IA 50441 641.456.5242 641.456.5294 Copyright © 2021 • Buresh Building Systems, Inc. • All Rights Reserved

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