A & C Enterprises
225 W. 1^st Street
Halstead, KS 67056
Telephone: (316) 830-3423
Fax: (316) 835-3194
Owner: Kent Jost
Total Employees: 9

Main Products:
2440 Wood containers
2448 Wood pallets and skids
Blocking and leveling wood for Mobile Home Industry

A & C Enterprises, a company that specializes in the manufacture of wooden pallets and crates, commenced operations in 1994 in Halstead. Initially employing one person, the company has grown to nine employees. A & C Enterprises moved to a larger facility in Halstead (10,000 square foot) in March of 1999.

AGCO Corporation
P O Box 4000
420 W Lincoln
Hesston, KS 67062
Telephone: (620) 327-6300
Fax: (620) 327-6483
Web site: http://www.agcocorp.com
General Manager: Gary Arnold
HR Contact: Brian Brown
Total Employees: 1,318

Main Products:
3523 Farm machinery and equipment

AGCO Corporation, formerly Hay & Forage Industries, has gone through major expansion and growth since the spring of 2000. Employment has increased by 450. Construction of a combine assembly facility and a North American Training Center in Hesston was completed during 2001. AGCO Corporation designs and manufactures a broad array of AG equipment: combines, balers, planters, swathers, mower conditioners and manure spreaders.

Auto Lifters of America, Inc.
1451 S Spencer
Newton, KS 67114
Telephone: (316) 283-7225
Fax: (316) 283-7298
Owner: Bruce Anderson
Total Employees: 12

Main Products:
3534 Automobile lifts

Auto Lifters of America was established in Wichita in 1987 and relocated to Newton in 1992. Auto Lifters produces and markets hydraulic vehicle lifts.

Avcon Industries, Inc.
P O Box 748
516 N Oliver Rd
Newton, KS 67114
Telephone: (316) 284-2842
Fax: (316) 284-2844
Web site: www.butlernational.com
President: Larry Franke
Total Employees: 40

Main Products:
3728 Aircraft parts and equipment

Avcon Industries, Inc., a Butler National Corporation Company, is located at the Newton City-County Airport. Avcon performs major aircraft structural modifications to business jets and turbo props. Avcon also produces aircraft parts and installation kits, as well as engineering and technical support for customers.

B & C Specialty Products, Inc.
123 E 4th St
Newton, KS 67114
Telephone: (316) 283-8662
Fax: (316) 283-8000
President: Bill Bainbridge
Total Employees: 6

Main Products:
3728 Aircraft electronics prototypes

Main Products:
2434 Wood kitchen cabinets
2511 Wood household furniture
2521 Wood office furniture

Becker Cabinet and Furniture, located east of Hesston, began manufacturing custom-made furniture and cabinets in 1969. They offer both built to suit and standard furniture, which is sold from their showroom floor.

Builders Concrete & Supply PO Box 225
505 West 1st St
Newton, KS 67114
Telephone: (316) 283-4540
Fax: (316) 283-6218
President: Richard Allen
HR Contact: Sharon Allen
Total Employees: 16

Main Products:
3273 Ready-mix concrete

Builders Concrete & Supply has been in the ready-mix business since 1956 and they now operate 12 trucks in two different locations. They provide concrete and building supplies related to placement of concrete. Builders Concrete & Supply is what is known in the industry as a "supplier." They operate primarily in Harvey and Marion counties, but also do some business in Sedgwick County.

Bunting Magnetics
P O Box 468
500 S Spencer Ave
Newton, KS 67114
Telephone: (316) 284-2020
Fax: (316) 283-4975
Web site: www.buntingmagnetics.com
President: Robert Bunting
Total Employees: 150

Main Products:
3499 Fabricated metal products
3535 Conveyors & conveying equipment
3555 Printing trades machinery
3559 Industrical magnetic equipment

Bunting Magnetics manufactures permanent magnetic equipment and components. The company located in Newton from the Chicago area in 1979. Bunting markets its product internationally from sales offices located throughout the United States and overseas. Approximately 98 percent of its business is outside Kansas.

Burris Fabrication
P O Box 377
612 N Jackson St
Sedgwick, KS 67135
Telephone: (316) 772-5714
Fax: (316) 772-5705
Owner: Michael Burris
Total Employees: 4

Main Products:
3444 Sheet metalwork
3490 Misc fabricated metal products

Burris Fabrication specializes in custom fabrication with all kinds of metals for various industries and the general public. The company also does repair work and portable welding. Burris Fabrication has been in business in Sedgwick since February of 1980.