Brandon Hoggard, Plant Manager, was excited to share the recognition with his hard-working individuals and said it has been a conscience effort the past couple of years to invest and participate in community activities. “Even with everything going on, it has been important to touch the lives of people in Wells County. We want to be here for a long time, give back, and participate because we want to be in the community.”

AAM has been participating in sponsorship activities with various organizations, involved in the Street Fair Parade and Industrial Tent, Manufacturing Day with local schools, and much more. “Manufacturing Day was exciting to teach students about being a part of the manufacturing environment and what we do here,” said Hoggard. “Overall, giving back is important to be a part of Wells County and we are looking forward to doing more in 2022.”

“This honor is so good for us because we know we have had some rough times in the last few years; however, our concentrated efforts are paying off and being recognized by our community is a huge honor for us,” explained Hoggard. “We don’t want to just be here to make parts. We want to grow our people and develop them, giving employees the skills to continue to grow and be a part of the community. Wells County is a great place to live.”

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Joe and Kim Minnich are now owners of a soft serve ice cream machine available for rent. "There are 10 different flavors of soft serve ice cream people can choose from," said Kim. "We are really excited to offer this machine for people."

"We will set up and deliver the machine to your party," stated Joe. "With the variety of flavors, and ones from our popular Dole Soft Serve line, we hope people will find this as a unique and fun product to rent."

Anyone interested can contact Minnich's at 260-227-6056 or 260-760-9559.

Minnich's Antiques & General Store is located at 1123 Otto Street in Uniondale.