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Meet Pascual Espinoza: Driving Innovation and Building Connections
Meet Pascual Espinoza: Driving Innovation and Building Connections
Meet Pascual Espinoza Driving Innovation and Building Connections Great Plains Industries is excited to welcome Pascual Espinoza as our new Business Development Manager – FM&I. Pascual brings a wealth of... Read more...
Celebrating 50 Years of Dedication: Honoring Steve Severin
Celebrating 50 Years of Dedication: Honoring Steve Severin
A lot has changed since Steve Severin first walked through the doors of Great Plains Industries (GPI). The company has grown, evolved, and innovated—but so has the city around it.... Read more...
WMA at Great Plains Industries
WMA at Great Plains Industries
GPI was honored to recently host participants from the Wichita Manufacturing Association’s Lean White Belt Certification program at our 155,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. Despite the inclement weather, attendees toured the plant,... Read more...
GPI & ASC Partner with GoBabyGo 2025
GPI & ASC Partner with GoBabyGo 2025
GoBabyGo Car Delivery Day: A Heartwarming Success!  Saturday, May 3rd marked an exciting day for GoBabyGo recipients as they received their custom ride-on toy cars! GPI, along with our sister company... Read more...
Meet the Neighbors: Exploring the Community Around GPI
Meet the Neighbors: Exploring the Community Around GPI
We’ve come a long way since Great Plains Ventures, GPI’s parent company, purchased 80 acres of farmland in 1979. At the time, one of Wichita’s major highways, K-96, didn’t even... Read more...
Manufacturing Employee Spotlight
Manufacturing Employee Spotlight
In our Manufacturing Employee Spotlight, we celebrate the dedication, craftsmanship, and innovation of the team members who help bring our products to life. Get to know their roles, achievements, and... Read more...
GPI & ASC Partner with GoBabyGo
GPI & ASC Partner with GoBabyGo
Saturday, November 23, 2024, was delivery day for nine children who participated in the GoBabyGo program’s Wichita State University chapter. GPI and ASC have signed a 3-year sponsorship deal with... Read more...
Spotlight on Wellness GPI
Spotlight on Wellness GPI
Discover how GPI employees prioritize health and wellness in their daily lives. Explore inspiring stories and tips in our employee spotlight blog! Read more...
Purchasing & Planning Employee Spotlight:
Purchasing & Planning Employee Spotlight:
For the month of September, we’re shining a spotlight on our incredible purchasing and planning department! This hardworking group wears many hats—ensuring we have the supplies to keep things running,... Read more...
Wellness Initiatives at GPI: Promoting Health and Happiness in the Workplace
Wellness Initiatives at GPI: Promoting Health and Happiness in the Workplace
At Great Plains Industries, we are committed to the health and well-being of our employees. We are excited to highlight some of the wellness initiatives that GPI offers through our... Read more...
National Wellness Month Employee Spotlight
National Wellness Month Employee Spotlight
KATLYNN SMITH August is National Wellness Month. This month, we will highlight some of the wellness initiatives that GPI offers through our parent company, GPV!   As wellness coordinator at Great... Read more...
Quality Assurance Employee Spotlight
Quality Assurance Employee Spotlight
AMY MIRANDA Document controller may be the position that Amy Miranda was hired into, but she has evolved into a Quality Assurance Technical Writer, Instructional Designer, Document Control Specialist and... Read more...
Volunteer Spotlight: Laura Shank
Volunteer Spotlight: Laura Shank
GPI is home to a Master Gardener! Interactive Media Designer Laura Shank, in addition to her many technological talents, is a volunteer with the K-State Extension Office. Master Gardeners volunteer... Read more...
National Safety Month Employee Spotlight
National Safety Month Employee Spotlight
AUSTIN VAUGHAN Austin Vaughan is safe at GPI and beyond. When he first started his job, GPI was short on first responders, and he thought it would be a good... Read more...
Product Support Expert Employee Spotlight
Product Support Expert Employee Spotlight
WES SHOCKEY Product support team member Wes Shockey is no stranger to the fuel industry. Before joining Great Plains Industries, he worked in the field for four years on all... Read more...
Women In Manufacturing Employee Spotlight
Women In Manufacturing Employee Spotlight
TRACI SHUMARD Tracie Shumard came to Great Plains Industries in 2016 at the suggestion of her dear friend Lois, who was the warehouse lead at the time. With no previous... Read more...
80,000 Pounds of Wichita History
80,000 Pounds of Wichita History
Doc the B-29 Superfortress is kind of a big deal – literally.  In fact, the B-29 was larger and heavier than bombers previously flown in the U.S. and had not... Read more...
Great Plains Industries’ Roots Run Deep into Engineering
Great Plains Industries’ Roots Run Deep into Engineering
Did you know that Great Plains Industries was founded by an engineer? Charlie Peer took a career downturn and turned it into an opportunity for countless people when he started... Read more...
Engineering Week Employee Spotlight
Engineering Week Employee Spotlight
TAYLOR GOLDSMITH You probably didn’t know that Great Plains Industries has a former record-holding college athlete working in its engineering department! Taylor Goldsmith has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from... Read more...
Celebrating 33 Years of Dedicated Service
Celebrating 33 Years of Dedicated Service
Perhaps the most subtle but powerful force to shape GPI over the years was a Cookie… well, more specifically, a tiny lady we all call Cookie. She’s sweet and nice;... Read more...
Great Plains Industries Turns 50 Years Old
Great Plains Industries Turns 50 Years Old
GPI is celebrating its 50th anniversary. In November of 1968, ASC (Aerospace Systems and Components) and GPI founder Charlie Peer and his co-founders, Ken Rix and Lyle Koontz's first business location... Read more...