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 Wichita State University where he was also a participant in...
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 GPI. Because his first company, ASC, was an aircraft company...
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; how can she not be, she’s called Cookie! And she...
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 was a small 700 sq. ft. office located on West...
