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  • Engineering Week Employee Spotlight
    February 15, 2024

    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 Wichita State University where he was also a participant in...

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  • Celebrating 33 Years of Dedicated Service
    October 18, 2022

    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; how can she not be, she’s called Cookie! And she...

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  • Great Plains Industries Turns 50 Years Old
    July 19, 2022

    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 was a small 700 sq. ft. office located on West...

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