Started in 1955 by Claude & Bert Blain and still family-owned and operated! We are an essential business serving all of our neighbors needs. Family values are at the heart of Blain’s Farm & Fleet. Those family values provide a strong sense of purpose and are why so many associates thrive in the Blain’s Farm & Fleet environment. As an associate of our family owned company, you’ll be treated like family, with dignity and respect.

Vermeer Midwest is an authorized dealer for Vermeer equipment across the Midwest. We are an industry leader in industrial equipment sales, parts, rentals and service in the tree care, landscape, wood waste, organic recycling and underground utility construction industry. Founded in 1971 by Junior Kool in Eureka, Illinois and has grown to nine locations with dealerships in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Missouri and covers western Kentucky.

Founded in 1960, Rural King is a family-owned retailer offering a diverse range of products to support those living the rural lifestyle. As of 2023, we operate 134 stores across 13 states in addition to two primary distribution centers. We welcome everyone with a friendly smile and a free bag of popcorn! While our business continues to grow, we are committed to supporting each community we serve as a dependable pillar that goes beyond just our storefronts by supporting local events and groups that align with our values. Our team is comprised of over 9,000 associates that are dedicated to providing quality products at great prices with an extraordinary customer experience no matter how customers interact with the brand. Our associates are our greatest asset and are empowered to take care of their business and their customer. At Rural King, we value teamwork, integrity and continuous improvement. Anyone with the right attitude and initiative has the opportunity for success and advancement. Our people make the difference!

Welch Brothers Construction, Inc. Is a earthwork, utilities and site preparation company. From commercial buildings to subdivisions, site development., seawalls and bulkheads. We work in both the private and public sectors. Our mission is to be a part of a team that brings projects together from start to finish. We are willing to think outside of the box to help reduce costs and increase production on all of our projects.

Big C Lumber is in its tenth decade of existence and is a fourth generation family-owned company. Serving do-it-yourselfers/homeowners, professional homebuilders and remodelers, and commercial contractors.

The Teamsters are one of North America’s largest, most diverse unions. In 1903, the Teamsters started as a merger of the two leading team driver associations. These drivers were the backbone of America’s robust economic growth, but they needed to organize to wrest their fair share from greedy corporations. Today, the Union’s task is exactly the same. The Teamsters are known as the champion of freight drivers and warehouse workers, but have organized workers in virtually every occupation imaginable, both professional and non-professional, private sector and public sector. Our 1.2 million members are public defenders in Minnesota; vegetable workers in California; sanitation workers in New York; brewers in St. Louis; newspaper workers in Seattle; construction workers in Las Vegas; zoo keepers in Pennsylvania; healthcare workers in Rhode Island; bakery workers in Maine; airline pilots, secretaries and police officers. Name the occupation and chances are we represent those workers somewhere. Teamsters stand ready to organize workers who want to bargain collectively. Once a contract is negotiated and signed, the Union works to enforce it—holding management’s feet to the fire and invoking contract grievance procedures if management chooses not to. Wages and benefits under Teamster contracts are markedly better than those of non-union employees in similar jobs. Teamster contracts are the guarantors of decent wages, fair promotion, health coverage, job security, paid time-off and retirement income. The Teamsters Union also performs vital tasks in such areas as pension management, safety & health, community outreach, governmental affairs and communications. For more than a century, the Teamsters have been a public voice for the rights and aspirations of working men and women and a key player in securing them.

At Great Central Lumber & Millwork, we pride ourselves on being a regional leader in contractor sales to residential and commercial builders in the St. Louis area. We understand that our clients have a variety of different needs, which is why we offer an extensive assortment of building materials, including: Engineered Wood, lumber, plywood, OSB, Western Red Cedar, James Hardie siding, trim, windows, decking and much more.

R.P. Lumber Co., Inc. is a full service retail home center and building materials supplier that offers kitchen cabinets, paint, windows, doors, hardware, plumbing, electrical, drywall, shingles and roofing products, tools and accessories, and much more. R.P. Lumber is known for providing its industry-leading Best Service and Best Value by offering full-service delivery, kitchen cabinet design, deck design, blueprint takeoffs and design, truss design and manufacturing, and much more for retail consumers, do-it-yourselfers, and professional contractors. As shown in the pictures below, R.P. Lumber Co., Inc. was founded in January, 1977, by Robert L. Plummer in Staunton, IL. Since then, dedicated and hard-working customers, employees, vendors, and other partners, as well as determination, a commitment to people and communities, and the grace of God, have helped the R.P. Lumber become an industry leader with locations throughout Illinois and Missouri. Whether you are a professional contractor or a do-it-yourselfer, stop in and check out your local R.P. Lumber. Our mission and commitment is to always provide our industry-leading Best Service combined with high-quality, competitively priced merchandise to customers and communities.

Spahn & Rose Lumber Co. was organized in 1904 as a retail lumber company with the express goal of providing its customers with knowledgeable employees, excellent service and a superior product mix. The following represents our mission and vision for the past, present and future.

We supply a full line of building materials to homeowners and professional builders. Visit our four expansive lumberyards with complete showrooms in Allenton, Cedarburg, Franklin, and Watertown, Wisconsin. Since 1953, we’ve been family-owned and operated, taking pride in our tradition of providing high- quality building materials and services to our customers. We are “Building on Service!”

Nelson-Young Lumber is a family- owned business that has been serving the southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois building community for over 100 years. The business was formed in 1913 by “grandpa” Fred A. Young. Currently, the third and fourth, and fifth generations are actively operating the company. Expansion over the years brings the company to its present size with three lumber yards, a millwork shop, and a truss plant.

Reynolds Farm Equipment is a leading equipment dealer serving farmers, homeowners, landscapers and commercial contractors in Indiana. Founded by farming husband and wife A.W. “Mac” and Arline Reynolds in 1955, the company began as a small John Deere agricultural equipment dealer serving Fishers, Indiana. Even in a small farming town of 350, it would be the biggest challenge the two had ever experienced while balancing work, church and most importantly, family. Their three children, Larry, Gary and Mary, tended to chores and grew up serving in various roles within the business as the company and demand for its growing line of products expanded. Today, Gary Reynolds leads the company, and his daughters, granddaughter and a number of family members serve throughout the organization.