BEHR holds grand opening for new auto shredder.Joseph Behr & Sons Inc., based in Rockford, Ill., held a grand opening for the new auto shredder at its Mason City, Iowa Mason City is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 29,172 at the 2000 census (2005 estimate 27,909) and has stayed close to 30,000 since 1995. It is the county seat of Cerro Gordo County. , scrap facility. The Mason City Mason City, city (1990 pop. 29,040), seat of Cerro Gordo co., N central Iowa; inc. 1874. It is the rail, trade, and industrial center of a large agricultural area. shredder is the company's third auto shredder and its first greenfield auto shredder, with a reported cost of $10 million. Behr acquired a small salvage yard on four acres in Mason City roughly a year ago. The company, saying it recognized the site as an ideal location for an auto shredder, expanded the facility to its current 35 acres, which includes a public and a private rail line. Richard Behr, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Joseph Behr & Sons, says that the location is ideally suited for an auto shredder because the only nearby auto shredder is in Minneapolis and that demand in the area is excellent. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the company, the 4,000-hp shredder, which will likely run between five and five-and-a-half days per week, currently is processing roughly 100 tons per hour of material. |
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