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Jansen, Cornelius (1822-1894) (category Business People)
had helped. Through his deep convictions he became the Moses who led his people from Prussia and Russia to the "promised land" and inaugurated a migration

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Roosen, Gerrit (1612-1711) (category Business People)
Gerrit Roosen, (Gerhard; he signed one of his writings as Geeritt Roosen), born at Altona, near Hamburg, Germany, on 8 March 1612, died there 20 November

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Warkentin, Bernhard (1847-1908) (category Business People)
Kansas, USA. Bernhard attended the secondary school in Halbstadt and a business college in Odessa. His father was a miller and had made a trip to Siberia

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Kolb, Abram B. (1862-1925) (category Business People)
Abram Bowman "A. B." Kolb: teacher and publisher; born 10 November 1862 near Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario to Jacob Z. and Maria (Bowman) Kolb. He was

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Shantz, Jacob Yost (1822-1909) (category Business People)
added to his activities. Later he entered the building and contracting business. He promoted various industries in his city, the chief being the Dominion

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DeFehr, Cornelius A. (1881-1979) (category Business People)
never lost his capacity to identify with people in many different circumstances. He was a true servant of his people. DeFehr, Cornelius A. Memories of My Life:

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Memrik Mennonite Settlement (Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine)
fanning mills, etc., with an annual turnover of 150,000 rubles. Among the business people were H. Hamm of Zhelanaya and David Warkentin of Kalinovo. At times

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Rempel, Cornelius J. (1912-1994) (category Business People)
children and grandchildren whom he loved dearly, as well as to friends and the people around him. Boldt, Ed. "Remembering Corny: C. J. (Corny) Rempel, 1912-1994

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Teyler van der Hulst, Pieter (1702-1778) (category Business People)
manufacturer and merchant; through inheritance and through his own prosperous business he became a very wealthy man; yet he is said to have been very sober and

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Ediger, Heinrich Abram (1858-1943) (category Business People)
Rosenhof, Melitopol district, 1861-1867, then moved to Berdyansk to start a business. The young Heinrich received his training under David Görz. He graduated

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Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia (1672-1725)
1697-98 and returned for a visit in 1717. He had learned to know Dutch business people in Russia and through these contacts he came to the Netherlands. During

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Warendorp, Harmen Hendriksz van (ca. 1560-1632) (category Business People)
Harmen Hendriksz van Warendorp, a son of Hendrik He(i)linck Seelslager, a shoemaker at Warendorp in Westphalia, Germany, and Elsgen Heyteman, was born

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Business (section The Mennonite People in Business)
distilleries. No business activity was foreign to the Dutch Mennonites. They numbered among their membership some of the foremost business people in Holland

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Hespeler, William (1830-1921) (category Business People)
he joined his brother's milling, distilling, and general merchandising business. From 1854 to 1868 William served as a partner in the firm of Hespeler

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Debts
has taken the form of credit to peasant farmers or struggling small business people (development work). Credit unions have become an accepted fixture of

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Brons, Bernhard, Jr. (1831-1911) (category Business People)
inexhaustible pleasure in work and a successful career in the field of business as well as congregational affairs. He was deacon of the Emden church from

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Friesen, Ted E. (1920-2016) (category Business People)
from birth. In 1936 he entered the family business known in 1997 as D. W. Friesen & Sons, Ltd. The business began as a general store and post office, but

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Vlamingh, Hans (d. ca. 1672) (category Business People)
Hans Vlamingh (d. ca. 1672 at Amsterdam), a Mennonite merchant in Amsterdam who took a warm interest in the oppressed and persecuted Swiss Brethren in

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Snyder, Edward Groff (1905-1991) (category Business People)
of this involvement. Because of his encouragement, other Mennonite business people donated their time and resources to the MEDA program. He and Glennys

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Good, Milton Roy (1911-2008) (category Business People)
the owner of the firm, and expanded the business over the years by absorbing smaller companies. He sold the business to St. Lawrence Cement in 1973, and retired

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Nueva Vida Norristown New Life Mennonite Church (Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA)
decided to foreclose, and a sale date was set. Congregational leaders and business people from Franconia Conference began meeting in the summer of 2013 to discern

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Martens, Jacob P. (1911-1984) (category Business People)
while Jacob tended to business interests. Her input was crucial as Jacob regularly consulted her regarding decisions related to business and family. As a businessman

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Temple Society
Christianity, living a good life, remained with the Templers. They were good business people and promoted cultural endeavors. The contact between the Temple movement

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Salem Deaconess Home and Hospital (Salem, Oregon, USA)
by creating a board of twelve members consisting primarily of local business people, and the name was changed to Salem Memorial Hospital. By this time the

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Schroeder, David David (1808-1877) (category Business People)
where David and his siblings grew up. His father established a woodworking business in Ekaterinoslav, which he sold after some time and moved south to the

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Neumann, Cornelius “Neil” Henry (1927-2010) (category Business People)
Cornelius "Neil" Henry Neumann: realtor, notary public, business leader, and churchman; born 14 December 1927 in Spy Hill, Saskatchewan, to Heinrich Dietrich

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Volkert, Jansz (ca. 1610-1681) (category Business People)
Jansz Volkert, born ca. 1610 at Hoorn, died there 1681, a well-to-do cloth merchant on the Nieuwedijk at Amsterdam, was a syndic of the Cloth Guild. As

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Shantz, Milo D. (1932-2009) (category Business People)
1970s. Marcus Shantz said Milo "was a serial entrepreneur, a scattergun of business ideas." Many ideas were unsuccessful but the good ones, "he hit out of

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Doornkaat Koolman, Jan ten (b. 1815) (category Business People)
marriage, to Jeikelina Kool. He and his brother Fiepko made a thriving business of the distillery. For his native city and his country Jan ten Doornkaat

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Hildebrandt, Kornelius (1833-1920) (category Business People)
poor clockmaker. With the rise of industry in the settlement, however, the business flourished, and was established as a firm in 1878. In 1903 he transferred

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Isaak, John Phillip (1861-1920) (category Business People)
John Phillip Isaak, a Russian Mennonite Brethren businessman and minister, was born 20 February 1861 in Tiege, Molotschna, in the province of Taurida

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Eckert, Chauncey E. (1873-1951) (category Business People)
periodicals and promised generous settlement assistance. By November 1928 some 400 people had arrived in Yarrow, quickly settling onto five or ten-acre parcels of

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Redekop, John (1932-2021) (category Business People)
He gained many friends over his lifetime and was a mentor to many people in business, church, and everyday life. He ran his race without looking back,

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Millerovo Mennonite Brethren Church (Millerovo, Russia)
whom were business partners, and Wilhelm Isaac Dyck, a businessman and minister, came to Millerovo in the spring of 1903, seeking better business opportunities

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Snyder, Douglas Noah (1941-2019) (category Business People)
Snyder Art businesses. This success allowed him to donate his time and commit to his passion of bi-vocational ministry. He mentored many young people who later

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Friesen, David W. (1879-1951) (category Business People)
replaced by the Fuersorgekomittee (board of business administration), responsible for financial and business matters, including preparation of budgets and

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Tjallings, Binnert (d. 1795) (category Business People)
influence, came to believe that business practices are not compatible with the Christian faith. He gave up his business, studied languages (English, German)

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Hattavier, Izak (d. 1657) (category Business People)
the Reformed (Walloon) or Lutheran church of his home town. Through his business connections becoming acquainted with the troubles of the persecuted Anabaptists

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Vogt, Aganetha Block (1857-1930) (category Business People)
unpaid Mennonite minister who supported his family by running a dry goods business. Together they had ten children, five sons and five daughters. As Andreas

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Barkman, Peter T. (1861-1936) (category Business People)
successful Massey Harris implements business which he owned and operated until 1915. That year he sold the business to his sons and moved to a property

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Harder, John Norman (1910-1985) (category Business People)
her parents’ general store. In 1946, they took over the running of the business. After Mary’s sudden death, John reluctantly agreed to his brother’s suggestion

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Redekop, Jacob J. “Jake” (1930-2010) (category Business People)
Jacob J. "Jake" Redekop: businessman and churchman; born 29 October 1930 in Nieder-Chortitza, Chortitza Mennonite Settlement, Ukraine to Jacob Johann Redekop

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Plett, Delbert F. (1948-2004) (category Business People)
simple, humble faith of the communitarian Mennonites. Plett's success in business permitted him to leave a sizeable estate, the bulk of which went to the

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Funk, Cornelius C. (1893-1985) (category Business People)
feed/grocery and feed mill business with his sons, which remained his life’s work. When the mill in Yarrow burned in 1964, the business was moved to Clearbrook

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Harder, Mary Tiessen (1913-2006) (category Business People)
they established “Harder’s Dry Goods.” Mary was an active partner in the business. During this time, Mary Harder began to assume leadership roles in the

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Martens, Herbert P. (1913-1961) (category Business People)
tracts to people in small British Columbia interior towns. He loved traveling to these villages and making personal contacts, especially with people who had

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Boese, Martin (1888-1973) (category Business People)
Beamsville with a down payment of $1.75. With his sons he established a trucking business. In 1934, the Boese family bought 33 acres of government land in Virgil

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Klassen, Sieghard Hans “Hardy” (1930-2003) (category Business People)
influenced him in the choice of his occupation. He established an auto repair business in Kitchener, Hardy Klassen Motors Ltd. Soon he became a well known and

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Sawatzky, Jake (1930-1999) (category Business People)
his own construction company that developed into a commercial development business. Jake and Anne made their home in Vancouver. They became members of the

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Martens, John H. (1913-1988) (category Business People)
government and church. During a span of 40 years he was involved in several businesses that included Yarrow Freight & Fuels, Clearbrook Frozen Foods, Glacier

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Redekop, Calvin Wall (1925-2022) (category Business People)
environmental zeal with real-world business acumen, Calvin became involved in several businesses. His first business venture was to join Excel Industries

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Schiedel, Paul Richard “Dick” (1932-2010) (category Business People)
generous man whose Christian values permeated his life. Davis, Brent. “Business founder dies of injuries from crash: Richard Schiedel was ‘visionary'.”

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Shenk, Jacob A. (1900-1950) (category Business People)
secretary. Jacob organized the business based on his personal and spiritual ethics. He changed the structure of the business relationship with egg producers

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Vogt, Peter A. (1900-1989) (category Business People)
Arnold Dyck, became partners in the printing business. Though Peter saw little future in the printing business, it was later sold to G. S. Derksen who developed

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Ebersol, John R. (1874-1950) (category Business People)
remained committed to the Amish church all his life. Through his experience in business, John acquired skills which set him apart from his peers in the Amish community

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Neufeld, Kornelius K. (1898–1988) (category Business People)
of Neufeld’s business came from outside the community – from individuals (e.g. wedding announcements), schools, churches, and businesses. In the 1940s

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Schlegel, Wilfred (1910-1978) (category Business People)
Punkeydoodles Corners, and was also a partner in developing a butcher shop business in nearby New Hamburg. He displayed his abilities as a “good-with-money”

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Alders, Abraham (1702-1774) (category Business People)
Abraham Alders, born 12 October 1702 in Goch, Germany, and died 24 January 1774, was the son of Govert Alders and Elisabeth Walien (both of whom died in

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Lenige, Dirk Pieters (1722-1798) (category Business People)
Dirk Pieters Lenige was a Mennonite merchant at Makkum, Dutch province of Friesland, a friend of the Mennonite ministers J. Stijl and Matthias van Geuns

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Thiessen, Johann P. (1852-1920) (category Business People)
Thiessen bought a large tract of land to farm. He operated a farm implement business in the town of Fairbury, Nebraska, until the nearby Jansen was established

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Derksen, John (1929-2010) (category Business People)
John Derksen: churchman and businessman; born 31 August 1929 in Tessier, Saskatchewan, Canada to Frank Derksen (20 September 1897 - 31 August 1979) and

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Dyck, Albert I. (1912-1969) (category Business People)
Rite Mix. In 1964 Albert’s son Ed joined the business, soon after becoming president. Together with his business partner John Wiens, these two entrepreneurs

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Reimer, Peter B. (1885-1966) (category Business People)
Peter went into business for himself by opening his own barber shop in Steinbach. It wasn't long though before he rejoined the family business at his father's

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Block, Henry J. (1926-2015) (category Business People)
that Henry was blessed with an entrepreneurial mind. Some of his first business ventures included establishing a cartage company and selling automobiles

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Wall, David (1927-2019) (category Business People)
compete with the big box outlets.” In the 1960’s a group of business people formed the Virgil Business Association (VBA). In addition to serving as president

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Erb, Albert Peter (1921-2013) (category Business People)
farm equipment. Along with his wife Irene, Albert established a successful business and became known for his generosity to customers who were not always able

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Driediger, Wilhelm “Bill” (1911-1990) (category Business People)
and Susie farmed at Oak Lake, Manitoba; the farm included a beekeeping business. In 1948, Bill and Susie moved to Sardis, British Columbia, where they

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Derksen, Eugene (1915-1994) (category Business People)
and starting an English edition. Unsuccessful in obtaining a loan for his business from banks in the area, he decided to establish his own financial institution

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Braun, George (1930-2004) (category Business People)
railway contracting company in Canada. George retired from the railway business in 1987; however he remained active in real estate development of residential

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Dueck, Peter Gerhard (1925-2012) (category Business People)
expanded the business to include locations in Hope, Langley and Burnaby. At its peak, Dueck Buildings Supplies employed approximately 120 people. In 1977,

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Hoeppner, Dietrich R. (1889-1965) (category Business People)
watchmaking business in Hillsboro. Dietrich attended the Gnadenau school near Hillsboro and completed eighth grade and worked in his father’s business. After

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Andres, Peter Jakob (1878-1937?) (category Business People)
and the other people of his community. Throughout the difficult circumstances of his life, he found ways to benefit his family and the people of the community

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Funk, Peter J. (1913-2010) (category Business People)
grading, the Funks sold their egg-grading business to them in 2006, and not long after, sold the jam business to E.D. Smith in Ontario, thus ending an almost

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Andres, Frank J. (1907-1987) (category Business People)
formed Niagara Township Fruit Cooperative. His interest in the canning business led him to a managerial position in the Niagara Canning Company owned by

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Snyder, Roy Gingrich (1915-2015) (category Business People)
Anabaptist-Mennonite Christian faith, he was very tolerant of people of other faiths and made close friendships with people of other religions. He would comment on the many

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Shantz, Ward Amos (1918-1982) (category Business People)
tens of thousands of people and raised over $300,000 annually for the work of Mennonite Central Committee. Initially some people felt that buying food

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Klassen, Jacob David “J. D.” (1914-1999) (category Business People)
Jacob David "J. D." or "Jack" Klassen: businessman and community leader; born 14 April 1914 to David D. Klassen (13 January 1871, Fuerstenau, Molotschna

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Loewen, Cornelius Paul (1926-1985) (category Business People)
put much time and energy into the family lumber business. While Loewen’s first jobs in the family business were as an ice delivery boy and then a delivery

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Yoder, John Harvey (1881-1980) (category Business People)
church community and helped establish a literary society (1904) for the young people of the church. J. Harvey became known for his collaborative efforts in building

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Wiebe, David (1941-2012) (category Business People)
fine legacy. Many hundreds of people remember him as their highly-skilled, client-oriented home builder and a fine business associate. More than a few charities

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Shirk, Peter (1839-1919) (category Business People)
Although Peter held conservative theological views, he was an innovator in business practices. He had telegraph service installed at the Lancaster Mill at

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Bearinger, Noah Martin (1891-1970) (category Business People)
Noah was baptized in that church in 1912 at the age of 21. He attended business college for six months in 1913 and then began working in a planing mill

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Hiebert, Allan L. (1927-2008) (category Business People)
in Calgary, where in 1962 he established Calgary Millwork, a woodworking business that he operated with considerable success for 18 years. In 1980 he and

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Friesen, Peter J. (1925-1999) (category Business People)
Chair of the Agriculture Committee. Peter also built up a thriving chicken business. He was one of the founders and first Director of the British Columbia

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Schott, Clifford Stanley (1927-2016) (category Business People)
the concept of the credit union and the benefits a credit union brings to people naturally led Cliff to begin work at the Mennonite Credit Union. Cliff served

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Wall, Peter (1894-1968) (category Business People)
Peter Wall: entrepreneur and land developer of the Niagara Peninsula; born 19 February 1894 in the Ekaterinoslav Province, South Russia as the oldest son

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Thielmann, Albert (1930-2007) (category Business People)
Albert Thielmann: business person; born on 12 September 1930 to Herman Thielmann (31 January 1909, Kudashev, Kherson, South Russia – 1938, Moscow, Russia)

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Dyck, John B. (1936-2009) (category Business People)
digital organ to the church. John’s first company was in the automobile business, Alpine Motors Ltd., an Esso dealership. Then followed Globe Auto Supplies

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Tilitzky, Abram (1920-2011) (category Business People)
start their own business; Abe's Furniture opened on South Fraser Way in 1954. While Abram was busy raising a family, managing his business, and serving in

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Friesen, Jake (1932-2019) (category Business People)
several decades, Jake increased his poultry business, adding breeding stock to his egg-producing business. Jake came to be highly respected throughout

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Smith, Samuel Roger (1853-1916) (category Business People)
Samuel attended Eastman National Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he excelled in mathematics and business. During this time, Samuel was an

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Suderman, John Dale (1944-2020) (category Business People)
John Dale Suderman: administrator, businessman, and denominational critic, was born in Hillsboro, Kansas, USA on 24 April 1944 to Daniel M. Suderman (22

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Redekop, David (1929-2017) (category Business People)
Through Dave’s mentorship, the business focused on products for the local garden center market. As a result, the business flourished, growing to seventy-five

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Loewen, Isaac (1865-1918) (category Business People)
Gerhard Abrams (1885-1973). In 1890 Isaac Loewen became Wilhelm Esau's business partner but three years later the partnership dissolved, and Isaac opened

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Neff, Herman Friedrich (1922-2015) (category Business People)
Bluffton where he studied business. In 2009 the college awarded Neff, then retired, its Lifetime Service Award for his "service to people, community or church

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Goossen, Henry H. (1916-1970) (category Business People)
entrepreneurial domain: he purchased the Yarrow Box Factory, and then entered a business partnership with Jacob P. Martens and Jacob J. Jantzen to run Central Merchants’

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Wiebe, Aaron Reimer (1906-1991) (category Business People)
his development of new businesses and housing for seniors. His generosity was epitomized by his support and mentoring of people working to get started

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Nafziger, Marion Elizabeth (1921-1946)
1946. The ship sailed from San Francisco on 27 April 1946 with a dozen business people and missionaries aboard, arriving in the Philippines two weeks later

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Klassen, Henry Cornelius (1931-2005)
articles and three major books in business history: A Business History of Alberta (1999), Eye on the Future: Business People in Calgary and the Bow Valley

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Minnesota (USA)
(non-Hispanic); 4.4% Black (non-Hispanic); 3.8% Hispanic, a category that includes people of many races; 3.4% Asian/Pacific Islander; 1% Native American/Alaskan Native;

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