ARI honored by Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry presented freight car manufacturer American Railcar
Industries, Inc. (ARI) with a 2014 Missouri Fast Track Award during its annual meeting on Nov. 20, 2014.
The Missouri Fast Track award honors Missouri companies that have shown outstanding growth over the past three years. “The award is a source of great pride to our company,” said ARI President and CEO Jeff Hollister. “In 2012 and 2013, we experienced record years for net earnings at $63.8 million and $86.9 million, respectively. With net earnings of $76.8 million for the nine-month period ended Sept. 30, 2014, we believe we are on track for a third year of record earnings. We attribute our growth and success to the people of ARI. Our employees are talented, dedicated, have a strong work ethic, and work together to continually improve our business, which enables us to provide quality and cost-effective products and services. We want to thank the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry for recognizing us with this award.”
