June 13, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 99 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                    RECOGNIZING McGREGOR INDUSTRIES

 Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to 
celebrate 100 years and four generations of McGregor Industries, an 
outstanding metal fabrication firm based in Dunmore, PA.
  Since its establishment 1919, McGregor Industries has been renowned 
for its production of quality railings, staircases, and iron and steel 
works. The company's roots in Scranton's South Side neighborhood firmly 
placed McGregor Industries at the center of the highly competitive iron 
and steel trade market of the Northeast. Their many high-profile 
projects have built our businesses, our churches, our schools, and even 
our airports in northeastern Pennsylvania and across the Commonwealth.
  When the company faced hardship in a changing market of the early 
2000s and again in the 2008 financial crisis, Robert R. ``Bob'' 
McGregor readily took on the challenge to save his grandfather's 
enterprise. Bob's engineering background encouraged McGregor Industries 
to evolve and thrive in changing times through innovations in 
engineering and development, eventually resulting in the McGregor Stair 
Tower and Stair Systems. McGregor Stair Systems soon became prominent 
features of many Philadelphia area building projects. Under the 
leadership of a fourth generation McGregor and Wharton graduate, Grace 
McGregor Kramer, the company's high-rise stair towers have expanded to 
the Boston area. Contracts with MIT and the Encore Boston Harbor casino 
are among the largest construction projects in Massachusetts history, 
with McGregor Industries securing contracts for over 4,000 workers.
  This family-led operation upholds its reputation as a reliable and 
innovative leader in its industry that architects, engineers, 
contractors, and construction managers can depend upon. McGregor 
Industries and its devoted employees possess the focus and innovation 
required of steel industries in the 21st century, while maintaining the 
spirit of a family business committed to its community. McGregor should 
take great pride in its decades of growth and tradition of excellence 
passed from generation to generation.
  McGregor Industries remains a testament to American-made ingenuity. 
Their commitment to service and the betterment of communities across 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and beyond is inspirational. I wish 
their leadership and employees success for many years to come.

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