Effective February 1, 2020, Steve Sukup is President and Chief Executive Officer of Sukup Manufacturing Co.

Hughes was a foundation of the company, said Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Steve Sukup, crediting Hughes with putting together a fantastic sales group.

Charles E. Sukup, President of Sukup Manufacturing Co., is pleased to announce that on February 1, 2020, and after 25 years, he will transition from Chair, President and CEO to Chairman of the Board.

Four employees with a combined 173 years of experience were recently honored upon retirement from Sukup Manufacturing Co.

Sukup Manufacturing Co. is thrilled to announce that a team will once again build a Sukup Safe T Home® at the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk™ Series football game. The “Game Day Build” will take place immediately south of Reiman Plaza, located south of the Sukup Endzone Club, on Saturday, September 14.

A farm-rescue movie filmed in Sukup Manufacturing Co. grain bins will make its North Iowa debut Sept. 6-7 at the Iowa Independent Film Festival.

Ringneck Energy’s shiny new 80- to 100-million-gallon/year ethanol plant was hailed at its grand opening June 25 as the most efficient in the United States and as a showcase of Sukup Manufacturing Co. material handling and grain storage equipment.

This spring, the Iowa legislature enacted an Iowa sales tax exemption for grain bins, which Governor Reynolds signed into law on May 3, 2019. This exemption is found in House File 779 and will be effective July 1, 2019.

On Thursday, May 16, Living History Farms, GoServ Global, Polk County Farm Bureau, and Sukup Manufacturing Co. will build a Sukup Safe T Home® as a new feature of Living History Farms. The build will occur while the museum is open, allowing guests—including hundreds of Iowa schoolchildren—to observe the process. The museum opens at 9am and closes at 4pm. Several special guests will gather at 2pm at the build site to commemorate the project. The build and especially the 2 o’clock ceremony are open to the press.

The Manufacturing Institute announced they will award Emily Schmitt with the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award. The STEP Ahead Awards honor women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers and represent all levels of the manufacturing industry, from the factory-floor to the C suite.