IN SR0078

Honors Richard "Dick" Conrow, founder and CEO of C&A Tool Engineering, Inc., for his business successes and contributions to Whitley County

C&A Tool was established in 1969 in a small garage in Churubusco and has expanded to over 750,000 square feet of manufacturing space in Churubusco and Auburn

The company is one of the largest employers in Whitley County with over 500 employees, serving customers in transportation, aeronautics, defense, medicine, food processing, power generation, and machinery

Richard Conrow previously served as a machinist mate in the United States Navy and held positions at Precision Plastics and Dana Corp. before founding C&A Tool

Conrow has served on the Churubusco Town Council and supported economic development and school partnership efforts in Whitley County