Excelling in a Global Economy
The President/CEO of Excel Foundry and Machine, Inc. and CEO of FLSmidth Excel LLC, formerly known as Excel Crusher Technologies, Doug Parsons understands what it takes to succeed in today’s global economy. Since taking over as President of Excel Foundry and Machine in 1998, he has watched sales soar from about $9 million to over $50 million this year. Parsons founded Excel Crusher Technologies in 2004, selling both of the Pekin-based companies to FLSmidth two years later. He continues to oversee both companies, as well as participating in merger and acquisition activities for FLSmidth. Parsons sits on the Illinois Workforce Investment Board and the Advisory Board for Morton Community Bank. He is Worship Director at Riverside Community Church and a Director of All God’s Children International, an orphan care/adoption agency. He won the 40 Leaders Under Forty award in 1999, and has been written up in the New York Times and Inc. magazine. He lives in Peoria with his wife, Jennifer, and three children: Merrill, 13; Jessica, 10; and Jack, 6.
Features
Publisher's Note
In an age of unprecedented, rapid change, there is no certainty; there are no
guarantees.
Business Profile
Butch’s Pizza was the first food company in the nation to develop and market, on a wholesale basis, a white pizza with a special garlic sauce on it.
If we are to develop more
principled leaders in public
service, a great place to start is
in the classroom.
Despite this progress along its banks, the Illinois River does not meet Clean Water Act goals.
An Illinois biofuel facility saved $7 million on its federal tax bill; a real estate developer, $2.8 million; an apartment/condo complex, $334,000.
Caterpillar Inc. reported record second-quarter sales and revenues of $11.356 billion.
Columns
No Viable Alternative to Horse Harvesting
Patrick Kirchhofer - Peoria County Farm Bureau
Identity Theft: A Big Business
Dave Cochran, South Side Trust & Savings Bank
Massage and Chiropractic: Why?
Dr. Robert Zinser, Zinser Chiropractic Clinics
An Engaged Electorate in 2008
Mayor Jim Ardis - City of Peoria
H-P/PCF Alignment Update
W. Michael Bryant, Methodist Medical Center
Capitalize on Energy Savings
William Prather, Peoria County Board
Forty Years, 400,000 Minds
Dr. John Erwin - Illinois Central College
Ethics and Training
Dr. John Throop, The Summit Group
Protecting 5 Million Lives from Harm
Dr. R. Michael Gulley, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Increase Revenues with Chamber Membership!
Roberta Parks - Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Joins the Ranks of Non-Smoking States
Mary Pille, Employers' Association
Are You Saving Enough for Retirement?
Scott Elger, Robert W. Baird & Co.
Let Them Learn by Doing
Larry Timm - Junior Achievement
Passing a Capital Budget
State Rep. Mike Smith, 91st District
Train to Sustain
Tucker Kennedy, IMEC
Health & Productivity
Michael Davis - IWIRC Corp.
Campaign for a Brighter Future
William & Marjorie Springer, 2007 United Way Campaign Chairs
Internet Sources for Career Information
David Smith, Manpower Professional
Sports Play in Peoria
Brent Lonteen, Peoria Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Future of Workforce Development, Part 2
Bashir Ali - Central Illinois Workforce Network
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