Author Archives: Tracy Gath

Afgritech Hires Maple Grove Enterprises to Renovate Mill

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Tracy Gath

Maple Grove Enterprises has been working with Blue Seal Feeds for years, providing millwright services to their plants from Arcade to Watertown. When Blue Seal recently sold their Watertown NY plant to Afgritech, we were there to aid the transition. … Continue reading →

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Video of Sculpture Installation

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Tracy Gath

Iowa West produced this video about the installation of four Albert Paley sculptures in Council Bluffs, IA. Maple Grove Enterprises co-owner Ted Hobin, Jr., is interviewed.

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Cockshutt Tractor Restoration

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Tracy Gath

Phil Schmitz, a local antique tractor collector, brought in his 1952 Cockshutt Model 30 Black Hawk Tractor and 411 Forage Harvester to Maple Grove Enterprises for restoration. The Model 30 was Cockshutt’s first tractor and was produced at the plant … Continue reading →

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Michele Hobin to Speak about Paley Sculpture

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Tracy Gath

Maple Grove Enterprises co-owner Michele Hobin will be a panelist at the Clay Center in Charleston, WV, on December 11, 2010, covering the topic “Interpreting ‘Hallelujah’ Through Its Makers.” Continue reading →

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Erecting steel sculptures in Council Bluffs

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Tracy Gath

Welders and fabricators at Maple Grove Enterprises, after fabricating four monumental steel sculptures for artist Albert Paley, are erecting them now in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Owners Ted Hobin, Jr., and Phil Hobin, along with Steve Noel, Wade Kephart, Casey Wixon, … Continue reading →

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