Ice Cream Pioneer Builds Great Midwestern Empire
Fred Gratton left South Jersey in 1979 for Fairfield Iowa to chase a dream of making homemade ice cream a regional staple. He launched Great Midwestern Ice Cream Co selling in 2000+ supermarkets across 17 states with diverse flavors and plans to outpace premium brands.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Fred Gratzon
South Jersey
Fairfield
Moorestown
N.J
Maharishi International University
Gratton
Philadelphia
Great Midwestern Ice Cream Co
Great Midwestern
Gratzon
People Magazine
University of Wisconsin
Dairy-Science
Bloomingdale’s
New York
Marshall Field’s
Chicago
Playboy Magazine
Two Employees Honored and Promoted in Local Firms
Ernest Heath named Gorham Bronze Textron Employee of the Month for November and works in Finishing Department. Judy Harley promoted to officer of loan servicing at Bankers First Federal Savings & Loan Association in Augusta after 13 years with the bank. Harley has served as loan servicing technician investor servicing technician and supervisor and lives in Belvedere North Carolina.
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Ernest Heath
Gorham Bronze Textron
Heath
Judy Harley
Bankers First Federal Savings & Loan Association
Augusta
Ms. Harley
Bankers First
North Carolina
Belvedere
Tax changes discussed by Wade on depreciation and IRA limits
Wade notes that if over 40 percent of depreciable assets are bought in the last quarter depreciation rules change. He explains meal and entertainment deductions drop to 80 percent and 401K plans allow up to 7000 dollar deferrals while corporate limits stay at 10 percent of taxable income. He also mentions reevaluating business form from sole proprietorship to corporation or a C to S conversion.
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Wade
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