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Main Contact: Dave Gabrielli Email: [email protected] Phone: 612.723.8285 Website: www.aristocratgaming.com Known For: Gaming supplies, from machines to gaming solutions
With more than 60 years of experience and more than 2,200 staff globally, Aristocrat has built a reputation as a premium supplier of ground-breaking technologies and services to the international gaming industry. It is proud to be known for outstanding product performance in more than 200 jurisdictions around the world.
Aristocrat’s diverse portfolio extends from electronic gaming machines (EGMs) and interactive video terminal systems through to online content distribution in regulated markets and complete gaming solutions.
Its purpose is simple: to create the world’s greatest gaming experience, every day.
Aristocrat’s core values of integrity and respect for the individual and the communities within which it operates underpin its stakeholder relationships. As a global business, it is committed to working in partnership with industry, governments and regulators to ensure it meets all of its responsibilities, be they commercial, regulatory, social or environmental.
aristocrat technologies, Inc.
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Main Contact: Patrick Papaccio Email: [email protected] Phone: 949.486.4598 Website: www.imaginethispromo.com Known For: Promotional marketing products
IMAGINE THIS is a full-service solution, which means that its solutions are customized to meet your needs. IMAGINE THIS considers itself an extension of your marketing and purchasing team. Its mission is to help you reach your goals. IMAGINE THIS prides itself on the ability to design and create custom products and innovative packaging.
For almost any type of product you can imagine, it takes initial concepts and develops products that are unique and functional. Looking for something specific? Check out their product finder tool: imaginethispromo.com/search.
Imagine this
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amSan
Main Contact: Bob J. Duede Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.249.2893 Website: www.amsan.com Known For: Maintenance solutions
AmSan delivers a world-class customer experience through robust e-commerce capabilities and comprehensive facility assessment programs that maximize customer productivity and reduce overall supply costs. Some of its defining advantages include:
• More than 100,000 SKUs of maintenance, cleaning and repair products in stock
• National coverage with reliable next-day delivery
• Your field sales consultant provides expert service and solutions on a local level
• Thousands of leading name-brand products from world-class manufacturers
• High-quality exclusive brand products to stretch your maintenance budget
bakeMark
Main Contact: Matt Erickson Email: [email protected] Phone: 952.994.3900 Website: www.yourbakemark.com Known For: Baking products distribution
BakeMark is the premier distributor and manufacturer of fine products for the baking industry. BakeMark offers a wide range of products from dry ingredients, mixes and bases, to frozen products like doughs and batters as well as commodities like flours, sugars, oils and shortenings.
From scratch to fully prepared desserts, BakeMark has it all. BakeMark also offers product training and technical help to all of its customers.
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Main Contact: Kahlil Guinn Email: [email protected] Phone: 816.206.8512 Website: www.standardtextile.com Known For: Hospitality Textiles
Standard Textile offers a complete line of engineered products designed to increase guest satisfaction and lower operating costs. This includes extensive lines of sheeting and terry products, top of the bed standard, napery and table linen products, draperies, sheers, bedspreads and many other accessories to enhance your guests’ lodging experience.
Many Standard Textile products are “Room Ready For You,” meaning they are laundered with Tide and arrive clean, fresh and ready to use, saving hoteliers thousands in laundry and processing costs.
Standard textile
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Main Contact: John Glaser Email: [email protected] Phone: 702-778-9000 Website: www.ainsworth.com.au Known For: Gaming Equipment
Ainsworth Game Technology is a designer of gaming machines and game software. Ainsworth offers a range of gaming products including stand-alone, progressives and linked games through its sales offices and global distributors. With more than 200 years of combined gaming experience, Ainsworth is committed to a culture of quality, innovation and excellence.
Cabinets Ainsworth’s A560 family of cabinets, peripherals and supporting hardware meet and exceed the continued technology demand of the industry, and provide hardware to support its market-leading premium game designs. The A560SBT is sure to impress with its wide-screen impact and small footprint versatility, while the A560SL offers a striking 32” display and 19” LCD top screen complete with dynamic attract lighting. Both of these new cabinet offerings were engineered to provide a spectacular presentation on any gaming floor.
Leading gLobaL game PortfoLio Ainsworth provides a wide range of game titles that are developed using a base of new and proven product brands, incorporating stand-alone and link progressives, including premium products supported with market-leading game options and features.
ainsworth Game tech
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J&a Printing
Main Contact: Jennifer Jacobson Email: [email protected] Phone: 319.393.1781 Website: japrinting.com Known For: Full-service printing and mailing
J & A provides full service printing, mailing, promotions and specialities for the casino industry. The company specializes in variable printing rewards programs with player-driven data, barcode technology and multiple tiered campaigns. J & A is the single source solution for: offset printing, 1:1 digital printing, print-on-demand, mailing services, promotions and specialities, and campaign consultation.
Main Contact: Mike Worden Email: [email protected] Known For: Dairy products Website: aedairy.com
Anderson Erickson (AE) Dairy Co. is an 82-year-old Iowa dairy that processes dairy and related products at ridiculously high standards.
The company is one of the few remaining independent dairies in the nation. Though small when compared to large cooperatives, the company is ranked by Dairy Foods magazine as one of the top 100 dairies in America based on sales volume. One of the secrets to AE’s success is an ongoing commitment to product quality and freshness. Only the best will do when it comes to ingredients, and the company doesn’t use preservatives.
AE subscribes to the adage of founder Iver Erickson: There is no such thing as a perfect food. This means AE continuously works with research and development to incorporate current trends and consumer requests, and makes any needed adjustments on existing products.
And, true to AE’s family heritage, most of the raw milk comes from family-run farms in Iowa.
AE ad, circa 1956
anderson erickson (ae) dairy co.
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Main Contact: Annabelle Lee Email: [email protected] Phone: 702.616.1429 Website: www.gaming.konami.com Known For: Slot machines
Konami Gaming Inc. is a complete gaming manufacturer in that it develops, designs, manufactures, distributes, sells and services innovative technology-based slot machines and a pioneering casino management system.
NEW PRODUCT: Dungeons & Dragons® themed Slot Machines
In May, Konami Gaming unveiled all-new Dungeons & Dragons® themed slot machines.
Konami’s Dungeons & Dragons games are available in two rich fantasy themes including Conquests and Treasures and Enchanted Riches. The games will be placed in pods of two, three or four and will be merchandised with custom logo premium chairs, a themed bezel complete with glowing runes, faux stone design elements, hand-painted 3D dragon toppers and a variety of sign packages including one with a large rotating red dragon.
Konami Gaming
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Main Contact: Bill Benskin Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.288.7241 Website: www.the-printer.com Known For: Variable data print and direct mail campaigns
The Printer Inc. (TPI) is the premier provider of variable data printing and direct mail solutions for the gaming industry. Specializing in database-driven loyalty club mailings, the company offers data/matrix consultation, postal optimization and project management.
Its 2D Barcode Security Technology and mail tracking ensures 100 percent accuracy. It also offers a proprietary product line designed for the gaming industry’s monthly programs, design services and competitive pricing.
the Printer Inc
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Martin brothers
Main Contact: Scott Vermillion Email: [email protected] Phone: 319.266.1775 Website: www.martinsnet.com Known For: Regional food distribution
Martin Bros. is a regional distributor serving Iowa and seven surrounding states. It is made up of more than 500 employees. President and COO Brooks Martin and CFO Jeff Martin are the third generation to run the company.
Martin Bros. makes its decisions locally and focuses on a commitment to purchasing the highest quality products. This commitment is strengthened with an emphasis on distributing nationally branded products that operators know and trust. Martin Bros. prides itself on the relationships it has with manufacturers that help customers get the best support in the industry.
Its dedication to customer service is strengthened by its position as a UniPro member. UniPro’s purchasing volume exceeds $60 billion. As a UniPro member, Martin Bros. has the purchasing power of the national corporate foodservice companies but retains the autonomy and flexibility of an independent distributor. The 268,000-square-foot distribution facility stocks more than 11,000 products designed to meet the ever-changing needs of customers. Martin Bros. utilizes some of the top technologies available in the industry to maximize efficiencies and maintain the highest operational standards customer expect.
Main Contact: Dean Onken Email: [email protected] Phone: 712.792.3503 Website: www.farner-bocken.com Known For: Distributor of convenience and broadline food service products
Farner-Bocken Company launched its new website!
Since 1939, Farner-Bocken Company has been partnering with customers to deliver products, programs and ideas that deliver dollars to their bottom line every day.
Today, Farner-Bocken Company is a family-owned distributor of convenience and broadline food service products, serving the Midwest. It supplies more than 14,000 items in the categories of cigarettes, candy, snacks, tobacco, groceries, automotive, beverages, health and beauty, paper, ice cream, chemicals, supplies and convenience foods. To full-service restaurants and institutional foodservice customers it delivers produce, fresh and frozen meats, dairy, dry goods, appetizers, breads, pastries, desserts, canned goods, chemicals, paper, supplies and smallwares.
With a handshake, Farner-Bocken associates have been earning customers’ business every day since 1939. They cherish the relationships that have been built in their 75 years of serving the Midwest and are committed to being the best.
Farner-bocken company
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Known For: Wholesale Budweiser products in Iowa, sold through seven regional divisions (right).
New LAUNCH!
Johnny Appleseed is a recent new launch. Having rolled out in late spring, it’s had a tremendous response with consumers. Johnny Appleseed is a refreshing new hard cider with the perfect balance of sweetness and intensity and a crisp apple bite best enjoyed over ice.
Available in package and draught
Iowa budweiser wholesalers
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Main Contact: Buddy Bartholow Email: [email protected] Phone: 512.334.7545 Website: www.multimediagames.com Known For: Gaming technology
Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes advanced gaming technology with product offerings in video slots, reel-spinning slot machines and the industry-leading TournEvent® slot tournament system.
IN tHe News!
Multimedia Games’ MPX cabinet started off 2014 with a bang, landing on Casino Journal’s list of the 2013 Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products.
Multimedia Games invites you to get a little taste of Austin and PLAY LOUDER. It’s just more fun.
Multimedia Games
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7G Distributing Tod Wolter 319.848.2337
Bemiss Distributing Kevin Bemiss 563.422.6095
Fahr Beverage Bob Fahr 319.234.2605
Golden Eagle Distributing
Crissy Riesenbeck 800.435.4971
Kabrick Distributing Tim Scholl 641.423.4151
L&L Distributing Greg Nashlenas 712.255.0135
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avery brothers Sign company
Main Contact: Milton Avery Email: [email protected] Phone: 712.252.2480 Website: www.averybrothers.com Known For: Signage and displays
For more than 75 years, Avery Brothers has perfected the art of the sign business.
Avery Brothers recognizes that getting your company’s name out into the world is a major investment. Whether you need new signage for your business or billboard advertisements, Avery Brothers is here to provide you with the best quality products and services to solve your communication needs.
From the initial planning and design stages to the installation, it is committed to a high standard of excellence. You will see that commitment in our design and fabrication standards, as well as our ability to follow-through with deadlines and budgets.
Main Contact: John Hurley II Email: [email protected] Phone: 515-223-6827 Website: www.holmesmurphy.com Known For: Insurance brokerage
Founded in 1932, Holmes Murphy & Associates is an independent insurance brokerage ranked 26th among America’s top 100 brokers. As a partner in risk management, employee benefits and insurance, Holmes Murphy is committed to helping you grow and protect everything you have worked so hard to build. The Holmes Murphy mission statement reflects its dedication to enterprise-wide solutions that help strengthen organizations.
Holmes Murphy makes a difference by promoting health, protecting wealth and delivering peace of mind.
In everything they do, they strive to create value for clients—value that helps you reach your goals as a business. Beginning with a deep understanding of your business and your culture, Holmes Murphy works to align strategies for avoiding, reducing and transferring loss. With expertise in property casualty, employee benefits, captive insurance and more—Holmes Murphy provides innovative solutions to fit your unique needs.
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Main Contact: Ken Jacobs Email: [email protected] Phone: 314.578.9587 Website: www.igt.com Known For: Gaming equipment
With a name like Winner’s Choice, you can place a bet that IGT’s latest game Winner’s Choice Video Slots will perform on the casino floor. This crown-jewel of the core portfolio features six of IGT’s most legendary, widely loved titles, including Dazzling Diamond Queen, Cleopatra, Siberian Storm, Super Lotus Flower, Treasures of Troy and Wolf Run. With well-established player loyalty, this MultiPlay gaming experience gives players the flexibility to play any mix of the four of these titles at a time. Bonus play includes beloved content from each of the games and is complemented by an exciting Mystery Bonus. The Mystery bonus allows for random free game retriggers and a chance at a two-level progressive jackpot. To further enhance the player experiences, slot enthusiasts may select their preferred music and create a customized gaming environment. This captivating game boasts immaculate visuals, familiar symbols and MLD technology.
Winner’s Choice Video Slots is compatible with a variety of IGT platforms. For more information on this and other games from IGT, visit www.igt.com.
IGt
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Main Contact: Tom Giese Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.588.2023 Website: gieseco.com Known For: Heating, cooling, roofing, manufacturing, sheet metal and electrical
Since 1923, customer satisfaction has been the foundation of Giese’s success. Today, nothing has changed. Its residential and commercial heating, cooling, roofing, manufacturing, sheet metal and electrical departments are ready to serve you. Customers know when it comes to experience, service and quality work—Giese outshines them all.
Giese Sheet Metal
Featured Product: Winner’s choice® Video slots
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reinhart Foodservice L.L.c.
Main Contact: Rick Day Email: [email protected] Phone: 319.396.1300 Website: www.rfsdelivers.com Known For: Helping foodservice operators succeed
As the nation’s fourth largest foodservice broadliner, Reinhart has the scale to deliver you the right products at the right price, allowing you to focus on running a successful operation. Despite its size Reinhart knows local support and insights matter, and that is why the Reinhart team in Cedar Rapids brings you more than great products—it brings you solutions.
Just as technology has changed the face of gaming, Reinhart’s TRACS Direct Online Kitchen Management platform is changing the way that foodservice operators run restaurants. With ordering, inventory, food costing, recipe planning, and so much more at your finger tips, you will take more money to the bottom line and have more time to drive your sales.
Sign up today at www.TRACSDirect.com.
Main Contact: Tom Lathen Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.231.1873 Website: www.pgpro.com Known For: Janitorial supplies
Procter & Gamble Professional is your business-to-business resource for cleaners, laundry, and health and beauty supplies. It is committed to boosting your sales, increasing your efficiencies and improving your profitability.
P&G Professional leverages P&G’s scale, trusted brands, and strengths in market and consumer understanding to meet the specific business needs in a wide range of industries, such as foodservice, building cleaning and maintenance, education, hospitality and care homes.
Because first impressions and lasting experiences are so critical, we help our business partners apply innovative technology to the science of commercial cleaning. We understand what people want, and our products and services help businesses meet people’s needs. It’s a proven fact that customers notice, enjoy and are heartened by clean, fresh-smelling environments. Thanks to P&G Professional, experiences are positive, people benefit, and not surprisingly, businesses thrive.
Procter & Gamble Professional
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Main Contact: Kirk Tyler Email: [email protected] Phone: 515-987-1931 Website: www.atlanticbottling.com Known For: Coca-Cola Manufacturer and Distribution
Atlantic Bottling Company produces and distributes Coca-Cola Company products to satisfy the refreshment needs of Iowans morning, afternoon and evening. Its products are available in a variety of sizes and suit every occasion.
Atlantic Bottling Company is a privately owned, independent bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola products for southwest, central and south-central Iowa. The company operates from two Iowa locations: its headquarters in Atlantic and a second facility in Waukee.
atlantic bottling company
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Main Contact: Susan Lockett Email: [email protected] Phone: 888-623-2980 Website: www.veridocs.com Known For: Identity Management
Veridocs is the leading provider of identity validation and data management solutions to the gaming industry. Veridocs is your first defense in the detection of fraudulent identification documents, mitigating your risk of check and credit card fraud, money laundering, under-age gambling, drinking or other suspicious activities, such as identity theft.
In under 10 seconds, the Veridocs solution:
• Scans and validates government-issued identification documents (ID)• Extracts and displays biographic-, image- and ID-specific information• Simultaneously checks patron against both internal and external
watch lists• Stores data in standard SQL database, if needed, for use enterprise-wide
Veridocs Inc
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Myers-cox company
Main Contact: Rob Apel Email: [email protected] Phone: 800-234-8200 Website: www.myerscox.com Known For: Food, Candy & Cigarette Distribution
Myers-Cox Company has been a family-owned wholesale distributor for nearly 150 years. Since 1866, it has provided quality wholesale solutions to 2,500 customers.
With access to almost 20,000 SKUs, it sells everything from fresh produce, foodservice products and paper goods to laundry/ware-washing products, candy and snacks, and cigarettes and tobacco.
Myers-Cox Company has been able to source its customers with competitively priced, top-quality products while showing unparalleled flexibility for three generations.
Main Contact: John Link Email: [email protected] Phone: 563-587-5288 Website: www.cottinghambutler.com Known For: Insurance
Businesses face an array of risks, ranging from liability for workplace conduct to the impact of catastrophic weather events. You should expect from your insurance partner a thoughtful assessment of these risks and coverage tailored to protect your business and employees.
Cottingham & Butler offers a full range of property and casualty and employee benefits solutions custom-tailored to the unique needs of a casino environment. We are committed to bringing innovative solutions to customers’ attention, being proactive to customer needs and earning respect as a trusted partner.
Cottingham & Butler currently works with more than 25 gaming operations on their insurance needs. Our team of advisors, claims advocates, and safety and health professionals work diligently with our clients to manage the unique needs of each individual casino. We truly understand your needs and ongoing challenges facing your industry.
cottingham & butler Insurance
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Main Contact: Remington Pullin Email: [email protected] Phone: 702-532-8963 Website: www.ballytech.com Known For: Gaming Equipment
With a history dating to 1932, Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates and distributes video slots, reel-spinning slot machines, wide-area progressives, lottery and central-determination games, mobile and interactive solutions, as well as sophisticated casino management, slot accounting, bonusing, cashless and table-management systems solutions for the global gaming industry.
Unleash the Magic! The Magic of David Copperfield™ brings the world class magician to the casino floor with the amazing Death Saw Bonus Feature! Players spin the Death Saw for instant credit wins, Free Games, or a progressive jackpot!
bally technologies
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Main Contact: Kohler Brandon Email: [email protected] Phone: 866-624-1845 Website: www.usasecurityinc.com Known For: Security Integrator
USA Security is a security integrator. The company specializes in gaming enterprise level systems, CCTV, access control, POS and analytics. Having several gaming installations with different systems, it has the knowledge and ability to educate customers and provide excellent customer service.
uSa Security Inc.
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Fleck Sales company
Main Contact: Dudley Fleck Email: [email protected] Phone: 319-848-8275 Website: www.flecksales.com Known For: Wholesale Beer
Fleck Sales Company is a full-service beverage wholesaler that distributes primarily alcohol beverages to 21 counties in east-central and southeast Iowa. Among other things, Fleck Sales distributes, sells, merchandises and provides retail assistance for products manufactured by MillerCoors, Pabst, Boston Beer Company, Diageo Guinness, Heineken, New Belgium and many more.
Based in an 83,000-square-foot warehouse and office facility in Cedar Rapids, Fleck also utilizes a branch location in West Burlington to service southeast Iowa.
Keith Fleck founded the business in 1954 after serving with the local Falstaff distributor for several years as a driver, salesman and manager. As he and his family-run operation increased business through brand growth and acquisition, facilities were upgraded to a point where Fleck Sales broke ground on its present location shortly before founder Keith Fleck passed away in 2005.
Main Contact: Terry Landes Email: [email protected] Phone: 402-619-4999 Website: hilanddairy.com Known For: Dairy products in the Midwest
Roberts Dairy is a division of Hiland Dairy, which is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. Roberts employs more than 700 people and has two production plants, as well as 10 distribution centers in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. As a full-service dairy, Roberts operates around the clock, 365 days a year, to provide the freshest dairy products to customers every day.
As a full-service dairy, Hiland’s quality products include milk, buttermilk, egg nog, ice cream, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream and dips, half and half, whipping cream, butter and cheese. Hiland also produces fresh orange and apple juice, lemonade and fruit punch. In addition, Hiland Dairy produces and distributes Red Diamond Tea, Health Wise Probiotic Yogurt and YoPhoria Smoothies.
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Main Contact: Bob Doerfer Email: [email protected] Phone: 563-322-4393 Website: www.print1step.com Known For: Printing and Marketing
One Step was formed in 1995. It specializes in quick-turn and high-quality finished products. One Step assists clients with marketing, including website design, eCommerce, promotional products and social media. If it’s direct mail, banners or any print needs, helping clients is what it does best!
one Step Printing
Associate Members are encouraged to use this IGA Preferred Vendor Seal in their correspondence and communications with casino properties!
Main Contact: Ryan Elsen Email: [email protected] Phone: 800-829-1855 Website: www.sysco.com/about-sysco/sysco-iowa.html Known For: Food Distribution and Marketing
Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. The company operates 193 distribution facilities and serves approximately 425,000 customers. It remains committed to helping them succeed in the foodservice industry and satisfy consumers’ appetites.
Sysco Iowa
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weber Paper company
Main Contact: Jim Weber Email: [email protected] Phone: 563-588-4611 Website: www.weberpaper.com Known For: Wholesale Distributor of Paper, Packaging and much more
Weber Paper Co. is a regional wholesale distributor of paper, plastic, janitorial, packaging products, food service and health care disposables. The company maintains more than 5,000 SKUs in its locations in Dubuque and Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Weber Paper’s service area includes approximately 7,500 customers in the eastern half of Iowa, southwest Wisconsin and northwest Illinois. The area is serviced by a full-time fleet of nine trucks and tractor/trailers and includes Diamond Jo Casino, Mystique and Isle Casino.
Main Contact: Rick Mills Email: [email protected] Phone: 815-387-9122 Website: www.rockfordchartercoach.com Known For: Stylish Transport and Event Planning
No matter what the occasion, Rockford Charter Coach is happy to get you to your destination safely and in style.
Rockford Charter Coach has a vast fleet of vehicles, including fully equipped 47- and 56-passenger Deluxe Motorcoaches. For smaller events it has 28-passenger Deluxe Mini-Coach, all with DVD systems and other amenities for a pleasant and fun travel experience.
Need help planning an event? Would you like to book a custom tour? Why not let the professionals at Rockford plan your trip, right down to your accommodations, entertainment, meals and recreation? Rockford can assist you in creating a custom pre-formed tour that is sure to please.
Rockford has many options and packages to choose from. Contact them today to learn more about custom pre-formed tours.
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Main Contact: Andy Stein Email: [email protected] Phone: 800.272.6467 Website: www.usfoods.com Known For: Great food
As one of America’s great food companies, US Foods is Keeping Kitchens Cooking and making life easier for more than 250,000 customers. It offers more than 350,000 products, including high-quality, exclusive brands such as Chef’Line and RykoffSexton. US Foods employs approximately 25,000 people in more than 60 locations nationwide and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.
US Foods exclusive brands have been guided by a spirit of innovation and an unwavering commitment to delivering superior quality products and value to customers. Each brand is a promise to you and a testament to US Foods’ dedication to making you more successful.
uS Foods, Inc.
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Main Contact: Kim Auchstetter Email: [email protected] Phone: 312.627.6305 Website: usa.marsh.com Known For: Risk consulting and risk transfer solutions
Marsh’s Hospitality & Gaming Practice is a global leader in providing risk consulting and risk transfer solutions to organizations in the restaurant/hospitality industry. It serves clients across all sectors of this dynamic industry, from cafeterias, fast food, and fine dining to bed-and-breakfasts, resorts and gaming facilities.
Every day, the hospitality and gaming industry faces a new and growing world of risk. While travel and dining remain popular public pursuits, demand and consumer expectations have continued to expand with rapidly shifting demographics and the evolution of a global marketplace. Today’s challenges not only include dealing with economic uncertainty and the correlated rising costs of doing business, technology advances, green development and globalization, but also preserving value in a highly competitive environment, navigating the wave of new regulations, and motivating and taking care of employees.
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Matthews distributing of Iowa
Main Contact: Bob Wise Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.557.8811 Known For: Beer wholesaler
Matthews Distributing Co. is a well-known distributor of Miller, Coors, Boston Beer, Heineken, Guinness, New Belgium and Potosi beers, along with many other micro beers and Gallo winery products.
It has been servicing the area for more than 20 years and is based in Dubuque, Iowa.
Main Contact: Ron Tekippe Email: [email protected] Phone: 712.323.0530 Website: www.hgmonline.com Known For: Engineering, surveying, architectural and landscape architectural services
HGM Associates Inc. was established in 1960 and provides engineering, surveying, architectural and landscape architectural services throughout the region. Its two offices, one in Council Bluffs and one in Omaha, provide a professional team of architects, engineers and surveyors, and feature a variety of design services to meet all clients’ needs and expectations. Clients include business and industry, public and private utilities, developers, contractors, city, county, state and federal governments.
hGM associates Inc.
HGM designed the American Red Cross building as part of the Lakin Campus. This 14,500-square-foot building includes a blood donor center, training center, administrative offices, operations center, lobby, garage and parking lot.
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Main Contact: Kelle Molloy Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.263.3208 Website: www.dolldistributing.com Known For: Wholesale adult beverages
This Iowa beer wholesale company is family-owned and has been operated by the Doll family since 1965. It has more than 280 employees in sales, delivery, office and warehouse positions.
The company distributes beverages from several domestic families, including Budweiser, Busch, Margaritaville, Michelob, Natural, Rolling Rock, Shock Top and more; specialty and craft beers ranging from Abita Brewing Company (Louisiana) and Millstream Brewing Company (Iowa) to Twisted Tea (Massachusetss) and Widmer Brothers (Oregon); dozens of imports; and nonalcoholics.
doll distributing, LLc
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Main Contact: Dudley R. Rinaker Email: [email protected] Phone: 402.221.7635 Website: www.hawkins1.com/main.html Known For: Construction services
Hawkins Construction Co., is a third-generation family-owned and operated construction firm providing general contracting, construction management, design-build services and facility service work. Hawkins Construction Company is the region’s most accomplished contractor for completing projects on time and under budget.
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Metro Fish, LLc
Main Contact: Stan Lammers Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.986.0002 Known For: Wholesale seafood supplier
Metro Fish LLC is a wholesale seafood supplier based in central Iowa. The company is a supplier of frozen and fresh seafood. The goal of Metro Fish and its employees is to exceed customers’ needs with quality, personal service.
Main Contact: Denny Orsinger Email: [email protected] Phone: 847.462.8433 Website: www.mixedmediaoutdoor.com Known For: Billboard advertising
A premier Midwest outdoor advertising company, Mixed Media Group is based in Cary, Illinois. Its inventory spans from the Chicagoland and Detroit areas to the eastern parts of Iowa.
Mixed Media Group has experience working with Iowa casinos. Riverside Casino features its LED digital display on one of Mixed Media’s locations on Highway 218 (Avenue of the Saints).
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Main Contact: Virginia Fransiscus Email: [email protected] Phone: 641-423-8931 Website: dimensionalgroup.com Known For: Printing
The Dimensional Group is a one-stop shop for all your printing needs. It specializes in commercial printing for mailings and brochures, promotional products and information packaging such as binders, slipcases and custom-made presentation products, from menu covers to media kits.
Whether you need printed communication materials, custom imprinted vinyl products, decals, tags, labels, or a combination of products in a cohesive package, The Dimensional Group is positioned to support your sales objectives.
the dimensional Group
Associate Members are encouraged to use this IGA Preferred Vendor Seal in their correspondence and communications with casino properties!
Main Contact: Dale M. Anderson Email: [email protected] Phone: 763-434-3507 Website: www.farmerbros.com Known For: Coffee, Tea and Culinary Product Distributor
Whether your goals are to increase profits on the balance sheet or traffic on the casino floor, Farmer Brothers Coffee Company’s sales representatives understand your business and will provide branded product and equipment solutions to help you meet and exceed your goals.
Farmers Brothers offers tiers of casino coffee service, products, packaging and solutions to meet casino and gaming facilities’ many points of service: buffet, banquet, room service, high-limit room, food court, restaurant, café and express dining, coffee self-serve or casino service bar (w/cocktail service), in-room coffee, employee break room and fine dining.
Farmer Brothers’ equipment maintenance and service plans are intended to help you control costs and reduce waste. It has a wide variety of product flavors that will enhance your casino coffee service menus, appeal to your target customers and keep them coming back for a great experience again and again.
Farmer brothers coffee company
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omaha Steaks
Main Contact: Neil Lucas Email: [email protected] Phone: 712-256-0194 Website: www.omahasteaks.com Known For: Fresh and frozen meat products
Omaha Steaks provides fresh and frozen beef, pork, veal and lamb products. Since 1917, personalized and customized products have been the company’s hallmark. Its products, such as the popular Omaha Steaks Angus Beef, USDA Prime and USDA Choice products, exceed the North American Processors Association (NAMP) product specifications for trim and craftsmanship. Products are available in portion control and steak ready.
Main Contact: AJ Regulbuto Email: [email protected] Phone: 315-458-8100 Website: www.ajrequitiesinc.com Known For: Premium Incentive Importing and Wholesaling
AJR Equities, Inc. is a four-star, multifaceted marketing company dealing in premium incentive importing and wholesaling. It supplies an unlimited selection of customized premium incentive items and personalized corporate gifts. Through its greater than 25 years of expertise, AJR Equities has serviced hundreds of casino accounts, fortune 500 companies, direct mail programs and thousands more.
AJR Equities supplies an unlimited selection of premium incentive gift products ranging from branded imprinted items, electronics, house wares, luggage, pen sets, novelties, sporting goods and apparel. If you desire a specific gift for your program, AJR Equities can source it and import it for you if necessary. Local, national or worldwide, no promotion is too big or too small.
Through its fabulous incentive vacations programs, AJR Equities has facilitated travel for thousands of people to destinations across the United States, Bahamas and Mexico. The company is a diverse, highly progressive and innovative marketing company. AJR Equities’ unblemished record has earned it the respect of leading companies including: ADT Security Systems, American Cancer Society, D.I.R.T. Motor Sports, Electrolux, Goodyear, H & R Block, Mary Kay, Pepsi, SYSCO Food Service, MONY Federal Credit Unions, and Capital One Corp.
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Main Contact: Brett Lundin Email: [email protected] Phone: 402.331.4050 Website: prairiemech.com Known For: Full-Service Mechanical Contractor
Prairie Mechanical originated as a mechanical service contractor in 2002. Today, due to valued and trusting relationships with clients, it is proud to be one of only two full-service Mechanical Contractors serving the greater Omaha/Council Bluffs area. Prairie Mechanical self-performs steamfilling, sheetmetal, HVAC and plumbing for projects large and small, and provides 24/7 emergency service and preventative maintenance.
Prairie Mechanical Corporation recently completed an indoor air quality project at Ameristar Casino aimed at improving air distribution, ventilation, controls and filtration. Six new air handling units were added to the Vessel to increase heating and cooling capacity. In addition, the existing pre-heat and heating coils were replaced to allow for more ventilation during the winter months.
Prairie Mechanical
Associate Members are encouraged to use this IGA Preferred Vendor Seal in their correspondence and communications with casino properties!
Main Contact: Jamie Peterson Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.965.3996 Website: us.coca-cola.com Known For: Nonalcoholic Beverages
The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, distributes and markets nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. It principally offers sparkling and still beverages. The company’s sparkling beverages include nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverages with carbonation, such as energy drinks, as well as carbonated waters and flavored waters. Its still beverages consist of nonalcoholic beverages without carbonation, including noncarbonated waters, flavored waters, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, and sports drinks. The Coca-Cola company also offers flavoring ingredients, sweeteners, powders for purified water products, beverage ingredients and fountain syrups.
the coca-cola company
Air Quality Improvement project at Ameristar Casino
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Loffredo Fresh Produce co., Inc.
Main Contact: Bill Day Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.953.7835 Website: loffredo.com Known For: Fresh Produce
“Loffredo Fresh Produce — we know produce.”
It’s what Loffredo does every day. It’s the Loffredo tradition to deliver only the freshest quality products available with old-fashioned service.
For safe sustainable produce, Loffredo’s supports Greener Fields Together, an initiative to foster markets and sustainable practices for local and regional growers and shippers while ensuring best practices for everyone’s safety.
For more information on how Loffredo can help you with safe, fresh produce — specialty produce — and a variety of niche ingredients, contact Bill Day at [email protected].
Main Contact: David Lyons Email: [email protected] Phone: 800.332.1564 Website: cumminsallison.com Known For: Gaming Equipment
Cummins Allison is a global leader in developing solutions that quickly and efficiently count, sort and authenticate currency, tickets, checks and coin. The company also recently added a complete line of full-function ATMs.
Cummins Allison’s technology and product innovation spans more than 125 years. Cummins serves the majority of all gaming properties here in Iowa, as well as throughout the United States. The company also works with the majority of financial institutions worldwide, as well as leading organizations in retail, law enforcement and many government agencies.
A great point of pride is that 97% of Cummins’ customers would and do recommend the company’s products and services. Cummins appreciates the continued trust and confidence you the customers have placed in its equipment and personnel, and want to thank you for your continued business. Cummins Allison looks forward to providing you new and innovative products, solutions and service in the years to come.
cummins allison
Visit Cummins Allison At G2E! Booth 4947 Solutions designed for cage, vault and soft count rooms.
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Main Contact: Gregory C. Burbach Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.556.0123 Website: honkamp.com Known For: Accounting & Business Consulting
Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. is a top 100 CPA and business consulting firm in the United States and the second fastest growing firm in the Midwest (Accounting Today, March 2014). HK offers clients 40-plus forward-thinking and effective services in accounting and audit, business advisory services, franchise services, human capital, not-for-profit and government services, risk advisory, software solutions, tax, wealth management and workforce management.
HK is one of the nation’s largest and most respected professional service firms for client organizations in all 50 states and hundreds of U.S. cities. The company is the largest independent CPA firm headquartered in the state of Iowa.
honkamp Krueger & co., P.c.
Associate Members are encouraged to use this IGA Preferred Vendor Seal in their correspondence and communications with casino properties!
Main Contact: Matt Cutkomp Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.332.0417 Website: kingfoodservice.com Known For: Distributor, Importer, Broker and Processor of Seafood, Poultry and Meat
King Food Service is an expert in seafood, poultry and meat. It is a distributor, importer, broker and processor of these proteins, operating under daily USDA inspection. King is a family-owned business that has provided superior service, quality and pricing to customers since 1945. It provides a full range of services in the food pipeline, from origin to customer location, including product research, worldwide product sourcing, market information, bid solicitation, quality control inspection, frozen cold storage, logistics management and other consulting services.
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Schilling Supply company
Main Contact: Rolly Dyck Email: [email protected] Phone: 608.781.8100 Website: schillingsupply.com Known For: Housekeeping Supplies and Equipment; Food Service Disposables; Janitorial Products
Schilling Supply Company’s goal is to achieve and sustain long-term mutually beneficial relationships with customers, employees and suppliers by providing innovative, value-based solutions and opportunities.
Schilling distributes paper, packaging, food service disposables and janitorial supplies, along with a wide variety of other products to businesses. Its trucks deliver within an approximate 200-mile radius of the corporate headquarters in La Crosse, WI.
If you are located outside of the normal delivery area, Schilling will arrange to have your order delivered via a commercial carrier.
Main Contact: Bruce Radtke Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.582.9477 Website: tristateshred.com Known For: Shredding
Tri-State Shred Inc., located in Dubuque, offers “AAA” NAID-certified document destruction and recycling, either on- or off-site. The company also specializes in product destruction, computer recycling and is now “AAA” certified for hard-drive destruction.
If you don’t protect your company’s data and intelligence, such as trade information, the courts won’t either. Casual disposal of information has been the basis for courts to deny trade information rights, which otherwise would have been enforceable.
tri-State Shred Inc.
Did You Know? Trash isn’t private.
In California v. Greenwood (1998) the U.S. Supreme
Court ruled that trash is not private. The Court ruled “it is common knowledge that plastic garbage bags left along a public street are
readily accessible to animals, children, scavengers,
snoops, and other members of the public.”
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Main Contact: Carrie Tedore Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.258.7801 Website: buzzcreativegroup.com Known For: Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations
The Buzz Creative Group is a full-service agency that specializes in strategic marketing, advertising, design and public relations.
Its strength is delivering results-driven communication with great design.
the buzz creative Group
Associate Members are encouraged to use this IGA Preferred Vendor Seal in their correspondence and communications with casino properties!
Main Contact: Jeff Johnson Email: [email protected] Phone: 319.846.9336 Website: usaentertainmentagency.com Known For: Entertainment
USA Entertainment Agency is an Iowa company based in Cedar Rapids.
USA Entertainment books all types of shows at casinos including comedy, dueling pianos, tribute bands, big-name bands, celebrity appearances, slot and poker tournament hosts, live band karaoke, celebrity impersonators, and other types of events. It also assists casinos in setting up their showrooms, sound, lights, staging and production. USA Entertainment works to understand the goals of the casino first, so it can book the perfect entertainment to achieve those goals. Whether it is a VIP event, an event open to the public, or both, it can provide the perfect show for you.
USA Entertainment books entertainment for casinos based on the goals of the specific casino, whether it is to make money on the entertainment from ticket sales, drink sales or — usually the most important — gaming revenue. It knows the importance of finding the perfect fit for the casino’s demographic and budget. There are many stories of casinos booking the wrong type of act for their audience, with the result of unhappy customers and lower gaming revenue. USA Entertainment takes the risk out of that by reviewing and attending casino shows and industry events to ensure you get the best possible act for the budget.
uSa entertainment agency/Penguin’s entertainment Management
USA Entertainment Agency is awesome. Jeff is great to work with
and always has good insight as to what would fit for the particular
demographic we are looking to serve.
They save us money while maintaining quality of our shows.
- Client testimonial(see more on the
USA Entertainment website)
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edward don & company
Main Contact: Jeff Fleig Email: [email protected] Phone: 314.583.1533 Website: don.com Known For: Foodservice Equipment and Supplies
Don, everything but the food since 1921.
Owned and operated by the Don family since 1921, Edward Don & Company is the world’s leading distributor of foodservice equipment and supplies. Its knowledgeable sales representatives, unmatched product selection, nationwide distribution centers, and integration of new technology make it the chosen supplier to all types of foodservice businesses, including casinos.
Main Contact: Ethan Domke Email: [email protected] Phone: 319.364.7143 Website: paulsonelectric.com Known For: Full-Service Electrical Contracting
Paulson Electric is a full-service electrical contracting company with more than 150 customer-oriented employees who serve eastern Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois from offices in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Waterloo.
Paulson’s mission is to provide the highest quality electrical services, with dynamic, innovative strategies to meet the customer’s unique demands with highly trained, goal-focused employees.
Safety is extremely important at Paulson Electric, and it shows in the company’s favorable Experience Modification Rating. Paulson Electric’s employees are fully licensed and bonded. Liability insurance coverage is $10 million with virtually unlimited bonding capacity.
Paulson electric
Main Contact: Tom Popovich Email: [email protected] Phone: 847.743.1754 Website: americanhotel.com Known For: Total Solutions for the Hospitality Industry
American Hotel Register Company is your source for all of your gaming/hospitality needs. It is family-owned and now in its fourth generation of serving the hospitality industry. With headquarters in Vernon Hills, Illinois, it has the ability to ship product to Iowa in as fast as two days.
american hotel register company
FEATURED PROJECT: The Cedar Rapids Convention Complex. • Multiuse facility with new
convention center and U.S. Cellular Center Arena
• Cornerstone of the downtown revitalization movement
• Second largest convention and events complex in the state
• Paulson Electric was the prime electrical contractor
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Main Contact: Ken Jacobs Email: [email protected] Phone: 314.578.9587 Website: www.igt.com Known For: Gaming equipment
S3000™ Inspired by history. Driven by innovation. Committed to your future.
Historical performance merges with the next big thing in spinning reels. The S3000™ provides players with all of their favorite games which include the traditional and familiar game play mechanics they love, complemented with a dash of modern technology to enhance and reinforce their experience and devotion. As the driving force behind the future of gaming, the S3000™ raises standards and your floor to the next level. Traditional fans will love playing their favorites such as Double Diamond®, while adventurous entertainment players will fall in love with new games that feature bold graphics and first-to-market, interactive features. There is only one clear cabinet choice when it comes to performance, reliability and player preference – and this is it. Give your players what they want ... or someone else will.
IGt
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Main Contact: Bill Benskin Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.288.7241 Website: www.the-printer.com Known For: Variable Data Print and Direct Mail Campaigns
The Printer Inc. (TPI) is the premier provider of variable data printing and direct mail solutions for the gaming industry. Specializing in database-driven loyalty club mailings, the company offers data/matrix consultation, postal optimization and project management.
Due to the high volume of mail prepared and sent, the USPS opened a full-time detached mail unit on site at TPI, which led to further postal compliance and efficiencies. Additionally, TPI utilizes e+Mail and is an industry leader in all direct marketing platforms for the gaming industry.
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honkamp Krueger & co., P.c.
Main Contact: Gregory C. Burbach Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.556.0123 Website: honkamp.com Known For: Accounting & Business Consulting
Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. is a top 100 CPA and business consulting firm in the United States and the second fastest growing firm in the Midwest (Accounting Today, March 2014). HK offers clients 40-plus forward-thinking and effective services from accounting and audit to risk advisory and software solutions. HK is one of the nation’s largest and most respected professional service firms for client organizations in all 50 states and hundreds of U.S. cities. The company is the largest independent CPA firm headquartered in the state of Iowa.
Main Contact: Tom Lathen Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.231.1873 Website: www.pgpro.com Known For: Janitorial supplies
Procter & Gamble Professional is your business-to-business resource for cleaners, laundry, and health and beauty supplies. It is committed to boosting your sales, increasing your efficiencies and improving your profitability.
P&G Professional leverages P&G’s scale, trusted brands, and strengths in market and consumer understanding to meet the specific business needs in a wide range of industries, such as foodservice, building cleaning and maintenance, education, hospitality and care homes.
Procter & Gamble Professional
Main Contact: Terry L. Landes II, Sales Manager Email: [email protected] Phone: (402) 344-4321 Website: www.hilanddairy.com Known For: Fresh and Local Dairy Products; Almond and Soy Beverages; Fresh Apple and Orange Juices; Red Diamond Tea
Hiland Dairy Foods Company has delivered farm-fresh dairy products to customers throughout the Midwest since 1937. Today it’s expanded beyond traditional dairy foods like milk, cheese, ice cream and yogurt to offer a wide variety of wholesome nondairy beverages, including fresh fruit juices, Red Diamond Teas, almond and soy beverages, YoPhoria Smoothies and much more.
Hiland Dairy Foods is committed to corporate responsibility through innovation, stewardship and sustainability efforts. It cares deeply about its people and communities as well as preserving the water, land and natural resources for future generations. Hiland Dairy Foods continually looks for innovative ways to reduce waste, reuse resources and recycle what it can so that those same future generations will be able to enjoy the same high-quality products you enjoy today.
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Main Contact: Patrick Papaccio Email: [email protected] Phone: 949.486.4598 Website: www.imaginethispromo.com Known For: Promotional Marketing Products
IMAGINE THIS is a full-service solution, which means that its solutions are customized to meet your needs. IMAGINE THIS considers itself an extension of your marketing and purchasing team. Its mission is to help you reach your goals. IMAGINE THIS prides itself on the ability to design and create custom products and innovative packaging.
For almost any type of product you can imagine, it takes initial concepts and develops products that are unique and functional. Looking for something specific? Check out their product finder tool: imaginethispromo.com/search.
Imagine this, Inc.
Main Contact: Annabelle Lee Email: [email protected] Phone: 702.616.1429 Website: www.gaming.konami.com Known For: Slot Machines
Konami Receives Enthusiastic Response at G2E, Reveals Neo Contra™ Themed Video Slots
Konami Gaming, Inc., a global leader in casino gaming and systems, received an outstanding response from guests at the 2014 Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas for an array of new products coming to markets both domestic and abroad. In addition to new progressive games, numerous original math game themes, imaginative stepper cabinet breakthroughs, and all-new systems marketing and management tools, Konami received widespread enthusiasm for the unveiling of Neo Contra™ themed video slots—marking the first ever release of Konami Digital Entertainment video game Intellectual Property (IP) to the casino gaming industry.
Vice President, Marketing Matt Reback says the Neo Contra™ slots are a great way for operators to attract and entertain coveted Gen X and Millennial patrons, as well as core players who enjoy the action adventure genre.
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Martin brothers
Main Contact: Scott Vermillion Email: [email protected] Phone: 319.266.1775 Website: www.martinsnet.com Known For: Regional Food Distribution
Martin Bros. is a regional distributor serving Iowa and seven surrounding states. It is made up of more than 500 employees. President and COO Brooks Martin and CFO Jeff Martin are the third generation to run the company.
Martin Bros. makes its decisions locally and focuses on a commitment to purchasing the highest quality products. This commitment is strengthened with an emphasis on distributing nationally branded products that operators know and trust. Martin Bros. prides itself on the relationships it has with manufacturers that help customers get the best support in the industry.
Its dedication to customer service is strengthened by its position as a UniPro member. UniPro’s purchasing volume exceeds $60 billion. As a UniPro member, Martin Bros. has the purchasing power of the national corporate foodservice companies but retains the autonomy and flexibility of an independent distributor. The 268,000-square-foot distribution facility stocks more than 11,000 products designed to meet the ever-changing needs of customers. Martin Bros. utilizes some of the top technologies available in the industry to maximize efficiencies and maintain the highest operational standards customer expect.
Main Contact: Denny Orsinger Email: [email protected] Phone: 847.462.8433 Website: www.mixedmediaoutdoor.com Known For: Billboard advertising
A premier Midwest outdoor advertising company, Mixed Media Group is based in Cary, Illinois. Its inventory spans from the Chicagoland and Detroit areas to the eastern parts of Iowa. Mixed Media Group has experience working with Iowa casinos. Riverside Casino features its LED digital display on one of Mixed Media’s locations on Highway 218 (Avenue of the Saints). The company also has expertise in diversifying social media exposure utilizing outdoor signage. They wrote about the creative approach in a recent blog post:
Social media is an avenue that many businesses are using to connect with their clients. Arbitron and Scarborough research have shown that tying in social media to a billboard campaign is one of the most effective ways to drive traffic online to a social networking presence. These studies have shown that heavy outdoor media viewers are also heavy internet users. Businesses across a wide spectrum can all see a large upswing in social media traffic by incorporating them into their billboard campaign. Mixed Media Group provides targeted reach and frequency to prospects with higher income and who frequent social media on multiple devices.
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Known For: Wholesale Budweiser products in Iowa, sold through seven regional divisions (right).
Iowa Budweiser Wholesalers distribute and market Anheuser-Busch products in the state of Iowa. Each of the seven wholesalers is independently family-owned and operated. Each distributes a vast array of beer and other beverages for Anheuser Busch, Corona Imports, Goose Island, Monster Energy and many other leading brands.
Iowa budweiser wholesalers
ainsworth Game technology
Main Contact: John Glaser Email: [email protected] Phone: 702.778.9000 Website: ainsworth.com Known For: Gaming Equipment
Ainsworth Game Technology is a designer of gaming machines and game software. Ainsworth offers a range of gaming products including stand-alone, progressives and linked games through its sales offices and global distributors. With more than 200 years of combined gaming experience, Ainsworth is committed to a culture of quality, innovation and excellence.
Cabinets Ainsworth’s A560 family of cabinets, peripherals and supporting hardware meet and exceed the continued technology demand of the industry, and provide hardware to support its market-leading premium game designs. The A560SBT is sure to impress with its wide-screen impact and small footprint versatility, while the A560SL offers a striking 32” display and 19” LCD top screen complete with dynamic attract lighting. Both of these new cabinet offerings were engineered to provide a spectacular presentation on any gaming floor.
Leading gLobaL game PortfoLio Ainsworth provides a wide range of game titles that are developed using a base of new and proven product brands, incorporating stand-alone and link progressives, including premium products supported with market-leading game options and features.
Wholesaler Contact Phone #
7G Distributing Laurie Konecny 563.556.8911
Bemiss Distributing Kevin Bemiss 563.422.6095
Fahr Beverage Bob Fahr 319.234.2605
Golden Eagle Distributing
Crissy Riesenbeck 800.435.4971
Kabrick Distributing Tim Scholl 641.423.4151
L&L Distributing Greg Nashlenas 712.255.0135
Vanguard Distributing Bill Wallace 319.391.7777
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bakeMark uSa
Main Contact: Matt Erickson Email: [email protected] Phone: 952.994.3900 Website: www.yourbakemark.com Known For: Baking Products Distribution
BakeMark is the premier distributor and manufacturer of fine products for the baking industry. BakeMark offers a wide range of products from dry ingredients, mixes and bases, to frozen products like doughs and batters as well as commodities like flours, sugars, oils and shortenings.
From scratch to fully prepared desserts, BakeMark has it all. BakeMark also offers product training and technical help to all of its customers.
Main Contact: Jennifer Jacobson Email: [email protected] Phone: 319.393.1781 Website: japrinting.com Known For: Full-Service Printing and Mailing
J & A provides full-service printing, mailing, promotions and specialities for the casino industry. The company specializes in variable printing rewards programs with player-driven data, barcode technology and multiple tiered campaigns. J & A is the single source solution for: offset printing, 1:1 digital printing, print-on-demand, mailing services, promotions and specialities, and campaign consultation.
J & a Printing
omaha Steaks
Main Contact: Neil Lucas Email: [email protected] Phone: 712.256.0194 Website: www.omahasteaks.com Known For: Fresh and Frozen Meat Products
Omaha Steaks provides fresh and frozen beef, pork, veal and lamb products. Since 1917, personalized and customized products have been the company’s hallmark. Its products, such as the popular Omaha Steaks Angus Beef, USDA Prime and USDA Choice products, exceed the North American Processors Association (NAMP) product specifications for trim and craftsmanship. Products are available in portion control and steak ready.
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Main Contact: Kahlil Guinn Email: [email protected] Phone: 816.206.8512 Website: www.standardtextile.com Known For: Hospitality & Healthcare Products
Standard Textile understands the role its hospitality products play in comforting guests. It also understand the challenges you face. That’s why it offers a complete line of engineered products designed to reduce operational costs while improving the experiences of those who use them.
One innovative solution to maximize efficiencies is OneSTEP. OneSTEP stands for One Solution to Enhance Productivity, and the products do just that. While each solution offers a unique set of benefits to hoteliers, when combined, they offer housekeepers
and laundry professionals tools to shorten processing and bed make-up time. In one study, housekeepers employing the OneSTEP program saved an average of three minutes in combined laundry processing and housekeeping bed make-up time.
The OneSTEP process includes OneSTEP for Sheeting and OneSTEP for Terry.
Standard textile
Multimedia Games
Main Contact: Buddy Bartholow Email: [email protected] Phone: 512.334.7545 Website: www.multimediagames.com Known For: Gaming technology
Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes advanced gaming technology with product offerings in video slots, reel-spinning slot machines and the industry-leading TournEvent® slot tournament system.
In ThE nEwS!
Multimedia Games’ MPX cabinet started off 2014 with a bang, landing on Casino Journal’s list of the 2013 Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products.
Multimedia Games invites you to get a little taste of Austin and PLAY LOUDER. It’s just more fun.
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Main Contact: Milton Avery Email: [email protected] Phone: 712.252.2480 Website: www.averybrothers.com Known For: Signage & Displays
Avery Brothers recognizes that getting your company’s name out into the world is a major investment. From the initial planning and design stages to the installation, it is committed to a high standard of excellence. You will see that commitment in Avery Brothers’ design and fabrication standards, as well as its ability to follow-through with deadlines and budgets.
avery brothers Sign company
Main Contact: Ryan D. Elsen Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.289.5360 Website: www.sysco.com/about-sysco/sysco-iowa.html Known For: Food Distribution and Marketing
Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. The company operates 193 distribution facilities and serves approximately 425,000 customers. It remains committed to helping them succeed in the foodservice industry and satisfy consumers’ appetites.
Sysco Iowa
Main Contact: John Link Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.587.5288 Website: www.cottinghambutler.com Known For: Insurance
Cottingham & Butler offers a full range of property and casualty and employee benefits solutions custom-tailored to the unique needs of a casino environment. It is committed to bringing innovative solutions to customers’ attention, being proactive to customer needs and earning respect as a trusted partner. Cottingham & Butler currently works with more than 25 gaming operations on their insurance needs.
cottingham & butler Insurance
Main Contact: Bruce Radtke Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.582.9477 Website: tristateshred.com Known For: Shredding
Tri-State Shred Inc., located in Dubuque, offers “AAA” NAID-certified document destruction and recycling, either on- or off-site. The company also specializes in product destruction, computer recycling and is now “AAA” certified for hard-drive destruction. If you don’t protect your company’s data and intelligence the courts won’t either. Casual disposal of information has been the basis for courts to deny trade information rights.
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Main Contact: Dave Gabrielli Email: [email protected] Phone: 612.723.8285 Website: www.aristocratgaming.com Known For: Gaming Supplies, from Machines to Gaming Solutions
With more than 60 years of experience and more than 2,200 staff globally, Aristocrat has built a reputation as a premium supplier of ground-breaking technologies and services to the international gaming industry. It is proud to be known for outstanding product performance in more than 200 jurisdictions around the world.
Aristocrat’s diverse portfolio extends from electronic gaming machines (EGMs) and interactive video terminal systems through to online content distribution in regulated markets and complete gaming solutions.
Its purpose is simple: to create the world’s greatest gaming experience, every day.
Aristocrat’s core values of integrity and respect for the individual and the communities within which it operates underpin its stakeholder relationships. As a global business, it is committed to working in partnership with industry, governments and regulators to ensure it meets all of its responsibilities, be they commercial, regulatory, social or environmental.
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Veridocs, Inc.
Main Contact: Erin McGranahan Email: [email protected] Phone: 702.988.0331 ext. 203 Website: www.veridocs.com Known For: Identity Management
Veridocs is the leading provider of identity validation and data management solutions to the gaming industry. Veridocs is your first defense in the detection of fraudulent identification documents, mitigating your risk of check and credit card fraud, money laundering, under-age gambling, drinking or other suspicious activities, such as identity theft.
In under 10 seconds, the Veridocs solution:
• Scans and validates government-issued identification documents (ID)• Extracts and displays biographic-, image- and ID-specific information• Simultaneously checks patron against both internal and external
watch lists• Stores data in standard SQL database, if needed, for use enterprise-wide
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Main Contact: Andy Stein Email: [email protected] Phone: 800.272.6467 Website: www.usfoods.com Known For: Great Food
As one of America’s great food companies, US Foods is Keeping Kitchens Cooking and making life easier for more than 250,000 customers. It offers more than 350,000 products, including high-quality, exclusive brands such as Chef’Line and RykoffSexton. US Foods employs approximately 25,000 people in more than 60 locations nationwide and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.
US Foods exclusive brands have been guided by a spirit of innovation and an unwavering commitment to delivering superior quality products and value to customers. Each brand is a promise to you and a testament to US Foods’ dedication to making you more successful.
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Main Contact: Bob Wise Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.557.8811 Known For: Beer Wholesaler
Matthews Distributing Co. is a well-known distributor of Miller, Coors, Boston Beer, Heineken, Guinness, New Belgium and Potosi beers, along with many other micro beers and Gallo winery products.
It has been servicing the area for more than 20 years and is based in Dubuque, Iowa.
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Main Contact: Ethan Domke Email: [email protected] Phone: 319.364.7143 Website: paulsonelectric.com Known For: Full-Service Electrical Contracting
Paulson Electric is a full-service electrical contracting company with more than 150 customer-oriented employees who serve eastern Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois from offices in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Waterloo.
Paulson’s mission is to provide the highest quality electrical services, with dynamic, innovative strategies to meet the customer’s unique demands with highly trained, goal-focused employees.
Safety is extremely important at Paulson Electric, and it shows in the company’s favorable Experience Modification Rating. Paulson Electric’s employees are fully licensed and bonded. Liability insurance coverage is $10 million with virtually unlimited bonding capacity.
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Main Contact: AJ Regulbuto Email: [email protected] Phone: 315.458.8100 Website: www.ajrequitiesinc.com Known For: Premium Incentive Importing and Wholesaling
AJR Equities, Inc. is a four-star, multifaceted marketing company dealing in premium incentive importing and wholesaling. It supplies an unlimited selection of customized premium incentive items and personalized corporate gifts. Through its greater than 25 years of expertise, AJR Equities has serviced hundreds of casino accounts, fortune 500 companies, direct mail programs and thousands more.
AJR Equities supplies an unlimited selection of premium incentive gift products ranging from branded imprinted items, electronics, house wares, luggage, pen sets, novelties, sporting goods and apparel. If you desire a specific gift for your program, AJR Equities can source it and import it for you if necessary. Local, national or worldwide, no promotion is too big or too small.
Through its fabulous incentive vacations programs, AJR Equities has facilitated travel for thousands of people to destinations across the United States, Bahamas and Mexico. The company is a diverse, highly progressive and innovative marketing company. AJR Equities’ unblemished record has earned it the respect of leading companies including: ADT Security Systems, American Cancer Society, D.I.R.T. Motor Sports, Electrolux, Goodyear, H & R Block, Mary Kay, Pepsi, SYSCO Food Service, MONY Federal Credit Unions, and Capital One Corp.
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FEATURED PROJECT: The Cedar Rapids Convention Complex. • Multiuse facility with new
convention center and U.S. Cellular Center Arena
• Cornerstone of the downtown revitalization movement
• Second largest convention and events complex in the state
• Paulson Electric was the prime electrical contractor
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Main Contact: Rick Day Email: [email protected] Phone: 319.396.1300 Website: www.rfsdelivers.com Known For: Helping Foodservice Operators Succeed
As the nation’s fourth largest foodservice broadliner, Reinhart has the scale to deliver you the right products at the right price, allowing you to focus on running a successful operation. Despite its size Reinhart knows local support and insights matter, and that is why the Reinhart team in Cedar Rapids brings you more than great products—it brings you solutions.
Just as technology has changed the face of gaming, Reinhart’s TRACS Direct Online Kitchen Management platform is changing the way foodservice operators run restaurants. With ordering, inventory, food costing, recipe planning and so much more at your finger tips, you will take more money to the bottom line and have more time to drive your sales.
Sign up today at www.TRACSDirect.com.
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bally technologies
Main Contact: Remington Pullin Email: [email protected] Phone: 702.541.0813 Website: www.ballytech.com Known For: Gaming Equipment
With a history dating to 1932, Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates and distributes video slots, reel-spinning slot machines, wide-area progressives, lottery and central-determination games, mobile and interactive solutions, as well as sophisticated casino management, slot accounting, bonusing, cashless and table-management systems solutions for the global gaming industry.
Unleash the Magic! The Magic of David Copperfield™ brings the world-class magician to the casino floor with the amazing Death Saw Bonus Feature! Players spin the Death Saw for instant credit wins, free games or a progressive jackpot!
TRACS DiReCT Online: RevOlUTiOnizing FOODSeRviCe OpeRATiOn
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Main Contact: Kohler Brandon Email: [email protected] Phone: 866.624.1845 Website: www.usasecurityinc.com Known For: Security Integrator
USA Security is a security integrator. The company specializes in gaming enterprise level systems, CCTV, access control, POS and analytics. Having several gaming installations with different systems, USA Security has the knowledge and ability to educate customers and provide excellent customer service.
uSa Security Inc.
Main Contact: John Hurley II Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.223.6827 Website: www.holmesmurphy.com Known For: Insurance Brokerage
Founded in 1932, Holmes Murphy & Associates is an independent insurance brokerage ranked 26th among America’s top 100 brokers. As a partner in risk management, employee benefits and insurance, Holmes Murphy is committed to helping you grow and protect everything you have worked so hard to build. The Holmes Murphy mission statement reflects its dedication to enterprise-wide solutions that help strengthen organizations:
Holmes Murphy makes a difference by promoting health, protecting wealth and delivering peace of mind.
In everything they do, Holmes Murphy strives to create value for clients—value that helps you reach your goals as a business. Beginning with a deep understanding of your business and your culture, Holmes Murphy works to align strategies for avoiding, reducing and transferring loss. With expertise in property casualty, employee benefits, captive insurance and more—Holmes Murphy provides innovative solutions to fit your unique needs.
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Main Contact: Dudley Fleck Email: [email protected] Phone: 319.848.8275 Website: www.flecksales.com Known For: Wholesale Beer
Fleck Sales Company is a full-service beverage wholesaler that distributes primarily alcohol beverages to 21 counties in east-central and southeast Iowa. Among other things, Fleck Sales distributes, sells, merchandises and provides retail assistance for products manufactured by MillerCoors, Pabst, Boston Beer Company, Diageo Guinness, Heineken, New Belgium and many more.
Based in an 83,000-square-foot warehouse and office facility in Cedar Rapids, Fleck also utilizes a branch location in West Burlington to service southeast Iowa.
Keith Fleck founded the business in 1954 after serving with the local Falstaff distributor for several years as a driver, salesman and manager. As he and his family-run operation increased business through brand growth and acquisition, facilities were upgraded to a point where Fleck Sales broke ground on its present location shortly before founder Keith Fleck passed away in 2005.
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Main Contact: Christopher D. Dempsey Email: [email protected] Phone: 800.234.8200 Website: www.myerscox.com Known For: Food, Candy & Cigarette Distribution
Myers-Cox Company has been a family-owned wholesale distributor for nearly 150 years. Since 1866, it has provided quality wholesale solutions to 2,500 customers.
With access to almost 20,000 SKUs, it sells everything from fresh produce, foodservice products and paper goods to laundry/ware-washing products, candy and snacks, and cigarettes and tobacco.
Myers-Cox Company has been able to source its customers with competitively priced, top-quality products while showing unparalleled flexibility for three generations.
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Main Contact: Bob Doerfer Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.322.4393 Website: www.print1step.com Known For: Printing and Marketing
One Step was formed in 1995. It specializes in quick-turn and high-quality finished products. One Step assists clients with marketing, including website design, eCommerce, promotional products and social media. If it’s direct mail, banners or any print needs, helping clients is what it does best!
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hawkins construction company
Main Contact: Dudley W. Rinaker Email: [email protected] Phone: 402.221.7635 Website: www.hawkins1.com Known For: Construction Services
Hawkins Construction Co., is a third generation family- owned and operated construction firm providing general contracting, construction management, design-build services and facility service work. Hawkins Construction Company is the region’s most accomplished contractor for completing projects on time and under budget.
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Main Contact: Jamie Peterson Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.965.3996 Website: us.coca-cola.com Known For: Nonalcoholic Beverages
The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, distributes and markets nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. It principally offers sparkling and still beverages. The company’s sparkling beverages include nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverages with carbonation, such as energy drinks, as well as carbonated waters and flavored waters. Its still beverages consist of nonalcoholic beverages without carbonation, including noncarbonated waters, flavored waters, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, and sports drinks. The Coca-Cola company also offers flavoring ingredients, sweeteners, powders for purified water products, beverage ingredients and fountain syrups.
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Main Contact: Stan Lammers Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.986.0002 Known For: Wholesale Seafood Supplier
Metro Fish LLC is a wholesale seafood supplier based in central Iowa. The company is a supplier of frozen and fresh seafood. The goal of Metro Fish and its employees is to exceed customers’ needs with high-quality, personal service.
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Main Contact: Rolly Dyck Email: [email protected] Phone: 608.781.8100 Website: www.schillingsupply.com Known For: Housekeeping Supplies and Equipment; Food Service Disposables; Janitorial Products
Schilling Supply Company’s goal is to achieve and sustain long-term mutually beneficial relationships with customers, employees and suppliers by providing innovative, value-based solutions and opportunities.
Schilling distributes paper, packaging, food service disposables and janitorial supplies, along with a wide variety of other products to businesses. Its trucks deliver within an approximate 200-mile radius of the corporate headquarters in La Crosse, WI.
If you are located outside of the normal delivery area, Schilling will arrange to have your order delivered via a commercial carrier.
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Main Contact: David Lyons Email: [email protected] Phone: 800.332.1564 Website: www.cumminsallison.com Known For: Gaming Equipment
Cummins Allison is a global leader in developing solutions that quickly and efficiently count, sort and authenticate currency, tickets, checks and coin. The company has also recently added a complete line of full-function ATMs.
Cummins Allison’s technology and product innovation spans more than 125 years. Cummins serves the majority of all gaming properties here in Iowa, as well as throughout the United States. It also works with the majority of financial institutions worldwide, as well as leading organizations in retail, law enforcement and many government agencies.
A great point of pride is that 97% of Cummins’ customers would and do recommend their products and services. The company appreciates the continued trust and confidence customers have placed in its equipment and personnel and want to thank you for your continued business. Cummins looks forward to providing you new and innovative products, solutions and service in the years to come.
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Main Contact: Dale M. Anderson Email: [email protected] Phone: 763.434.3507 Website: www.farmerbros.com Known For: Coffee, Tea and Culinary Product Distribution
Whether your goals are to increase profits on the balance sheet or traffic on the casino floor, Farmer Brothers Coffee Company’s sales representatives understand your business and will provide branded product and equipment solutions to help you meet and exceed your goals.
Farmers Brothers offers tiers of casino coffee service, products, packaging and solutions to meet casino and gaming facilities’ many points of service: buffet, banquet, room service, high-limit room, food court, restaurant, café and express dining, coffee self-serve or casino service bar (with cocktail service), in-room coffee, employee break room and fine dining.
Farmer Brothers’ equipment maintenance and service plans are intended to help you control costs and reduce waste. It has a wide variety of product flavors that will enhance your casino coffee service menus, appeal to your target customers and keep them coming back for a great experience again and again.
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Prairie Mechanical
Main Contact: Brett Lundin Email: [email protected] Phone: 402.331.4050 Website: prairiemech.com Known For: Full-Service Mechanical Contractor
Prairie Mechanical originated as a mechanical service contractor in 2002. Today, due to valued and trusting relationships with clients, it is proud to be one of only two full-service Mechanical Contractors serving the greater Omaha/Council Bluffs area. Prairie Mechanical self-performs steamfitting, sheet metal, HVAC and plumbing for projects large and small, and provides 24/7 emergency service and preventative maintenance.
Prairie Mechanical was granted the privilege to be a team member with the construction of the new 70,000-square-foot Iowa Western Community College student center. The student center building contains a digital media resource center, cafeteria, offices and relaxing student lounge.
The building is heated and cooled through 70 variable air volume boxes with hot water reheats, two energy recovery ventilators, and two new 55,000 CFM air handling units with fan-wall technology. The cafeteria is state of the art, with 12 kitchen hoods and over 1,000 lineal feet of stainless steel welded ductwork. More than 138,000 total pounds of ductwork was fabricated and installed on this project.
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Main Contact: Matt Cutkomp Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.332.0417 Website: www.kingfoodservice.com Known For: Distributor, Importer, Broker and Processor of Seafood, Poultry and Meat
King Food Service is an expert in seafood, poultry and meat. It is a distributor, importer, broker and processor of these proteins, operating under daily USDA inspection.
King is a family-owned business that has provided superior service, quality and pricing to customers since 1945. It provides a full range of services in the food pipeline, from origin to customer location, including product research, worldwide product sourcing, market information, bid solicitation, quality control inspection, frozen cold storage, logistics management and other consulting services.
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Main Contact: Rick Mills Email: [email protected] Phone: 815.387.9122 Website: rockfordchartercoach.com Known For: Stylish Transport and Event Planning
No matter what the occasion, Rockford Charter Coach is happy to get you to your destination safely and in style.
Rockford Charter Coach has a vast fleet of vehicles, including fully equipped 47- and 56-passenger Deluxe Motorcoaches. For smaller events it has a 28-passenger Deluxe Mini-Coach, all with DVD systems and other amenities for a pleasant and fun travel experience.
Need help planning an event? Would you like to book a custom tour? Why not let the professionals at Rockford plan your trip, right down to your accommodations, entertainment, meals and recreation? Rockford can assist you in creating a custom pre-formed tour that is sure to please.
Rockford has many options and packages to choose from. Contact them today to learn more about custom pre-formed tours.
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american hotel register company
Main Contact: Mike Worden Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.265.2521 Website: www.aedairy.com Known For: Dairy With Ridiculously High Standards
For over 84 years, AE Dairy has been known as the family dairy in Des Moines. Founded by Iver Erickson and boyhood friend William Anderson, AE Dairy is one of the few remaining family-owned, independent dairies. Today, AE is managed by third-generation Erickson family members along with a team of 500 employees. Together, they make over 300 varieties of dairy products including milk, dips, juices, yogurt, cottage cheese, and egg nog. Recognized for product innovation, AE celebrates dairy and loves finding new ways for customers to enjoy its goodness!
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Main Contact: Tom Popovich Email: [email protected] Phone: 847.743.1754 Website: www.americanhotel.com Known For: Total Solutions for the Hospitality Industry
American Hotel Register Company is your source for all of your gaming/hospitality needs. It is family-owned and now in its fourth generation of serving the hospitality industry. With headquarters in Vernon Hills, Illinois, it has the ability to ship product to Iowa in as fast as two days.
Main Contact: Dean Onken Email: [email protected] Phone: 712.792.3503 Website: www.farner-bocken.com Known For: Distribution of Convenience and Broadline Food Service Products
Since 1939, Farner-Bocken Company has partnered with customers to deliver products, programs and ideas that deliver dollars to their bottom line every day.
Today, Farner-Bocken Company is a family-owned distributor of convenience and broadline food service products, serving the Midwest. It supplies more than 14,000 items in the categories of cigarettes, candy, snacks, tobacco, groceries, automotive, beverages, health and beauty, paper, ice cream, chemicals, supplies and convenience foods. To full-service restaurants and institutional foodservice customers it delivers produce, fresh and frozen meats, dairy, dry goods, appetizers, breads, pastries, desserts, canned goods, chemicals, paper, supplies and smallwares.
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Main Contact: Bob J. Duede Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.249.2893 Website: www.amsan.com Known For: Maintenance Solutions
AmSan delivers a world-class customer experience through robust e-commerce capabilities and comprehensive facility assessment programs that maximize customer productivity and reduce overall supply costs. Some of its defining advantages include:
• More than 100,000 SKUs of maintenance, cleaning and repair products in stock
• National coverage with reliable next-day delivery
• Your field sales consultant provides expert service and solutions on a local level
• Thousands of leading name-brand products from world-class manufacturers
• High-quality exclusive brand products to stretch your maintenance budget
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atlantic bottling company
Main Contact: Kirk J. Tyler Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.987.1931 Website: www.atlanticbottling.com Known For: Coca-Cola Manufacturer and Distribution
Atlantic Bottling Company produces and distributes Coca-Cola Company products to satisfy the refreshment needs of Iowans morning, afternoon and evening. Its products are available in a variety of sizes and suit every occasion.
Atlantic Bottling Company is a privately owned, independent bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola products for southwest, central and south-central Iowa. The company operates from two Iowa locations: its headquarters in Atlantic and a second facility in Waukee.
Atlantic Facility•CorporateHeadquarters•HumanResources•FinanceandAdministration•Production•FleetMaintenance•EquipmentRefurbishing•EmptyContainerRecycling
Atlantic & Waukee Facilities•SalesandWarehousing•Distribution•ColdDrinkEquipment Service
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Main Contact: Kim Auchstetter Email: [email protected] Phone: 312.627.6305 Website: usa.marsh.com Known For:GamingRiskAssessment
Staying competitive and maintaining growth amid the challenges of the gaming industry requires navigating through multiple risks. Marsh’s Gaming Practice provides focused expertise to assist businesses in managing the complex issues confronting the gaming industry. Marsh’s Gaming Practice is a global leader, providing industry-specific risk consulting and risk transfer solutions to thousands of clients every day. Its dedicated global professionals can help you identify, measure and manage difficult risks in an increasingly complex, highly competitive and evolving industry. Marsh’s Gaming Practice delivers specialized advice and solutions that help you respond to financial and operational risks, with practical steps to help protect your organization against existing and emerging risks.
Marsh’s Gaming Practice’s targeted approach relies on its worldwide network of risk specialists, whose sole focus is delivering solutions designed to preserve and grow our gaming clients’ capital. This group of gaming specialists have earned the reputation as the world’s leader in providing risk and insurance services to the gaming industry. Through forward-looking solutions and innovative products, Marsh’s Gaming Practice works with gaming clients to help them successfully manage their organization’s world of risk — and come out ahead.
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Main Contact: Ron Tekippe Email: [email protected] Phone: 712.323.0530 Website: www.hgmonline.com Known For:Engineering,Surveying,ArchitecturalandLandscapeArchitecturalServices
HGM Associates Inc. was established in 1960 and provides engineering, surveying, architectural and landscape architectural services throughout the region. Its two offices, one in Council Bluffs and one in Omaha, provide a professional team of architects, engineers and surveyors, and feature a variety of design services to meet all clients’ needs and expectations. Clients include business and industry, public and private utilities, developers, contractors, city, county, state and federal governments.
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HGM designed the American Red Cross building as part of the Lakin Campus. This 14,500-square-foot building includes a blood donor center, training center, administrative offices, operations center, lobby, garage and parking lot.
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Main Contact: Jeff Fleig Email: [email protected] Phone: 314.583.1533 Website: www.don.com Known For:FoodserviceEquipmentandSupplies
Don, everything but the food since 1921.
OwnedandoperatedbytheDonfamilysince1921,EdwardDon & Company is the world’s leading distributor of foodservice equipment and supplies. Its knowledgeable sales representatives, unmatched product selection, nationwide distribution centers, and integration of new technology make it the chosen supplier to all types of foodservice businesses, including casinos.
Don Delivers Everything But the Food
• Nationwide distribution strength supported by six full-service distribution centers
• In-house fleet of over 100 Don delivery trucks• Network of national carriers for additional coverage• Ability to prepack opening orders to expedite the load in of
equipment, supplies and furniture• Next day delivery in many cases
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Main Contact: Virginia Fransiscus Email: [email protected] Phone: 641.423.8931 Website: dimensionalgroup.com Known For: Printing
The Dimensional Group is a one-stop shop for all your printing needs. It specializes in commercial printing for mailings and brochures, promotional products and information packaging such as binders, slipcases and custom-made presentation products, from menu covers to media kits.
Whether you need printed communication materials, custom imprinted vinyl products, decals, tags, labels, or a combination of products in a cohesive package, The Dimensional Group is positioned to support your sales objectives.
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Main Contact: Tom Giese Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.588.2023 Website: www.gieseco.com Known For: Heating, Cooling, Roofing, Manufacturing, Sheet Metal and Electrical
Since 1923, customer satisfaction has been the foundation of Giese’s success. Today, nothing has changed. Its residential and commercial heating, cooling, roofing, manufacturing, sheet metal and electrical departments are ready to serve you. Customers know when it comes to experience, service and quality work—Giese outshines them all.
In 2013 Giese celebrated 90 years in business. The family-owned company is very proud to have hit the 90-year mark. It’s not every day a company can say it has been in business over 90 years, let alone being family owned and operated the entire time.
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doll distributing
Main Contact: Kelle Molloy Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.263.3208 Website: www.dolldistributing.com Known For: Wholesale Adult Beverages
This Iowa beer wholesale company is family-owned and has been operated by the Doll family since 1965. It has more than 280 employees in sales, delivery, office and warehouse positions.
The company distributes beverages from several domestic families, including Budweiser, Busch, Margaritaville, Michelob, Natural, Rolling Rock, Shock Top and more; specialty and craft beers ranging from Abita Brewing Company (Louisiana) and Millstream Brewing Company (Iowa) to Twisted Tea (Massachusetss) and Widmer Brothers (Oregon); dozens of imports; and nonalcoholics.
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Main Contact: Karen Beetem Phone: 563.258.7102 Website: thebuzzcompanies.com Known For: Marketing, Entertainment & Analytics
The Buzz Companies pursue the idea of fun very seriously because their clients count on them to stay competitive.
The Buzz Companies is a group of diverse industry professionals who are among the best in the business.
They know they can’t be everything to every client, so they stick to what they know. We offer Marketing/Communication, Entertainment Buying and Analytics services that casinos need to increase market share and drive revenue.
Whether you work with one Buzz Company or all three, one thing remains the same. They offer experienced, dependable resources for your team when you need it most.
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Main Contact: Jim Weber Email: [email protected] Phone: 563.588.4611 Website: www.weberpaper.com Known For: Wholesale Distributor of Paper, Packaging and much more
Weber Paper Co. is a regional wholesale distributor of paper, plastic, janitorial, packaging products, foodservice and health care disposables. The company maintains more than 5,000 SKUs in its locations in Dubuque and Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Weber Paper’s service area includes approximately 7,500 customers in the eastern half of Iowa, southwest Wisconsin and northwest Illinois. The area is serviced by a full-time fleet of nine trucks and tractor/trailers and includes Diamond Jo Casino, Mystique and Isle Casino.
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Main Contact: Bill Day Email: [email protected] Phone: 515.953.7835 Website: www.loffredo.com Known For: Fresh Produce
“Loffredo Fresh Produce — we know produce.”
It’s what Loffredo does every day. It’s the Loffredo tradition to deliver only the freshest quality products available with old-fashioned service.
For safe sustainable produce, Loffredo’s supports Greener Fields Together, an initiative to foster markets and sustainable practices for local and regional growers and shippers while ensuring best practices for everyone’s safety.
For more information on how Loffredo can help you with safe, fresh produce — specialty produce — and a variety of niche ingredients, contact Bill Day at [email protected].
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Main Contact: Jeff Johnson Email: [email protected] Phone: 319.846.9336 Website: www.usaentertainmentagency.com Known For: Entertainment
USA Entertainment Agency is an Iowa company based in Cedar Rapids.
USA Entertainment books all types of shows at casinos including comedy, dueling pianos, tribute bands, big-name bands, celebrity appearances, slot and poker tournament hosts, live band karaoke, celebrity impersonators and other types of events. It also assists casinos in setting up their showrooms, sound, lights, staging and production. USA Entertainment works to understand the goals of the casino first, so it can book the perfect entertainment to achieve those goals. Whether it is a VIP event, an event open to the public, or both, it can provide the perfect show for you.
USA Entertainment books entertainment for casinos based on the goals of the specific casino, whether it is to make money on the entertainment from ticket sales, drink sales or — usually the most important — gaming revenue. It knows the importance of finding the perfect fit for the casino’s demographic and budget. There are many stories of casinos booking the wrong type of act for their audiences, with the result of unhappy customers and lower gaming revenue. USA Entertainment takes the risk out of that by reviewing and attending casino shows and industry events to ensure you get the best possible act for the budget.
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USA Security Inc. | website Kohler Brandon, 866.624.1845
Veridocs, Inc. | website Erin McGranahan, 702.988.0331 ext. 203
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AJR Equities, Inc. | website AJ Regulbuto, 315.458.8100
American Hotel Register Company | website Tom Popovich, 847.743.1754
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Myers-Cox Company | website Christopher D. Dempsey, 563.583.8200
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USA Entertainment Agency/Penguin’s Entertainment Management | website Jeff Johnson, 319.846.9336
Weber Paper Company | website Jim Weber, 563.588.4611