Prairie Material Sales
Prairie Material Sales was originally involved in coal hauling and coal delivery starting in 1948. John W. Oremus (1936–1997) became head of Prairie Material Sales in the 1960s. J. Alan Oremus, the grandson of John A. Oremus, was president of Prairie Group. In 2008 the Oremus family sold Prairie Material to VCNA, the North American division of Votorantim. Richard Olsen is the current President of Prairie Material.
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