NOV 28, 2022
“Success isn’t just what you accomplish in your life, it’s about what you inspire otherS to do.” — UNKNOWN
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I N TH IS ISSU E: CELEBRATING TRADITION JEFF HOVANEC TOWN HALL 2022 MEET YOUR SDC TEAMS COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW YEAR CREAM OF THE CROP HOME COOKING LET’S HEAR YOUR NEWS AT YOUR SERVICE
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Celebrating Tradition MUCH LIKE AN EXTENDED FAMILY, CAMBRIA’S MANY EMPLOYEES TREASURE THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY TRADITIONS. While this “family” may be quite large, Cambria works in all that we do to keep the culture closeknit, and hands-on. That’s never more evident than during the fun traditions celebrated each year at Cambria—from Cinco de Mayo in the spring, to summer employee cookouts, to the annual fall and winter festivities leading up to the various national holidays. Cambria showcases its glistening holiday lights outside of the Slab Manufacturing Facility in Le Sueur, MN.
Brightening Spirits The unofficial holiday season kicks off at Cambria in early October, when Butch Brey, VP of Plant Operations for Cambria’s Le Sueur Slab Manufacturing Facility, directs Scott Zeiher’s grounds crew to get started on the process of hanging outdoor lights.
“We start as soon as grass-cutting season starts to wind down,” says Brey. “We work on the lights a little bit every day, pulling more and more people into the project until we get to the big day when we ‘flip the switch’ and light everything up.”
Cambria’s lighting display tradition goes back to the early days and a deliberate effort to be a better neighbor. “We had some conflicts with residents in the neighborhood—noise, truck traffic, and other stuff”, stated Marty Davis, who was the GM of Davisco’s Food
Ingredients at the time. “Our factories were in the middle of towns, we wanted to be more neighborly, so Butch welded up the Santa and sleigh theme, and we lit up on the dryer tower. Christmas lights on STORY CONTINUED ON PG. 6 >>
Cambria’s First Salesperson Leaves a Legacy JEFF HOVANEC WILL TELL YOU, HIS UNWAVERING KEY TO SUCCESS AT CAMBRIA WAS INVESTING IN RELATIONSHIPS. Studies show that strong relationships contribute to a more fulfilling life and are also key to success in business. One particular relationship, a friendship that began years ago, helped shape
BY ANGELA JOHNSON
Jeff Hovanec was hired as Cambria’s fifth employee, and the first in sales.
the culture of Cambria and cement the legacy of one of its original employees: Jeff Hovanec, former Director of Sales. Hovanec says creating relationships is his greatest attribute. This is clear in the nearly
18 years Hovanec helped President and CEO Marty Davis establish Cambria as America’s premier quartz countertop manufacturer STORY CONTINUED ON PG. 7 >>