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- 0:05Speaker 1: Montgomery honors r J O'Neal for one hundred years of service.
- 0:09Speaker 1: Written by Shaw Local News Network, this article is being
- 0:13Speaker 1: read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
- 0:18Speaker 1: The Village of Montgomery recognized r J. O'Neill for one
- 0:22Speaker 1: hundred years of service to the community during the village
- 0:25Speaker 1: board meeting on Monday, According to a news release from
- 0:28Speaker 1: the village, Village officials marked the milestone by presenting owner
- 0:33Speaker 1: Jessica Midrano, her family, and the r J. O'Neill team
- 0:36Speaker 1: with a commemorative street sign celebrating the company's centennial. The
- 0:40Speaker 1: release said, founded in nineteen twenty six by Roy Joseph
- 0:44Speaker 1: O'Neill and later led by John and Roy O'Neill junior,
- 0:47Speaker 1: r J O'Neill has grown from a family operated pipe
- 0:50Speaker 1: fitting business into what the release described as one of
- 0:53Speaker 1: Northern Illinois most respected mechanical contractors. The village that said
- 0:59Speaker 1: the company has contributed to schools, wastewater facilities, municipal buildings,
- 1:03Speaker 1: commercial developments, industrial facilities, and HVAC systems throughout the Fox Valley.
- 1:09Speaker 1: Midreno joined the company eighteen years ago as an administrative
- 1:14Speaker 1: assistant and dispatcher began purchasing the company in twenty nineteen
- 1:18Speaker 1: and closed the deal in twenty twenty two. According to
- 1:21Speaker 1: the release, the company has a team of thirty three
- 1:24Speaker 1: employees and specializes in commercial mechanical services while expanding its
- 1:30Speaker 1: industrial division. The release said its clients include Fox Metro
- 1:34Speaker 1: Water Reclamation District, Fox Valley Park District, Aurora University, Wabinson
- 1:39Speaker 1: Community College, Marmon Academy, Holy Angels Catholic School, North Aurora
- 1:44Speaker 1: Public Library, Rush Copley Facilities, and numerous municipalities, schools, and
- 1:49Speaker 1: local businesses. Our reputation has always been built on relationships,
- 1:53Speaker 1: Madrano said in the release. For one hundred years, we've
- 1:57Speaker 1: earned our customer's trust by standing behind our works and
- 2:00Speaker 1: doing what's right. If something doesn't go as planned, we
- 2:03Speaker 1: want the opportunity to make it right. That commitment to
- 2:06Speaker 1: our customers is what has carried us through our first century,
- 2:09Speaker 1: and it is what will continue to guide us into
- 2:11Speaker 1: the next. The release said. Madrano is focused on expanding
- 2:16Speaker 1: the company's industrial services, growing its internship program, and investing
- 2:21Speaker 1: in the next generation of skilled trades professionals. She serves
- 2:25Speaker 1: as vice president of the Greater Montgomery Area Chamber of
- 2:28Speaker 1: Commerce sits on the Wabon s Community College Foundation Board
- 2:32Speaker 1: and is involved with WEMY of MCA, Mechanical Contractors Association
- 2:36Speaker 1: of Chicago, and the Fox Valley Entrepreneurship Center. What I
- 2:41Speaker 1: love most about Montgomery is how close knit it is,
- 2:43Speaker 1: Midrano said in the release. Whenever you need something, there's
- 2:46Speaker 1: always someone or another local business ready to help. That
- 2:51Speaker 1: sense of community makes us a great place to do Business.
- 2:55Speaker 1: Village president Matt Brawley congratulated the company on the milestone.
- 3:00Speaker 1: Very few businesses have the opportunity to celebrate one hundred
- 3:04Speaker 1: years of success. Brawley said, R J O'Neill's longevity reflects
- 3:08Speaker 1: its unwavering commitment to quality, customer service and our community.
- 3:13Speaker 1: We congratulate Jessica Medrano and the entire RJ O'Neal team
- 3:17Speaker 1: on this incredible achievement and thanked them for a century
- 3:20Speaker 1: of investment in Montgomery and the surrounding region. We look
- 3:24Speaker 1: forward to watching the company continue to grow for generations
- 3:27Speaker 1: to come. Our J O'Neill is the second Montgomery business
- 3:31Speaker 1: to celebrate its one hundredth anniversary this year, along with
- 3:35Speaker 1: Schaeffer's Greenhouses. This article was reformatted from a press release
- 3:40Speaker 1: using artificial intelligence. A Shaw local editor verified the information,
- 3:45Speaker 1: edited the article, and approved it before publication.