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Ficek Electric turns 50, gives $50,000 to Illinois Valley Food Pantry · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  FISAC Electric turns 50 gives 50,000 to Illinois Valley Food Pantry, Written
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  by Emily Beebe This article is being read by an automated voice,
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  brought to you by Everlet. FISEC Electric and Communications Systems celebrated
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  50 years in business on September 10th with a 50,000 donation to
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  the Illinois Valley Food Pantry, support the organization's work providing food and
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  assistance to individuals and families throughout the Illinois Valley. FISEC Electric was
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  born and raised here in LaSalle. Jennifer Bias, president of FISEC Electric,
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  said in a news release, We're proud to be from the area
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  and we're grateful for the support this community has given our family
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  and our company over the past 50 years. We wanted to celebrate
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  this milestone by giving back in a meaningful way to the people
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  and organizations what make our community so special. The company began in
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  nineteen seventy six, when Bill Fisek started the business. One of Bill
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  and Donna Feisek's six daughters, Jennifer joined the company in 1979. She
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  took over as owner and president when her father retired in 2005,
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  according to the release. Under her leadership, what started as a family
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  business has grown into a company serving customers throughout Illinois while remaining
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  rooted in the Illinois Valley. FISEC Electric marked its anniversary during an
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  Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce After Hours event on September 10th.
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  Employees, customers, business partners, community members, and friends gathered to celebrate five
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  decades. Of the company. During the event, FISEC Electric presented the food
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  pantry with a check for 50,000. Fifty years is a tremendous milestone
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  for any business, but for our family it represents so much more
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  than the number, Bias said. It represents the people who believed in
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  us, the employees who have built this company with us, and the
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  community that has supported us for five decades. We are incredibly grateful
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  and we are excited to celebrate by giving back. FISEC Electric and
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  Communication Systems was established by Bill FISEC in 1976 and remains family-owned
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  based in LaSalle. The company is a certified female business enterprise providing
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  electrical construction, IP telephony, low-voltage voice and data cabling, and security systems.
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  For more information, visit FISECElectric.com.