Chicago Cubs Vs. Cleveland Indians
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FALL 2016 THE YOUNGLOVE CONV EYOR FOR EMPLOYEES AND FRIENDS OF YOUNGLOVE CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. Leaders in the design and construction of bulk materials handling facilities Builders of value... Builders of trust... Since 1896 Chicago Cubs vs. Cl eveland Indians “The Field Viewpoint” by Loren S. Field, P.E., Executive Vice President he biggest sports story in my Sox but brought acquisitions into lifetime occurred when the the team that turned out to be TChicago Cubs won Game 7 instru mental in the Red Sox’ win - in the 2016 World Series against ning the 2004 World Series, break - the Cleveland Indians. This breaks ing the “Curse of the Bambino” the longest championship drought and winning their first World in the history of any major sports Series champion ship since 1918— team in the United States—a 108- an 86-year championship drought. year gap between champion ships! Now let’s fast forward to the The story of this championship story with the Chicago Cubs. is very interesting, as it begins years Epstein was hired by the Chicago earlier in 2002. At the age of 28, a Cubs as their President of Baseball young man named Theo Epstein Operations in October of 2012. was hired by the Boston Red Sox as Although success was not instan - their General Manager. This respon - taneous, the Cubs reached the sibility for an individual of this age National League Champion ship manage ment of Theo Epstein and was unheard of in Major League Series in 2015 but were beaten by how he built and selected the correct Base ball. However, as his tory has the New York Mets. As we all know players and put into place the correct proven, the management and by now, the 2016 team won the manager and coaches to get the play - leader ship abilities of Mr. Epstein World Series in seven games, beat - ers to be the best they could be. have led to two very interesting ing the Cleveland Indians. But It is vitally important for busi - outcomes in his relatively short what was their key to success? nesses to put good management career in Major League Baseball. Over the past many decades, the into place by having the right peo - As General Manager of the Red Cubs have had good managers, ple assigned to the right job from Sox, he initiated trades that dealt includ ing Lou Piniella and Dusty company president, operations quality players away from the Red Baker—both of whom are considered manager, mid-level managers, crew to be “win - leaders, and so on down the line. ners”. The Companies like this are winners, “It is vitally important key to the and people want to be part of win - for businesses to put good management success of the ners. Winning companies have Cubs and the long-term employees with great into place by having the right people Boston Red aptitude and great attitudes and, assigned to the right job . ” Sox was the from this base, can do great things front-office for their customers! Ⅲ 1 A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT USY USY words, being “busy-busy” with - Nicole and I are trying to fig - B !B !... out getting much accomplished. ure out how to prioritize all of this WI_T__H ____W___H__A__ T ? Greatly simplified, the game “busy-busy” with our family and of basketball is to put the ball in marriage goals. When we have By Ken I. DuBois, President the basket more times than your this all figured out, we’ll let you “How’s it opponent. It is much more fun to know; but don’t hold your breath! going?” It’s a put the ball in the basket versus As we near the holiday sea son, simple greeting working to keep your opponent the word “busy” seems to domi nate that, at times, is from doing so; hence, we practice all of our lives. We’re busy pur - not even really doing the fun part. So we have chasing gifts. Busy planning trav - meant to gar - our goal—and I try to show the els to be with friends and family. ner a response. kids the difference between being Potentially busy with year-end When we do “busy-busy” running in circles business dealings. How we priori - get a response, versus other ways to get the ball tize all of this “busy-busy” will we commonly hear the phrase in the basket. likely determine if we are physi - “Busy! Busy!” Busy with work, As you will read later in this cally and emotionally spent on busy with kids, busy with church, issue of the Conveyor , Nicole and December 26 or if we are ener - busy with housework, or busy with I were married earlier this year. gized by it all. lots of really good and important As our wedding date neared (and Why have I shared any of the activities. some prior to my asking her to be above? Well, what are we all busy So what are you busy with? Is it my bride), we had lots of discus - doing? Does our busyness meet important in reaching the goals you sions on what our life goals were. with a goal our boss has set for us have set for yourself; your family; One topic we spent considerable or goals we have set for our busi - your business; or, in our industry, time and energy on (and continue ness, our family, our marriage, our our job site crew’s objectives? to do so) was how to parent and kids, or our faith? As is the norm in my articles, I stepparent our crew of 6 children I struggle with this often, as it often refer to my experiences with ranging in ages from 5 to 14. (Yes, is not in my DNA to be still. When coaching youth sports. We are cur - we have a modern-day “Brady I am still, it seems like I should be rently in basketball season. This Bunch”.) doing something other than being will be my fourth year coaching Of the six, we have one child in still. Ironically, when I am still, I my son’s team (6th grade) and my each of Grades 5 through 8—the seem to better focus on what it is first year coaching my daughter’s years that appear to me to be the that is most important, what gives team (7th grade). My goal is to “crazy years” when they want to purpose to our activities here at teach the kids “how to play the be involved in each and every Younglove, and what is best for game” versus having them portray extracurricular activity. All in all, my family. I need help from others robots moving from one spot to this is a very good thing. We at times—honestly, most of the another in an attempt to get open, would rather have them in orches - time—to encourage me to slow get the ball, and then make a bas - tra on Monday night, basketball down or take on less. ket. My description of how to play practice on Tuesday, church on I encourage all of you to be the game requires them to learn Wednesday, basketball game on okay with being still, to take inven - how to move without the ball (cut Thursday, and then additional tory as to what is important in all to the basket, set a screen, etc.), games on some weekends versus facets of your life’s journey— working as a team of five players. playing video games hours on end from home, to work, and certainly It often appears the kids end up (oh, wait...today anything electronic your faith—and then get “busy- doing a lot of running around in starts with the letter i—iPhone, busy” with those things that are circles, wasting energy, and not iPad, etc.) However, these activi - most important to you! getting open very often or, in other ties do create a lot of “busy-busy”. 2 PROJECT UPDATE Roaring int o Winte r at Pomeroy Feed Mill; NEW Cooperative, Inc.; Pomeroy, Iowa Ken DuBois, Project Executive; Karl Pittmann, Project Manager; Dave Johansen, Project Superintendent Tricia Welch, Project Design Leader ince our last Conveyor issue, Dave Johansen and crew have Smade great strides at closing in on finishing another great feed mill for NEW Cooperative in Pomeroy, Iowa. The Younglove team installed over 100 tilt panels over the summer, which made up the receiving/grinding building, warehouse, high bay, boiler room, loadout exten - sion, and air compressor room. All equipment has been installed and is ready to be termi - nated, and the electricians are working hard at installing the remaining electrical equipment and terminations. Motor rotations are set to begin in December, with a projected start-up in January Above: Feed mill looking 2017. east We look Left: South loadout bay forward to the successful completion of this feed mill for NEW Cooperative. 3 PROJECT UPDATE West Memphis Is Loading Barges! Barge Terminal; Louis Dreyfus Company; West Memphis, Arkansas Ken DuBois, Project Executive; Kenny Gubbels, Project Manager; Terry Reinert, Project Superintendent Joe Newman, Project Design Leader he West Memphis plant for receiving, storing, and shipping install ing all grain handling equip - Louis Dreyfus Company is grain. Since our last project update, ment and devices, con structed the Tcommissioned and is the Younglove team has finished maintenance building and the two- story concrete tilt-up sample building, set Louis Dreyfus Company’s main office trailer, and installed three truck scales (complete with CompuWeigh’s SmartTruck system). The half-mile-long bridge/ conveyor shipping system to the barge loadout tower is also Above: Barge surge hopper tower and barge loadout spout tower Right: Complete facility aerial 4 RUNNING HEAD complete.