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Dawn Clark and Family - Down on the Farm

By Shannon Miranda Like most other high school students, Katie Clark, 15, daughter of United Performance Metals' Senior Account Manager Dawn Clark, is involved in multiple activities. Being a ju...
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United Performance Metals 2010 Scholarship Recipients

By Shannon Miranda United Performance Metals recently awarded Natalia Carvalho and Megan Freeman with the annual UPM Scholarship. United Performance Metals awards two recipients with the scholarship e...
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Golf - A Game for Life

By Shannon Miranda If it's true that golf is a game you can enjoy for life, then Sammi Blackburn, daughter of United Performance Metals' Assistance Foreman Chris Blackburn, certainly has a head ...
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Binegar's Salsa Spices Up Local Restaurants

Everyone loves chips and salsa. It's a snack-time favorite that anyone can enjoy. Most people buy the typical, store-bought brand salsa, but Mike Binegar, Senior Account Manager at United Perform...
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UPM Unites to Join Earthquake Relief Efforts

By Shannon Miranda Although many have seen the tremendous amount of recent support and restoration efforts for the victims of the Haitian earthquake this past year, support effort recently took ...
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United Performance Metals Jim Garitson Customizes A Harley Davidson Wide glide

In retrospect, Jim Garitson (United Performance Metals, Slitter Operator) recognizes that his love of metalworking started when he was young, and was solely out of necessity. Growing up modestly ...
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In Full Flight

Modern Metals Magazine November issue discusses how a "redefined airline industry is universally positive about future growth." "In Full Flight" By Lauren Duensing November 2011- After y...
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Miracle League Visits UPM

Members of the Joe Nuxhall Miracle League recently visited United Performance Metals. The group toured our facility and posed for a photo in front of our Masak Laser. UPM was privileged to be invol...
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United Performance Metals Earns Non Conventional Machining NADCAP Approval

The laser cutting facility installed early in 2011 at United Performance Metals was recently audited and certified in accordance with the stringent requirements of the National Aerospace Defen...
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Welcome Home from Summer Missions

UPM family members traveled far and wide for mission trips this summer. Sr. Account Manager, Michael Binegar’s daughter Jamie just returned home from Ecuador, and Marketing Assistant, Kris White’s husband D...
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Asking the Right Question Pays Off

Congratulations to Dave Eckert, winner of our inside sales contest. He is the proud owner of a new iPad. Dave is a Senior Account Manager in the sheet group and has over 13 years of experience with U...
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Timeless Artwork of Rudi Swol Pays Homage to Connecticut Valley

Age places no limit on the talent of Rudi Swol, father of Diane Johnston, Export Distribution Account Manager at United Performance Metals. A Navy Medic during WWII, Rudi used funds from his GI Bill to stud...
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Holly Sparks Blazes through Opponents on the Soccer Field & Earns a Scholarship to Indiana State

UPM’s CTL Operator, Jim Sparks, lights up when he talks about his daughter playing soccer. Jim comments, “It’s so fun to watch Holly play soccer. She pours her heart into everything she does on the fie...
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Maintain, Don’t Gain 7 Week Challenge

One New Year’s resolution tends to be the same for many of us – Lose Weight! UPM employees decided to get a jump start on this idea by taking part in the ‘Maintain, Don’t Gain’ challenge. This 7 week p...
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Stainless Steel Frames Surround Artwork at UPM

The newest art addition to adorn United Performance Metals is a colorful one. Thanks to the use of our in-house laser cutting system, it also incorporates our stainless steel products. “It’s an inn...
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