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Spotlight on Graduating Senior: Kelsie Davis

Kelsie Davis, daughter of Sherri Davis, HR/Training, is a senior with a song in her heart. Kelsie is a member of the choraliers, Fairfield High School's male/female show choir. This amazing choral pe...
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WWII Veteran William Magee Retains A Piece of Wartime History and Transforms It Into A Family Legacy

When Airman William Magee's plane was hit during a bombing run in World War II, he parachuted to safety in the snowy hills of Southern Yugoslavia. Through the generosity of the Serbian partisans, Ma...
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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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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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UPM's Own Home Run King

With an early introduction to sports at age five, Trace Thomas, son of United Performance Metals’ Carol Thomas, Senior Account Manager, has had many accomplishments in just five years of playing so ...
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UPM Employees Lead the Way in Community Involvement

In the community of Hamilton, a program dedicated to creating leadership among individuals and area companies has been in place since 1990. Leadership Hamilton, developed by the Hamilton Chamber of ...
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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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