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D&S Mfg. celebrates 50 years in business

D&S Mfg., a manufacturer of large plate metal fabrications and complex weldments in Black River Falls, Wis., will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an open house on Saturday, May 16, 2015. It will feature guided plant tours, a photo gallery, and refreshments.

Mike Dougherty, president, said, “We have come a long way since my dad purchased a local welding and repair shop in 1965.” D&S moved to its current location in 1966, occupying a new 5,000-sq.-ft. facility. The company expanded several times over the years, including a recently completed 9,300-sq.-ft. addition to accommodate new fabrication equipment, bringing the plant to 150,000 sq. ft.

In 2013, to ensure continued local ownership of the company and to reward the employees responsible for its success, D&S became majority employee-owned.