Top Business story of 2016: No. 3
The current owners of Cheney Glass are (left) Abigail Vaughn and James "Jimmy" Powell, who purchased the company from Dennis Baumgarten (right) earlier this year.
Three businesses that enjoyed long-term stable ownership changed hands in 2016 on the West Plains.
Led by two generations of family guidance and some 60 years operating in Cheney, Boots Insurance sold to Buck and Affiliates; The Buckhorn Inn spent 35 years in the hands of one family and Cheney Glass has had a similar familiar face at the counter.
All told, they had a combined 125 years or so of operation by essentially three families with the hope of more similar longevity in the years ahead. Staff voted these moves as the No. 3 business story in 2016.
From Boots to Buck:
Long time Cheney insu...
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