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Established in 1972, Mother Lode Plastics is a manufacturer of plastic injection tooling and parts as well as a molder. Based in Sonora, Calif., the company provides engineering and design services including full-scale prototyping with the help of MasterCam7 and AutoCad R12, 13, 14 software programs. The tooling department is equipped with computer numerical control mills, lathes and Electric discharge machining equipment and a full-range molder. The assembly department offers the services of hot stamping, pad printing, sonic welding and adhesive bonding. The ISO 9001 certified company serves advertising, aerospace, construction, electronics, medical and toys industry.

For nearly 40 years, Volk Enterprises has been a leader in supplying value-added packaging materials to the meat and poultry industries. Originally founded by Tony J. Volk, a pioneer in poultry processing techniques, the company continues as a leader in packaging items that benefit meat, poultry and fish processors, as well as the average consumer. Since the 1960 invention of the Hok Lok, an original turkey trussing device, to the Pop-Up Timer and Cook'd Right Sensor, Volk has been dedicated to manufacturing products that are economical, convenient and safe. From a pocketful of ideas and three employees, it has grown to a business that employs more than 100 individuals and serves nearly 50 states and approximately 15 international countries. Its subsidiary, Safety Today, allows it to move beyond food processing into the arenas of industrial, workplace and employee safety, as well as food service hygiene and sanitation systems. Volk Enterprises is located in Turlock, Calif.

Consolidated Container manufactures rigid plastic containers for the consumer, agricultural, and industrial chemical industries in a variety of options including custom packaging solutions, stock packaging and blow molding plastic packaging solutions. The company makes containers for a variety of products, including water, milk, ketchup, salsa, soap, motor oil, antifreeze, insect repellent, fertilizers and medical supplies. Consolidated Container has approximately 61 plants throughout North America with more than 570 manufacturing lines that produce 7 billion packages a year. Consolidated Container was created in 1999 through a merger of Reid Plastics and Suiza Food s domestic plastic packaging operations. The company s facility in Tracy, Calif., is one of several locations, and its corporate headquarters is located in Atlanta.