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Sweet Marion Traditions: The Isaly Dairy Company, Delis and the Isaly Shoppe

By MarionMade! on December 10, 2020

1947 Marion Dairy w trucks

As Marion has changed and grown, the entrepreneurial Isaly family also evolved to provide fond memories, delicious sundaes, and jobs for thousands of residents. And it is this proud history of quality and dedication that makes Isaly’s a 2020 Celebrate Marion honoree in the Products category. In 1914, the Isaly family of Mansfield purchased The […]

Marion Industrial Center

By MarionMade! on December 2, 2020

The impact of the Marion Industrial Center on the Marion community and economy can easily be overlooked if you don’t understand what an intermodal transportation center does. Intermodal freight transportation is a combination of two or more different shipping modes like a truck, rail, ship, or aircraft to move freight to the final destination. By […]

The Jer-Zee Drive-In

By MarionMade! on October 28, 2020

Dean and Barb Pine

MarionMade! 2020 Celebrate Marion Honoree There is a word that keeps repeating when you hear the Jer-Zee’s story and that word is family.  It is a place that families have visited over several generations.  It is a business that thinks of their employees as family.  And finally, customers feel like family members because of the […]

McKinley Leather

By MarionMade! on October 8, 2020

Creating the custom look to a finished portfolio

October is National Manufacturing Month.  Marion County has a wealth of diverse manufacturers, both large and small.  Today, we are featuring one of our smaller manufacturers, who could also be considered artisans in the manufacturing world – McKinley Leather. Back in the early 1990s, Derek Williams decided he was tired of traveling around the country […]

Carousels and Carvings- Precious Pieces of Art Preserved, Restored and Created in Marion

By MarionMade! on September 4, 2020

Works in progress

From a lifelong love of “always wanting to build stuff” Todd Goings built a one-of-a-kind business that preserves cherished memories of childhood and summer vacations.  Todd and his crew of eighteen staff members at Carousels and Carvings restore and preserve historic and create new carousels for use around the country. Todd started out as a […]

Local Inventor and Entrepreneur Works to Develop Affordable Solar Power Solutions

By MarionMade! on August 5, 2020

Jason Jordan and the solar panel invention

After a $400 electric bill, a Marion engineer and father looked for ways to save money. He thought solar power sounded like an answer. However, most solar panel installations cost more than $10,000. Jason Jordan put his mind to the problem and worked to design a solution: a portable solar panel to put in your […]

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