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New Ice Company Gives Locals
Reason to
Celebrate |
The DCADC
Enterprise Loan Fund made its third loan to Jasper-based
ice manufacturer Celebration Ice.
Celebration
Ice is owned and operated by Mark Seibert of Ireland, IN. Throughout high school
and college, Mark worked as a bagger and delivery man
for what was then Jasper Ice Products. After
graduating from India  na State University with a degree in Marketing, Mark was
approached by local business-owners to start making ice
here in Jasper. "My father owned his own business in
Jasper (Hoosierland Insurance) for many years and I
always wanted to follow in his footsteps and do the same
thing in the community I've lived in all of my life,"
Mark said.
With the
plant on Newton Street up and running, Celebration Ice
can currently pump out up to 5 tons of ice every day,
making conventional 7 lb. and 20 lb. bagged ice as well
as 10 lb. blocks of ice.
The current
ice provider is headquartered in Cincinnati,
and delivers ice from Evansville. Mark sees a need for a
local ice service that can be more responsive to nearby
customers. "Celebration Ice seems like a wonderful
opportunity to give back to the community with a local
business and provide a service that a company from
another state is currently providing." Mark is currently
selling his ice to local grocery stores, gas stations,
factories, non-profits, and event organizers.
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