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GEAPS Launches New Introduction to Grain Operations Course

Take Advantage of Special Pricing for a Limited Time After a lot of work, development, edits and feedback from GEAPS members and Subject Matter Experts, GEAPS’ Training and Education program is proud to release Introduction to Grain Operations. The new course is a dynamic, multimedia version of what was known […]
Published: Jul 10, 2023 by Krissy Ohnstad
News & Publications

New Media Kit Features Great Promotional Opportunities 

Meet Your Customers Through GEAPS  New Media Kit Features Great Promotional Opportunities At the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), our mission is to champion, connect and serve the global grain industry and our members. Our vision is to be the global community and thought leader for the grain industry […]
Published: Jun 14, 2023 by Krissy Ohnstad
GEAPS Leadership

GEAPS Seeks New Executive Director

Final Interviews Slated for Early November; Candidate in Place Early Winter Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) is working with Hedlin Ag Enterprises of Ankeny, Iowa to find its next leader. Hedlin Ag Enterprises specializes in retained executive search for agribusinesses and agricultural associations throughout the United States. GEAPS Board […]
Published: Aug 07, 2023 by Krissy Ohnstad
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Company Culture is Key to Retention, Success

In a world where there are, on average, two qualified applicants for every open job— cultivating a positive company culture and retaining good employees is tantamount to success. Lawrence Cunningham, director of business development at Keen Project Solutions and a GEAPS member, addressed this very topic earlier this year at […]
Published: Jul 24, 2023 by Krissy Ohnstad
GEAPS Leadership

GEAPS Announces New Leadership

Chuck Kunisch is Board President; Chris Blair to serve as Board Chairman MINNEAPOLIS, June 28, 2022 – With a new fiscal year comes new leadership. GEAPS is happy to announce Chuck Kunisch will serve as GEAPS Board President. Kunisch, a member of GEAPS for 21 years, is corporate safety director […]
Published: Jun 29, 2023 by Krissy Ohnstad
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Registration Open for CONVEY’23 

GEAPS, Grain Journal (GEAPS Media Group) along with the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) are happy to announce registration is open for CONVEY’23.   The annual conference and tradeshow is scheduled for July 20-21 at the Omaha Hilton in Omaha, Nebraska. Following tradition, the event will feature a trade show […]
Published: Jun 16, 2023 by Krissy Ohnstad
News & Publications

Build Leadership Excellence in Portland

Industry, Leadership Experts to Headline Event June 14-15 An impressive roster of industry and leadership experts will present at GEAPS Leadership Conference next month. Scheduled for June 14-15 at the Holiday Inn Portland-Columbia Riverfront in Portland, Oregon, USA, the two-day conference will provide attendees with leadership skills they will be […]
Published: May 23, 2023 by Krissy Ohnstad
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The Power of Networking with GEAPS

Six Degrees of Chuck Kunisch Back in the day, we talked about the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Basically, it was a hypothesis that anyone who was in show business was connected—in six degrees or less—to Kevin Bacon. It was a party game; it was also true. (For our younger […]
Published: Apr 21, 2023 by Krissy Ohnstad
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Registration Open for GEAPS Leadership Conference

Portland Event is First In-Person Leadership Event Since 2019 The Grain Elevator and Processing Society is excited to announce registration is open for GEAPS Leadership Conference June 14-15 at the Holiday Inn Portland-Columbia Riverfront in beautiful Portland, Oregon, USA. With a theme of Building Leadership Excellence, the two-day conference will […]
Published: Apr 03, 2023 by Krissy Ohnstad
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Safety, Faith, Grief and Hope

Chisholm Shares Her Story So It Doesn’t Become Yours It was about three in the afternoon on a cold February day, 2002, when Dawn Chisholm called her husband’s job at a North Dakota grain elevator. It was a call she often made regularly, to check in on her spouse and […]
Published: Mar 17, 2023 by Krissy Ohnstad