Early in its existence the IBHF experimented with a concept labelled, "LOCAL BUSINESS HERITAGES". The idea was to ask local chambers of commerce to identify a small number of local businesses which represented the strengths of the local business community. The IBHF would then put together profiles of those businesses and present their stories in the local high school. Two such projects were completed, one in Aurora and one in Quincy. Profiles of the companies selected by the local chambers of commerce can be found at the following links:
A. The Aurora Business Heritage
- A Tale of Three Sheet Metal Fabricators: All Steel, Equipto and Lyon Metal Products
- The Aurora Metal Company
- Barber-Greene (1916 - 1976)
- Garbe Iron Works
- Hayden's Sport Center
B. The Quincy Business Heritage
- The Gates Radio Company in Quincy, Illinois
- Kirlin's
- Moorman Manufacturing Company
- The Quincy Compressor Division of Colt Industries (1920 - 1977)
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