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Call it a family legacy. Terry Kovach Buckingham, technical coordinator shipping and receiving, retired from Remington on the last day of February after 46 years and 8 months. She is one of four...
Kim Knapp loved math enough to get a master’s in accounting and financial management. But when you ask her who her lifelong mentor is, she slips on her safety glasses and confesses: Her middle...
It was only 10 degrees outside, but Camp Chef employees left the Green Canyon Trail with hearts warmed from helping individuals with disabilities experience snowshoeing, many for the first time....
The Vista Outdoor Foundation is supporting 12 nonprofit organizations in Fiscal Year 2023. These organizations represent a cross section of outdoor and recreational causes. Common Ground is a deep...
Even though Mark Doublin had a beer thrown at him in disgust over some of his early work, he continues to see the glass half full. Mark was only 16 years old at the time, drawing caricatures at...
On Monday, January 9, Vista Outdoor recognized the Law Enforcement Community at all ammunition plants; Anoka, Lewiston and Lonoke for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. This year, Vista Outdoor...
The past several decades, CCI/Speer has participated in the annual Festival of Trees fundraising event for the Tri-State Hospital. This year’s CCI/Speer team included Kendra Moores (sales) and...
You know you're surviving if a frozen turkey feels warm. Last week, Federal employees handed out turkeys to the community in -5-degree temperatures (not including wind chill!) The group handed out...
Throughout December, Remington employees banded together to donate over 1,268 pounds of food to their local Arkansas Food Bank. Keeping the true meaning of the holiday spirit, Lonoke employees...
Just prior to the holidays, CCI-Speer held its annual free turkey and ham giveaway. The event started at 3:00 p.m., but people began to line up well before to ensure they received a turkey or ham....
She has worked at two of Vista Outdoor’s brands and is often commended for her outstanding leadership. Andrea Montague, Eagle General Manager, has a unique approach to leading groups, building...
In the past 20 years, Federal has donated to organizations in the community. In recent years, including this year, the brand made $1,000 donations to Toys for Joy and Granny's Closet. The Toys for...
You could say his career began as a 5-year-old, when he’d join his dad in the reloading shed. “Dad wouldn’t let me run the powder measurer or the press, but I could lube the cases, run the...
On Monday, October 10, several Federal employees and their distinguished guests took an emotional journey Minneapolis to Washington, DC to witness in person, the monuments constructed...
In 2021, the Foundation’s Board of Directors chose ten organizations that promote conservation, encourage youth and veteran participation in outdoor sports, and work to improve diversity and...
If you ask a Camp Chef employee what type of meat they like, and how it’s cooked, you don’t expect to hear they like cold Rocky Mountain Oysters. Cade Huskinson would agree. In fact, Cade...
CCI/Speer employees recently volunteered to help pack back packs for children in North Central Idaho and hungry families in Lewiston, ID. The back packs are given to children who struggle with...
Seventeen Camp Chef employees recently participated in an afternoon of trail clean-up for the City of Hyde Park just 15 minutes from the Camp Chef office. The crew swung axes, picked rock, trimmed...
On Sept. 9, Federal employees and vendors raised $8,500 for the Minnesota Military Family Foundation at their annual Federal Technical Golf Open. The MMFF is a MN charity founded in 2004 providing...
After Beroe Inc. awarded the company a procurement Best-in-Class award, we checked in with David Stokoe to learn more about the honor and the secrets behind our supply chain team’s many...
It might be your biggest double take. Remington's "Big Green Shell" debuted at the Green Top Expo grand opening last weekend, and at about 30 feet tall, it may very well be the largest shotshell...
Every year Bushnell sponsors an annual golf tournament. This year Bushnell raised $22,000 for Veteran’s Community Project (VCP). This donation, which is Bushnell's highest earning golf...
Giving back is part of CamelBak’s DNA, and yet another example of that was on display this week. When employees at Vista Outdoor’s Eagle manufacturing facility in Lares, Puerto Rico, were...
She is one of the rare Simms employees who does not fish, but her job has supported hundreds of thousands of people in their fishing ventures. Her job: sewing, hemming and pressing Simms waders....
Lewiston's 2022 Roundup Parade theme this year was "Farmland Roots to Cowboy Boots." So, the team created a float featuring the deep-rooted history CCI-Speer has in the Lewis Clark Valley. From...
In 2021, the Foundation’s Board of Directors chose ten organizations that promote conservation, encourage youth and veteran participation in outdoor sports, and work to improve diversity and...
On Sept. 12, five employees from Vista Outdoor volunteered to participate in 9/11 Day, the nation’s largest day of service and remembrance. Meal packing took place in 11 cities across the...
The City of Anoka and The Anoka Police Department recently recognized Federal Ammunition for its decades of support and many contributions at its City Council Meeting on August, 6, 2022. At the...
You might already know the name. Derek Anderson is featured on YouTube in two documentaries, “Driven to Ride” and “Man vs. Moto,” as well as a quick hitter that he called out as a “Claim...
Now more than ever, home is more than a shelter. Our homes are now schools, offices, restaurants and playgrounds. A home is our safety, our prescription for health, and the foundation for the...
From June 26 through July 8, Vista Outdoor offered a grant for three dependents of employees to attend Whittington Center Adventure Youth Camp. The three kids Eli Carson, son of Kris Carson...
One of RCBS's newer agents assisted a very unique customer recently. Katie Anderson, Technical Services Representative for RCBS, Weaver and Champion, said she helped a customer replace some of his...
The employees of CCI Speer have adopted a 4-mile stretch of County Highway-Tammany Creek Road. This road is one of the back roads to a company plant, so it is frequently traveled by CCI/Speer...
In 2021, the Foundation’s Board of Directors chose ten organizations that promote conservation, encourage youth and veteran participation in outdoor sports, and work to improve diversity and...
On June 14, the QuietKat team took to playing in the dirt on their adopted trail, the Elk Drop Trail, for maintenance, upkeep and teambuilding. Taking care of the Gypsum, CO mountain bike trail...
When a young boy reaches out to express gratitude for a Vista Outdoor product, you might have a few guesses of which brands those may be. Recently, a young superfan expressed great thanks and...
Few people choose their career based on one of their own mistakes. For Eric Hanson, Manager, AX Development and Administration at Vista Outdoor, his mistake carved his path. “I was working as...
In 2021, the Foundation’s Board of Directors chose ten organizations that promote conservation, encourage youth and veteran participation in outdoor sports, and work to improve diversity and...
First 100 Years of Federal Every round is a promise. Whether it leaves the muzzle on a hunt, in a match or during a day with friends at a range, it simply needs to perform. It has to hit the mark,...
Food bank volunteers (L to R): Belva Berghammer, Jen Bogar, Stacey Adair, Ward Parker, Doug Lenz, Brody Genzer, Mike Overberg In April, CCI-Speer participated in a fundraiser for its local food...
The United Service Organizations (USO) recently reached out to Remington for program support for the National Guard Professional Education Center (NGPEC) on Camp Robinson in Little Rock, AR. On...
On Nov. 17, the Vista Outdoor Foundation announced its 2021 Grant Partners. The Foundation’s Board of Directors chose ten organizations that promote conservation, encourage youth and veteran...
More than 70 employees on the Remington Centerfire team have a work mom. Shontell “Mother Love” Ford has been leading that team for eight years and has been giving Remington 110% for 27 years....
On Nov. 17, the Vista Outdoor Foundation announced its 2021 Grant Partners. The Foundation’s Board of Directors chose ten organizations that promote conservation, encourage youth and veteran...
On Nov. 17, the Vista Outdoor Foundation announced its 2021 Grant Partners. The Foundation’s Board of Directors chose ten organizations that promote conservation, encourage youth and veteran...
On Nov. 17, the Vista Outdoor Foundation announced its 2021 Grant Partners. Each chosen organization promotes conservation, encourages youth and veteran participation in outdoor sports, and works...
On Nov. 17, the Vista Outdoor Foundation announced its 2021 Grant Partners. The Foundation’s Board of Directors chose ten organizations that promote conservation, encourage youth and veteran...
On Nov. 17, the Vista Outdoor Foundation announced its 2021 Grant Partners. The Foundation’s Board of Directors chose ten organizations that promote conservation, encourage youth and veteran...
According to Anne Beihoffer, a person can learn a lot about leading a team from our equine friends. At one point in her career, she prepared a witty presentation sharing leadership lessons she...
Bob Steelhammer, Chief Digital Officer at Vista Outdoor, was recently selected by CIO Review as a Top 10 Chief Digital Officer for 2022. As part of the vetting, Bob was interviewed by the...