HISTORY
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CGF Industries, Inc. has a long, storied and prosperous history as a privately owned holding company headquartered in Kansas. Established in its original form as GNC Grain Co. in 1947, the company was founded as a partnership by Ray Garvey, his two sons, Willard and James, and his two sons-in-law, Dick Cochener and George Lincoln. The company was initially interested in farming and successfully built grain elevators across the Midwest.

The entity known today as CGF Industries, Inc., has evolved through the years under various corporate structures and names, with a history of investments in a wide variety of industries; Farming (Garvey Farms), Grain storage (CNG Grain & CGF Grain Co.) Oil & Gas (Petroleum Inc. & Energy Mfg.), Commercial and residential real estate and building (Builders Inc.), Photography and photo processes (Norling Studios, Inc. & Color Control, Inc.), Hotels (Bellevue & Portland Hotel Assoc., & Inn Ventures) and Manufacturing (Dunbarton Corp. & Nulyne Inc.) among others.

Today, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, CGF Industries, Inc., has a portfolio of businesses that are as varied as the past, but reflect an eye toward the changing economies of the world in the 21st century. Software, Executive Placement, IT Consulting, Publishing, Web Development, Creative Design, Oil Service Industry Distribution and Manufacturing, across the U.S. and into China, are some of the growing industries currently in the CGF family of businesses.

With a philosophy of providing value added services such as Accounting, Tax, Human Resources, IT and Executive experience to the companies in which it chooses to invest; CGF also places a very high value on its employee and corporate relationships.
Current oversight is provided by Chairman and CEO Bruce G. Cochener, the grandson of Ray H. Garvey. Mr. Cochener has been active with the company for over 40 years. Day to day operations are guided by President and COO D. Patrick Geiger, Treasurer Gary L. Armstrong, and CFO Jessi B. Stang.