Meramec Group

Amanda Haffer celebrated her 20th anniversary working at Meramec Group on January 30, 2026. Ashley Berry presented Amanda with her card and gift. Amanda, pictured on the right, has worked as a Utility and Turn Table Operator, IP Operator, Trimmer and most recently as a Team Leader. Congratulations on reaching this significant milestone. Thank you for all you've done and continue to do!

Congratulations to Kenneth Myers on his retirement from Meramec Group after 39 years of service. Kenneth has been an IP Operator since the late 1990's. Enjoy your retirement - we are grateful for your many years with us!

Congratulations to John Suttenfield on his 20th work anniversary at Meramec Group on January 3, 2026! John received his anniversary gift from Jeff Dieckhaus. John is the HR Manager, and one of the first people our new hires deal with when beginning their jobs here. He is friendly and helpful to all employees, and we appreciate his decades of service!

ALVIN KLEY, second shift Footwear Associate, has been with Meramec Group 30 YEARS as of October 23, 2025. He is pictured with Cheryl Volner who presented him with his anniversary card and gift. 🎉 Congratulations Alvin 🎉 We appreciate your years with us!

🌟 Thank you, Red Wing! 🌟

Meramec would like to extend our sincere thanks to the City of Red Wing, SB Foot Tanning Co., Red Wing Shoe Co., and the United States Footwear Manufacturers Association (USFMA) for hosting the industry at the Fall 2025 USFMA Summit. It was an incredible opportunity to connect with industry leaders, share insights, and celebrate American footwear manufacturing at its finest.
We’re proud to manufacture PU soling solutions right here in the USA—and abroad—supporting our partners with innovation, quality, and craftsmanship that stand the test of time.
Here’s to continued collaboration and a strong future for domestic footwear manufacturing.

SHIRLEY DOTSON celebrated her 45th anniversary with Meramec Group on October 15, 2025. Congratulations - that's a wonderful accomplishment! Shirley is pictured on the right, accepting her card and gift from supervisor Tessie Knuckles. Shirley has worked in QA, Utility, as a Team Leader and currently as a Trimmer. We appreciate your dedication and 45 years with us!

"Find a job you love, and you'll never work a day in your life". TY FERNSLER did that, and retired from Meramec Group on September 30, 2025. We had a wonderful lunch party with many co-workers and friends to celebrate Ty's well deserved retirement. He will be missed, and as the banner says, it will be too quiet here without him! Congrats Ty !

JoAnn Lahmann celebrated her 40th Anniversary at Meramec Group on September 3rd. She is pictured on the left below with her card and gift presented by Cheryl Volner. JoAnn worked in Inspection or QA positions since 2000, on different shifts. She bid into a Trimmer position in April, 2025 on 2nd Shift. Thank you for your 40 years with us - we appreciate your dedication.

Today is NELLIE MACHELETT'S 50th work anniversary at Meramec Group. Celebrating 50 years of service is acknowledging a lifetime of invaluable contributions and unwavering dedication. Congratulations on your monumental achievement - we appreciate your years with us!

Shelly Skouby celebrated her 15th Anniversary with Meramec Group on August 2, 2025. Shelly began working here as a part-time employee in Accounting and we quickly convinced her to join us full time. She later transferred to Industrial Products / Mat Department and became the Manager at West Sullivan in May of 2021.
Shelly - we are very thankful for your hard work and expertise during your years with us, and hope you continue with us for many more! Congratulations! 🎉

Supervisors Randy Rector and Kristin Fischer congratulated CAROL COLMAN on her 30th anniversary at Meramec Group on July 18, 2025. Carol is a second shift IP associate. Thank you for 30 years working with us Carol - that is quite an accomplishment and we are grateful for your dedication.