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Fort Wayne, IN. (May 2, 2016)—Everyone at Rea Magnet Wire would like to thank Jim Barkey for his contributions to the company and congratulate him on his recent retirement. During his 17 year career at Rea, Jim held a variety of positions including plant management, division operations management, division president, ...

Indianapolis, IN. (March 17, 2016)—Rea Magnet Wire was recognized as a finalist for Regal’s Supplier of the Year and honored to be selected as their 2015 Direct Material Supplier of the Year. Accepting the award on behalf of Rea Magnet Wire was Mike Connolly, Chief Marketing Officer. “Anytime you are ...

Fort Wayne, IN. (March 11, 2016)—Rea Magnet Wire Co. employees recently donated over 1,500 bottles of water to the residents of Flint, Michigan affected by the water crisis. The donated water totaled 222 gallons and weighed-in at 1,775 pounds. Thank you to all employees who made donations. Still interested in helping? Please ...

Fort Wayne, IN. (February 29, 2016)—Rea Magnet Wire Co. was recently awarded the BorgWarner 2015 Supplier Quality Excellence Award for 100% quality rating at the Monterrey plant. Accepting the award on behalf of Rea Magnet Wire was Favio Peralta, Plant Quality Manager. We’d like to thank BorgWarner for their continued ...

Reno, NV. (February 10, 2016)—Rea Magnet Wire Co. was awarded the 2016 Spirit Award and Most Valuable Presentation Award at the 2016 EIS Supplier Fair in Reno, Nevada. The presentation highlighted this year’s growth initiatives and new services available for EIS. EIS is a wholly owned subsidiary of GPC and one of North ...

FORT WAYNE, IN. (December 21, 2015)—The spirit of Christmas filled the halls of Rea Magnet Wire as employees gathered their gifts for the annual Arc Easter Seals Christmas Project. 2015 marked the 15th consecutive year Rea employees have participated in the Christmas Project. The gifts donated by Rea employees are ...

ROSEMONT, IL. (October 7, 2015)—Over 150 leading suppliers to the coil winding industry and hundreds of other professionals gathered at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center to learn about new technologies, market developments and meet with their peers in the coil winding industry. Everyone at Rea Magnet Wire would like ...

FORT WAYNE, IN. (September 18, 2015)—A morning rain shower would not stop the progress of a group of dedicated volunteers. Employees from every department gathered outside Just Neighbors/IHN Friday morning to paint, landscape, clean and mulch as part of Rea Magnet Wire’s annual Day of Caring. Just Neighbor’s (IHN) mission is to serve homeless ...

FORT WAYNE, IN. (August 10, 2015)—Effective October 1, 2015 the corporate offices of Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc. will relocate from 3600 East Pontiac Street to 3400 East Coliseum Boulevard, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46805. The move ends over 80 consecutive years of business on Pontiac Street. Formerly a foundry, the Pontiac ...