Thereâs a new addition at the REO Manheim Marketplace: one that relates to both the complexâs history and its name. A 1929 REO Flying Cloud is now on display in a covered outdoor area by Artifice Ales & Mead.
The REO Manheim Marketplace, 51 North Main Street, Manheim is located in buildings that had formerly housed Bickelâs Snack Foods, but one of its former lives was also as Manheimâs first auto dealer in 1907.
The REO (REO stood for Ransom Eli Olds, the founder of Oldsmobile) dealership was acquired by J. Harvey Spahr and remained in operation into the 1930s.
February 26, 2021
MANHEIM, Pa. February 26, 2021 Fenner Precision Polymers a Michelin Group Company and supplier of reinforced polymer technology hosted state, county, and local officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of its new $4 million fabric treatment line today in Manheim, Pa. Pennsylvania Senator Ryan P. Aument (R-36) joined local officials to observe state-of-the-art operations where technical fabrics are treated with specialized coatings and procured by clients in a variety of market sectors including aerospace, infrastructure, and energy.
On touring the treatment line, visiting officials saw how technical fabrics of varying widths receive multiple passes of specialty resins, the drying method, and the process for precisely measuring the thickness of applied coatings in order to meet clients’ custom specifications. Visitors also learned about the company’s commitment to sustainability and how its operation’s environmental controls support clean, safe