Midwest Fire Owner/CEO Named Top Woman in Business

Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company (Midwest Fire) announced the company's Owner and CEO Sarah Atchison was named one of the Top 25 Women in Business by Prairie Business magazine in the March issue.

Winners were selected from North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota based on their professional success as well contributions to their community.

According to Prairie Business Magazine Editor Kris Bevill, "Competition was fierce for this year's Top 25 Women in Business list. More than 100 high-caliber businesswomen were nominated for this award, which recognizes business women throughout the Dakotas and western Minnesota for their leadership, creativity and connection to community. Sarah is a fairly new business owner compared to some of the other recipients, but we were impressed with her willingness to dive into a male-dominated industry after working in an unrelated field for years and almost immediately produce positive results for the company. Her passion for the firefighting and manufacturing industries and commitment to her employees cemented her place on our list. We are inspired by her, and all the honorees, and are pleased to name her one of the Top 25 Women in Business."

Rich Gasaway is a retired Fire Chief, and Minnesota resident that travels around the world speaking with firefighters about situational awareness and works on educational initiatives with Midwest Fire.

“I am very honored to have forged a strong relationship with Sarah Atchison and Midwest Fire," Gasaway said. "Sarah and I share the same passion for excellence in customer service and we share a deep commitment toward improving firefighter safety. This passion shows both in how her company builds fire trucks and in her business practices. She is very deserving of this award and I congratulate her on this significant achievement."

To view Atchison’s profile along with the other winners click here.

ABOUT MIDWEST FIRE
Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company has been manufacturing high-quality fire tankers and pumpers since 1987. We work directly with our customers, never through dealers, to keep costs down and communication consistent during the entire sales and manufacturing process.

By creating long-term relationships with our customers, we are able to help devise state-of-the-art approaches to meet each department’s needs. We take pride in our work and our ability to produce some of the highest quality, most innovative tankers and pumpers on the market.

For more information about Midwest Fire, go to www.midwestfire.com

About Prairie Business magazine

For more than 12 years, Prairie Business magazine has served as the only business-to-business magazine dedicated to the northern Plains region. More than 21,000 print and digital copies are distributed monthly. The magazine focuses on the success and opportunities in the northern Plains states of North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota and covers a variety of general business interest topics including higher education, finance, architecture and engineering, agribusiness, energy, health care, economic development, tourism, technology and construction.

For more information, visit prairiebizmag.com.