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TAMKO® Wins 2020 Top Employer Honors For Third Year In A Row

Community votes TAMKO the winner of three top awards in the categories of Favorite Employer, Best Employer and Favorite Industrial Employer in two separate four-state area contests

TAMKO 2020 Top Employer Awards

The four-state community has once again voted to give TAMKO Building Products top honors as a respected employer in multiple contests in the region.

This is the third year in a row TAMKO has been named Favorite Industrial Employer and the second year in a row to receive the top recognition award as Favorite Employer overall in the Reader’s Choice Favorites of the Four States annual contest, hosted by regional newspaper, The Joplin Globe. This is also the second year in a row TAMKO was voted Best Employer in the Best of the Four States annual contest, hosted by Zimmer Marketing, a four-state area marketing agency and radio station conglomerate.

The annual contests invite community members from the four-states to vote on their favorite businesses in a variety of categories including Automotive, Financial, Food, Entertainment & Recreation, Apparel, Medical, Retail, Health & Beauty and Services. Both contests incorporate businesses in the four-state area, a region with a population of approximately 400,000, where Southwest Missouri, Southeast Kansas, Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas connect.

During its more than 75 years in business, TAMKO has employed thousands of dedicated men and women across the country. Many of those employees have, and still do, call the four-state area home, just as TAMKO does, since the company’s first-ever location was a streetcar barn in Joplin, Missouri in 1944. Since then, TAMKO has grown to a truly national business and one of the largest manufacturers of asphalt shingles in the country, while maintaining the best of its hometown company culture.

“It’s always a tremendous honor when those in your hometown value your business and the employment opportunities you provide,” said David Humphreys, TAMKO’s Chairman and CEO. “We value the four-state community and our loyal, dedicated employees who have worked hard to make TAMKO a success.”

About TAMKO

In 2024, TAMKO Building Products LLC celebrates 80 years in business. TAMKO is a leading independent manufacturer of residential roofing shingles crafted with American pride. At TAMKO, the popular Heritage® shingle series and Proline™ shingle series feature the best roofing colors on the market that are backed by a brand name recognized for its rich history, core values of honesty and integrity, quality products and processes, authority with building professionals and support for its community. For more information about TAMKO, visit our website at www.tamko.com.