Grimmway president joins Perdue to ring stock exchange opening bell

Grimmway Farms President Jeff Huckaby joined U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and other ag leaders on March 19 to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

Opening bell at New York Stock Exchange
Opening bell at New York Stock Exchange
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Grimmway Farms President Jeff Huckaby joined U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and other ag leaders on March 19 to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

“It was a pleasure to join Secretary Perdue and others as he rang the bell yesterday morning,” Huckaby said in a news release. “I was honored to take part in this long-standing tradition and pleased to see the NYSE take the time to highlight the importance of agriculture in our nation.”

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