Delta Companies Inc. part of Cape since 1920s

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Southeast Missouri Stone Co. is part of the Delta Companies' family of businesses. Delta Companies Inc., one of the larges providers of construction materials and services in the Midwest, operates businesses in three states, Illinois, Arkansas and Missouri. it has been part of Cape Girardeau since the 1920s when Edward Regenhardt and William H. Harrison founded a small asphalt company on the south side of town. By the 1950s, it was the largest paving company in the Midwest. In 1964, it established Southeast Missouri Stone Co. located on Marquette Drive. Southeast Missouri Stone quickly became a flagship company for Delta.

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