Emil Roesky is a dedicated member of our community. Dedicated to many faucets of our community and always willing to lend a hand to take care of whatever the task at hand might be. He can be found fixing things at many locations across town, including the Aviation Heritage Museum, the Brown Mansion, Dalton Defenders Museum or Perkins Building. He is currently the President of the Coffeyville Aviation Heritage Museum and is known as their jack of all trades as he wears all hats from Maintenance Man to Tour Guide at that facility. He has also been a main stay on the Coffeyville Historical Society for many years. Acting as the fix-it-all electrician who can set flag poles, fix shelves or lend a hand during large events, he can pretty much handle it all. A community historian he has a personal collection of artifacts from Coffeyville’s past that includes items from the Junge Bakery and Brown family.

Blake's Glass & Muffler has been operating in Coffeyville since 1999. The business has changed and evolved to meet the many needs of the Coffeyville community. Their reputation for safety and doing what is best for the customer is unsurpassed. They operate the only auto glass business in Coffeyville as well as muffler services and added a Lube and Oil service two years ago. The business definitely has a legacy of doing what is best for the customer and not necessarily selling you something just to make the cash register ring. When the rains came in July, and the Verdigris River left its banks, seven feet of water was left in their business. . That did not stop them from being one of the first businesses reopened in September of 2007. Hard work and determination kicked into high gear as the owner and his family set about to make the repairs necessary to go back to business as usual. He determined what had to be done to get the doors open again and pushed onward and upward. His dedication and determination are true markers of the spirit required of small business owners.
In what spare time the business owner has, he chooses to spend it working as an active member of the CCC Board of trustees or teaching Sunday school classes at his church.

Muller Construction is a powerful yet quiet mainstay in our community. Always there to lend a helping hand or quietly work in the background but never seeking the glory or publicity that might accompany that. Established in the mid 1930s to work on WPA Projects this is a true family business with four generations of the family working at the business through out its history. They have also proved to be great employers with multiple generations of employees working for them through out the past 70+ years. They have a longstanding history with many entities in the community as well as being involved in projects at the local refinery for over 60 years.

The year of 2007 was no different for them. When the call for action came loud and clear, they rushed to Coffeyville’s aid in our time of need. Leaving all personal celebration (even a daughter/granddaughter’s wedding) to see how they might help Coffeyville as we faced the Verdigris River head on. They worked around the clock for countless hours trying to aid the city in setting up temporary pumps and restoring our water system back to normal under extenuating circumstances. When the water supply crisis was in hand, they continued to be there for the City offering assistance in any way possible. They are still today working with the City to tear down structures and help clean up the flood affected area of town. While they definitely stepped up to the plate for Coffeyville this past summer, this is really no different than any other time of year. They were there for the City during the floods of 1951 when the levy was damaged and again in 2007 and our community is lucky for them to call Coffeyville home. They are willing sponsors of City Recreational League teams, Chamber activities, Downtown Coffeyville Inc., Dalton Defenders Bowl Games, and many other CCC events and activities. They donate regularly to anything that has youth and agriculture involved.

Coffeyville Resources has taken two great industries in our community and made them bigger and better since the purchase of the company less than four years ago. A mainstay in our community for over 100 years, the company has added 150 jobs since 2004, and more than a half billion dollars in capital improvements have been made to the operations since 2005. They have received various safety awards in the past few years and were the 2007 Award Winner for the KS Business Appreciation Awards given by the Department of Commerce and Governor Sebilius. They are dedicated to the Coffeyville community and often sponsor a variety of sports teams, volunteer with the Community In Schools Program, deliver Meals on Wheels, sponsor families at Christmas, work with Habitat for Humanity to build homes, and have adopted the 4th grade classes at Community Elementary. And the list goes on and on.

On June 30th they too were anxiously watching the Verdigris River as the water level was predicted to reach unprecedented levels on the next Monday. Utilizing some of their own equipment around 6:30 that evening, they discovered that the Corp of Engineers gauge was stuck up river and that water would be pouring over the levy sooner than they had expected. When the order was given to shut down their facilities, their employees went to work to accomplish an emergency shutdown that normally takes 24 hours to accomplish. In less than 12 hours, both facilities were without power the waters were creeping into both facilities. During this entire act of nature, employees were put to work whether the facility was running or not, the company made donations to aid the Red Cross in caring for the flood victims and helped out the canine and feline victims as well. One of their facilities was back in operation in two weeks after many hours of labor, the other facility was brought back online in a little over two months, an incredible feat by industry standards.