The A. Tenenbaum Co. Inc., North Little Rock, Ark., is celebrating its 115th year in business, according to Harold Tenenbaum, company president.
The Tenenbaum family began the company in Little Rock in 1890. From the 1940s until 1976, the business operated on the banks of the Arkansas River in Little Rock on what is the current site of Riverfest amphitheater. In 1976 it moved to its present location at 4500 West Bethany Road in North Little Rock, and now bills itself as the largest recycler and processor of scrap metal in that community.
“In those days, all that was needed was a cutting torch, some alligator shears and something to move the material with,” Tenenbaum says of the company’s mid-1970s operations. “Today, A. Tenenbaum has grown to be one of the top corporations in the State of Arkansas, and we are extremely pleased with our corporate and civic heritage and our support of numerous charities.”
The Tenenbaum family became the presenting sponsor for the Riverfest concert series in 2004. As part of its company anniversary observance, Tenenbaum says that he and his wife, Judy, decided to extend their presenting sponsor support for the event through its 30th anniversary in 2007. As a special gesture to the Tenenbaum Co. family of 85 employees, Tenenbaum also says he and his wife are also helping to underwrite an upcoming performance of Hank Williams Jr. on the ACXIOM/Miller Lite Amphitheatre Stage on the Little Rock side of the river.
The A. Tenenbaum Co.’s large recycling operation has the financial capital and equipment to handle customer accounts of all sizes, Tenenbaum remarks, with a full service scrap metal operation handling steel, aluminum, copper, brass and used beverage cans. Tenenbaum Co. provides industrial containers, boxes and load-lugger containers to customers and assists with the design and execution of clean-up for construction sites, plus has a fleet of licensed over-the-road trucks and trailers to service regional accounts.
For iron processing, the company runs a 4,000 horsepower shredder that can process autos and other materials. A. Tenenbaum has what it calls Arkansas’ largest shear, which can accommodate over-sized iron and pipe. The company also is affiliated with Arkansas Aluminum Alloys, Inc., a secondary aluminum smelter located in Hot Springs, Ark.
“Our Express Recycling business handles mixed loads of metal and beverage cans and pays competitive prices for all metals,” says Tenenbaum. “Plus, the company buys and sells various forms of copper, brass and stainless steel materials.”
According to DeAnna Shannon, executive director of Riverfest, the generosity and community commitment of the Tenenbaums is exciting and greatly appreciated. “Harold and Judy wanted to offer something special since it is the company’s 115th anniversary year, plus they wanted to help Riverfest bring an entertainer who would be especially pleasing to their employees and bring in lots of other country music fans to the festival.”
Riverfest is Arkansas’ most popular recreational, cultural and educational family-oriented celebration of the visual and performing arts. A crowd of more than 225,000 festival-goers attended Riverfest 2004.
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