YEI! can now earn a donation every time you search and shop online! Just click through to GoodSearch and GoodShop on this link below and enter Yavapai Exceptional Industries as your charity when prompted.

Our Washington Ave. plant had a surprise visit from Prescott's new Mayor Kuykendall on New Year's Eve. Prescott Enews got the whole story, and you can read it here, plus watch the video posted below. The mayor tells our story well, and we sure appreciate him stopping by, and special kudos to Lynne LaMaster for catching this scoop!

Yavapai College has been collecting oral histories from individuals with a long association with the college. Kudos to Mollie Gugler, College Archivist and Brent Roberts, Honors Program Coordinator, who spearheaded this project. Brad Newman's remembrances were recently added to the collection. You can view Brad's video here (scroll down the page to find it, and enjoy the other histories recorded there, too!)

2009 marked 25 years of seasonal guiding on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon and Glen Canyon, Brad's other passion. He is currently engaged by Colorado River Discovery to do the float trips down the Colorado from Glen Canyon Dam to Lee's Ferry: fifteen river miles of benign, absolutely gorgeous canyon country. Check out this video of Brad singing as he floats the river!

As Brad says, "We are truly in the palm of God's hand as we take a day to float one of the natural wonders of the world." Check 'em out at www.raftthecanyon.com. (Be sure to ask for Brad as your guide as his first responsibility is to his YEI! family... he is up on the river only a few days every few weeks.) Take note: a full day rowing trip is available March - May and September - October!

YEI! EXCEPTional News

Contact us to begin receiving the print version of our newsletter, the Exceptional News. Meanwhile, you can look through back issues of the Exceptional News. (Note: these pdf files are large and may take awhile to download, especially if you do not have a high speed internet connection. You'll need the free Adobe Reader software to open them.)

Spring 2008 (122.27 kb)

Spring 2007 (162.6 kb)

Spring 2006 (2.1 MB)

Fall 2005 (852 kb)

Winter 2004 (1.3 MB)

YEI! In the News

Below you can see some of our press coverage:

EXPANSION PLANS: Yavapai Exceptional Industries expanding worksite in Precott Valley (January7, 2009)

Where opportunity resides: Employee Housing offers a chance for Independence (October 12, 2007)

Memorial Honors Strom's Contributions to YEI! (September 2, 2007)

YEI employees get all kinds of jobs (January 9, 2007)

Commission now studying wage issue (January 9, 2007)

YEI provides workforce at local recycling plant (December 28, 2006)

YEI Grows with the Tri-Cities (November 3, 2006)

Media

If you're a member of the media and need additional information on YEI!, visit our media center to look through recent press releases. Also, feel free to contact our Executive Director, Brad Newman directly at 928-445-0991